This technology primer includes 52 blogs and 12 videos to guide developers through C programming techniques for robust, production systems. 

The C programming language continues to be one of the most widely used languages in embedded systems design. Despite its popularity, C is no longer taught at universities and most industry courses just teach the fundamentals. There's no good source for developers who want to take their C programming skills to the expert level in a practical way that can be used even in robust embedded systems. 

This technology primer is designed to provide developers expert tips, tricks and insights about how to use C to build real-time embedded systems. The primer will include a weekly blog, expert tip to immediately apply in the design cycle and a monthly video that goes deeper on several expert topics. 

This technology primer includes Video topics such as:

• Developing Expert C Programs
• Implementing Real-Time Assertions
• Writing a Baremetal Cooperative Scheduler
• Writing a portable and maintainable command parser
• Implementing State Machine in C
• Managing Faults in Embedded Systems
• Strategies for effective Watchdogs
• Writing Reusable Peripheral Drivers for MCU’s
• Improving Embedded Software Testing
• How to Select a Real-Time Operating System
• How to Select the Right Microcontroller for your Application

Additional topics covered in the blogs include:

• Welcome to Advanced C Techniques
• Professional Coding Conventions
• Professional Software Starts with a SDLC
• Writing MISRA-C Compliant Software

• Best Practices for using Interrupts

• An Introduction to Assertions

• Design by Contract

• Real-Time Assertions

• Reviewing Function Pointers

• Designing a Baremetal Cooperative Scheduler

• Writing a Cooperative Scheduler

• Alternative Scheduling Paradigms for Real-Time Systems

• Designing a lightweight communication protocol

• Checksums and CRC’s

• Leveraging CRC Hardware Accelerators

• Implementing an efficient command parser

• Accelerating Design through Software Architecture

• An Introduction to State Machines

• Techniques for State Machine Implementation Part 1

• Techniques for State Machine Implementation Part 2

• Defining Faults, Errors and Bugs

• Strategies for Handling Errors

• C Error Handling Techniques

• Running RAM Tests

• An Introduction to Watchdog Timers

• Watchdog Timer Strategies

• Designing a Watchdog

• Watchdog Best Practices

• Concepts for Developing Portable Firmware

• The Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) Design Process

• HAL Design for MCU Peripherals

• Implementing Reusable Peripheral Drivers

• Testing Strategies for Real-Time Embedded Systems

• Leveraging Cyclomatic Complexity for Unit Testing

• Test Driven Development

• Hardware in Loop Testing

• How to select a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS)

• RTOS Application Task Decomposition

• Performing a Rate Monotonic Analysis (RMA)

• Best Practices for RTOS Application Design

• Strategies for Minimizing Debug Time

• Jump Starting Development to Minimize Bugs Process

• Debugging Interfaces and Tools

• Best Practices for Performing Code Reviews

• Best Practices for Securing an Embedded System

• Securing Embedded Systems through Isolation

• Leveraging the MPU for Safety and Security

• How to Select a Microcontroller

• The Professional Embedded Software Developers Workbench

• Best Practices for using Assembly Language

• Leveraging the KT Matrix to Make Decisions

• Becoming a C Expert

  If you have any questions, please contact Jacob at [email protected]