How to load firmware on the most common ARM microcontroller family — If you landed here I’m going to assume you have a binary firmware ready to be loaded onto an STM32-like-kinda-similarish device. If not, you should definitely prepare one! Then come back when you are ready. There area a few options when approaching this task that are more or less valid…

Self-righteous bullying for the sake of it — I first heard the term “help Vampire" while looking for a solution in the Arch Linux forum. …

Python is one of the most popular programming languages of the 21st Century. It is a general-purpose language used for Web Development, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Mobile Application development, and some Video Games. The reason behind its success lies in its inherent simplicity and approachability: from the intuitive…

I work for a small firm delivering electronic solutions for industrial applications. My job is to develop the embedded firmware for the custom boards we design. When I say “custom” I mean specifically designed PCB boards powered by bare microcontrollers — no big processors or huge memory sizes: most of…

How Simple Procedures Start to Diminish the Returns of Embedded Products — I’m in the field of industrial embedded products. My firm develops and sells custom boards for a variety of clients to drive professional machinery. Every year I work on about a dozen projects that range wildly in their requirements: user interfacing, wireless connectivity, low power and energy saving, time sensitivity…

A story of recycling for the sake of it — A few months ago I stepped on the scrap of a heating panel used to dry car paint (the context being I was working to replace the electronics driving the machine). It had a simple control timer: turn on the heat for a given time, then turn it off and…