Microkernel OS Explained: Are RTOS Microkernels?

Understand microkernel OS traits, core functions, benefits and drawbacks, and whether embedded RTOSs are microkernel-based.

Embedded Systems: Essential Basics

Discover embedded systems: specialized controllers integrating hardware, software and actuators to control devices and appliances.

Interrupt Debugging Steps for Embedded Systems

Learn step-by-step interrupt debugging in embedded C: check priority, flags, handlers, vector table, hardware, and use debuggers to fix issues.

Extending Serial Ports in Embedded Design

Discover why serial ports still matter: debugging, Bluetooth/GPS/medical devices, and how to expand UARTs via USB-to-serial or I2C bridges.

MCU Embedded Systems Programming: I/O and SFR

Embedded systems: Special Function Registers (SFRs) — how microcontrollers read/write SFR bits to control and sense external peripherals.

Embedded AI Design with L31 RISC-V Core

Custom L31 RISC-V with CodAL convolution accelerator boosts TF-Lite Micro edge AI: 5x speed, 3x power reduction for IoT/IIoT devices.

Linux DMA Subsystem Driver Development

Explore DMA basics, types (coherent/streaming, block/scatter-gather) and the Linux DMA subsystem, dmaengine framework and key APIs for drivers.

Why Is Redis So Fast?

Explore why Redis is fast: in-memory storage, efficient structures, single-threaded epoll I/O, incremental rehash, and cached timestamps.

QNX vs Linux: Key Differences for Application Development

Compare QNX vs Linux for SoC/AP application development: practical porting, API, filesystem, tooling, runtime and build differences for developers.

Automatic Code Generation for Embedded Microcontrollers

Explore model-based control with PLECS: generate embedded code from block diagrams, target-specific peripheral blocks, and task-based multitasking.

Linux System Security Configuration Essentials

Comprehensive Linux (Red Hat) hardening checklist: user/account policies, SSH, passwords, logging, file permissions, services, umask, updates.

Why C++ Is Rarely Used for Microcontroller Development

Why C is preferred on microcontrollers and a simple STM32 LED chaser in C++ with Keil MDK, extern C tips and binary size trade-offs.

Efficient PyTorch Programming Guide

Practical PyTorch performance tips: reduce memory fragmentation, overlap compute and communication, and optimize kernels for faster training.

What Is RISC-V: Key Technologies

Explore RISC-V: an open, modular ISA offering simplicity, scalability, and customization for embedded systems, accelerators, and growing ecosystem.

Improving Readability of Embedded C Code

Learn how to apply object-oriented design in C using structs and function pointers with a linked-list example for readable, maintainable code.

DMA for Embedded Real-Time Task Handling

Learn DMA-based UART transmission on STM32F4: reduce CPU load, speed up packet transfers, with USART/DMA configuration and code examples.

Common Linux Network Commands

Quick overview of essential Linux networking tools like ping, tcpdump, lsof, ip, netstat, ifconfig, traceroute and more with practical examples.

Practical Techniques for Tracing Linux Memory Faults

Memory monitoring and debugging guide: trace leaks, OOM events, page faults, mmap/brk, USDT probes, memleak, vmscan and reclaim tools.

Two Common Linux Hooking Methods

Learn Linux function hooking with LD_PRELOAD and ptrace: override functions, inject shared libs, and auto-fill scanf input with examples.

8 Essential Data Structures for Embedded Programming

Learn 8 essential data structures: arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, hash tables, trees, heaps, graphs — a must for every developer.