Be The Cppcheck Ruler
realize that you need to create your own rules to catch specific bugs, then this is the right blog for you. There are two ways to set your own Cppcheck […]
Setting Up Automated Firmware Builds
Developers and managers can trust firmware releases by automating their build process.
DITAA Color Codes For Diagrams: Using Color To Help Separate Items In DITAA Diagrams
By: Steve Branam
DITAA is a simple text format that allows the creation of free-form custom diagrams.
Setting up Jenkins for Embedded the right way (or not at all)
By: Brandon Leiran
Embracing continuous integration (CI) practices and tools makes embedded development smoother. Jenkins isn’t always the best choice for Embedded CI, but if you follow the 3 CI principles laid out in this article, you’ll start off well!
Hardware-in-the-loop is hard! Sometimes.
By: Ander Galisteo, Ph.D.
The concept of hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) is not new in the embedded space. The basic idea is to automate the functional tests of your device under development to verify if your implementation does what it’s supposed to do.
BDD for Embedded Systems
Introduction Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) is a software development methodology that focuses on defining the behavior of a system in plain, human-readable language. While commonly associated with end user business requirements […]
Accelerating Medical Device Development
Accelerate your medical devices’ embedded software development using cultural, process, and tool changes such as an embedded CI pipeline.
Create a Mature Test CLI Tool with Python Click
Introduction In firmware development, effective testing is crucial. Developers often need reliable ways to interact with their hardware. This tutorial will guide you through creating a Python-based command-line interface (CLI) […]
Unit Testing For Embedded Software Development
By: Steve Branam
Unit testing uses small automated tests to drive development of embedded system code. Learn best practices for Test Driven Development (TDD), including writing and implementing successful unit tests to provide fast feedback and confidence in your code.
Upgrading Your Control System: Replacing your existing PLC with Arduino OPTA
Replacing your current PLC with an Arduino OPTA can be a cost-effective and efficient choice for many industrial automation applications. The benefits of affordability, flexibility, and a supportive community make it an appealing option.
A Long Way From Home
Over The Air updates (OTA) takes advantage of modern connectivity for devices. Even for devices that aren’t normally connected to communication networks, it’s often possible to connect them to a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network and update them. It’s also become a common part of modern embedded development and release strategy.
Finding Zen in Your Embedded Development: How Dojo Five and Boundary Devices Speed You To Market
Rapid hardware customization and production meets DevOps tailor-made for embedded development that leads to working solutions in weeks, not months – a winning combination for OEMs. Now more than ever, […]