Memory Management Algorithms in Embedded Operating Systems

Memory basics and OS management: ROM/RAM/Flash, contiguous vs noncontiguous, partitioning, free-list allocation and algorithms.

Reset Considerations for FPGA Designs

FPGA reset strategies: how synchronous/asynchronous resets affect speed, area, power and how to optimize designs using set/reset and SRLs.

The Evolution of STM32: From MCU to High-Perf MPU

Explore the evolution of STM32 from 72 MHz MCUs to 1.5 GHz MPUs like the STM32MP257. Learn how AI and IoT demands are driving performance gains.

Can UART Data Bits Be Increased?

Explore the UART protocol's standard data frame. Learn why increasing data bits beyond 8 or 9 can fail due to clock drift in asynchronous communication.

Using netconsole for Kernel Debugging

Learn to use netconsole for remote kernel logging on Linux & U-Boot. This tutorial covers compilation, rsyslog server setup, & sending printk messages.

Queue Management in Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems

Learn FIFO queues, circular buffers vs linked lists, blocking and RTOS queue APIs for interprocess communication in embedded systems.

LVM Disk Management in Linux: Practical Guide

Learn Linux LVM basics: volume groups, physical/logical volumes, extents, mapping, snapshots, installation and common commands.

Memory Alignment in ARM Embedded Systems

Technical overview of memory alignment in embedded systems: reasons, ARM/MMU requirements, atomicity, NEON constraints and cache-line effects on performance.

Ethernet DHCP with lwIP 2.2

Guide to implementing DHCP with lwIP 2.2: example code, link handling, timer routines, DHCP state machine and static-IP fallback.

Key Techniques of ZGC Garbage Collector

Technical analysis of ZGC explaining the load barrier, mark-and-copy cycle, forwarding tables and concurrent algorithms that enable sub-millisecond GC pause times.