Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I document my learning in order to be able to inspire other people to make ...

Watchdog timers (WDTs) watch MCU operations to ensure reliability, especially in embedded systems, robotics, medical devices, electric grid monitoring, deep space missions, and other critical ...

Our team is currently porting ThreadX to both the Cortex-M4 and Cortex-A53 cores of the TI AM64X platform. We have successfully completed the porting process on the Cortex-M4, where we configured ...

Nearly every embedded system uses interrupt service routines (ISRs). If you need to keep track of time, you likely have a timer interrupt that generates a system tick. If you have a USART, you’re ...

It’s safe to say that few people still use rotary phones on a daily basis. Hell, most of us don’t even use landline telephones anymore. But just because these classic phones are no longer being used ...

When you combine all these benefits, you’ll find that you can write more-secure and higher-quality software. While embedded developers might hesitate to learn Rust, it’s often called a “zero-cost ...

Abdullah Faisal is a certified Google IT Support Professional. Reviewed by Huzaifa Haroon When you start up your computer, it goes through a series of self-diagnostics to make sure everything works ...

Timer mechanisms are an essential aspect of any software development that requires accurate timing. They enable developers to schedule events, measure and track time ...