09/20/2019

What's the problem? When we develop embedded software, the ideal is that we specify, implement, integrate, test, and then deliver according to the V-model. In real projects, however, things are somewhat different. Typically, software ...

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06/04/2019

In the second part of the bootloader series, I'd like to discuss the concept of backup firmware. This was developed by MEDtech-Ingenier to increase the reliability of firmware that uses pre-installed bootloaders. Problem description: To understand the underlying problem, ...

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03/21/2019

Anyone with microcontroller firmware in the field usually relies on being able to update it. Many common microcontrollers have pre-installed bootloaders that can be used for this purpose. However, these are often insufficient for your own purposes. ...

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11/10/2017

We recently programmed a firmware extension for a client that enables the application to write and read data on the microcontroller's flash memory. The firmware runs on a PIC32MZ, which is equipped with a data cache and an instruction cache. ...

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