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Generating Rust Bindings for Embedded Libraries

rust-bindgen can generate Rust bindings automatically, directly from C header files.

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Rapid Prototypes for Devices with Raspberry Pi

It can be hard to achieve quick feedback cycles on embedded projects. Here's an approach to rapid prototypes with cheap displays and a Raspberry Pi.

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Optimize EEPROM Writes Across Pages

Optimize EEPROM/Flash writes across multiple pages, with multiple regions and handles wrap-around. I recently came up with an algorithm that handles this.

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Protecting the Root Filesystem on Ubuntu with Overlayroot

Overlayroot provides a convenient means to protect the root filesystem by using OverlayFS to overlay a read-write tmps on top of a read-only mount.

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Embedded Rust Right Now!

We can try out Rust on out embedded projects alongside existing C libraries right now!

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Getting ROS Indigo Running on OSX Yosemite

I wanted a ROS system in my native OSX environment. I eventually managed to get it working, but it was not an easy task.

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Using the Raspberry Pi as a Simple Current and Power Meter

I needed to fairly accurately measure current and power consumption of a handful of parts in real time. I found a solution using a Raspberry Pi.

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Undefined Behaviors in C that You’ve Probably Run into without Knowing It

In many languages "just running it" is enough to figure out how code behaves. This doesn't work for C. It's too easy to invoke undefined behavior.

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Inexpensive Ethernet JTAG Adapter with Raspberry Pi and OpenOCD

You can then plug the programmer into the Pi, connect a debugger to the OpenOCD instance, and debug your firmware remotely!

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2 Ways to Use Single-Member structs in C

Use C structs to preserve array size information and make built-in types stronger.

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Getting Started with MQTT

The MQTT protocol has lower overhead, suits devices that are suspended most of the time, and has support for reliable delivery built into its protocol.

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High-Quality Font Rendering for Embedded Systems

Setting up font rendering in a memory-constrained embedded systems sounds hard. But it turns out it can be easily done, with kerning and all, in a day's work.

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