Follow MCU on Eclipse, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/mcu-on-eclipse Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:47:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3w4vwKK5EbNFYeLGixeGJZp In many cases I prefer wood as material: it has a warm feeling and with its texture it makes things unique and special. For some time I was thinking about creating a wooden case for eyeglasses as a gift. And … Continue reading →]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2022 18:42:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3w4vwKK5EbNFYeLGixeGJZp https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3xufcLLi1T5qG7fhEn5oRuR You might never heard about ROM Libraries, and you are probably not alone. Some might thing that this refers to the boot ROM modern MCUs have built in, which is kinda close. But the thing here is about to build … Continue reading →]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:19:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3xufcLLi1T5qG7fhEn5oRuR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3xGJGr9D4BHZNKEpFgimKzx Sometimes it is needed or desired just to add or link a piece of data or BLOB (Binary Large OBject) to the application. For example I have created a .bin file of my code and constant data, and I need … Continue reading →]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2022 21:04:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3xGJGr9D4BHZNKEpFgimKzx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3wF6lNvx0NOvgm0QkxGtqLL Modern MCUs like the NXP Kinetis have security features which prevent reverse engineering, but can ‘brick’ devices too. Depending on the settings, it prevents read-out from the FLASH or reprogramming the device. While some of the protection is (mostly) not … Continue reading →]]> Thu, 16 Jun 2022 21:12:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3wF6lNvx0NOvgm0QkxGtqLL https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3yhKg6-3pm3PC1Ly282xAAw Did you know that modern (dish) washing machines have the ability to automatically dispense detergents? The positive side is:this can reduce the amount of detergents used. The machine will monitor the washing process, and ‘cleaner’ dishes should require less detergents. … Continue reading →]]> Sat, 04 Jun 2022 21:26:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3yhKg6-3pm3PC1Ly282xAAw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3wIKG5bzOjexYIAmcWJ0TmB With the new MCUXpresso versions out, and because it has been a while I showed how to install Processor Expert into Eclipse, here is an update how to do this. Overview Processor Expert is a graphical tool around the concept … Continue reading →]]> Thu, 05 May 2022 23:43:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3wIKG5bzOjexYIAmcWJ0TmB https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3yo10wK_5yCj6bel3Iu4GjH The NXP MCU-Link Pro debug probe includes a LPC804 as an additional microcontroller on the board, including its debug header. The question is: how to debug the on-board extra LPC804 microcontroller with an external debug probe? One easy way to … Continue reading →]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:06:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3yo10wK_5yCj6bel3Iu4GjH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3zwj7qkafdnUP9M7fKGWt0o Just before the long Easter break, NXP has released an update of the MCUXpresso IDE, the version 11.5.1. This is mainly a maintenance release, fixing a few issues (see list on community), plus updated debug connection binaries. Notably it fixes … Continue reading →]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2022 10:15:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3zwj7qkafdnUP9M7fKGWt0o https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3xZbuNknWK2c8qq6eZJzUh9 The open-source GNU tools provide a rich set of tools to help developing software. Some are clearly more for the high-end application development. But many of the tools are applicable for the more restricted embedded software development process as well. … Continue reading →]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2022 20:34:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3xZbuNknWK2c8qq6eZJzUh9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3wH9e4x7O9AlEZPHFZJLI3I While developing applications, it can happen that things go wrong. And in my case I ended up with two LPC55Sxx EVK boards on my desk, which seemed not to be usable any more. The issue: the boards were not accessible … Continue reading →]]> Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:22:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3wH9e4x7O9AlEZPHFZJLI3I https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3z-lP2VI58O0-9WSSr4-0sP One great thing with the Eclipse Gnu Make Builder (aka ‘auto make’ or ‘auto build’) feature: just add source files (*.c, *.cpp, …), and with kind of magic, they all get compiled and linked properly. But for something easy and … Continue reading →]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 17:47:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3z-lP2VI58O0-9WSSr4-0sP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3xWPXlACBkKpzRQaTQYXBS9 I’m not a big fan of using printf() in embedded applications, but I have to admit that in some cases it is very useful. One problem in debugging embedded systems debugging is getting values or information off the target: because … Continue reading →]]> Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:23:02 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3xWPXlACBkKpzRQaTQYXBS9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3zboy705hQxFmZMehmtHS8- The silicon shortage is still going on. While the NXP Kinetis KE devices might not be my first choice, they still seem to be available, in at least in lower quantities. This has been recognized by others, as I’m getting … Continue reading →]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 07:20:35 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3zboy705hQxFmZMehmtHS8- https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3y7bK-rSFd4lwO5yOwvVe_2 I’m now in the middle of the university fall semester exam season with writing exams and grading student work, and the same time the new semester courses need to be prepared. With the global silicon and board shortage, this will … Continue reading →]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:08:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3y7bK-rSFd4lwO5yOwvVe_2 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3xWnpVs3tJzLQaB2UxGNFpJ Split-flap displays are electromechanical display devices, which were common in airports or railway stations a few years ago.Unfortunately, most of them are gone and replaced by LED displays. Why not create a DIY version of it? As mechanical devices they … Continue reading →]]> Sun, 09 Jan 2022 18:22:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3xWnpVs3tJzLQaB2UxGNFpJ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3wwMCYcb8lMP_nNuMIJyU22 In Spilling the Beans: C/C++ Header Files, I touched on interfaces and the difference between external and internal linkage. This article has a focus on internal linkage with using the static keyword in C. So this might be a programming language … Continue reading →]]> Sat, 01 Jan 2022 21:17:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3wwMCYcb8lMP_nNuMIJyU22 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3xAzQ4DxIrr6OQEmsPXZ5C9 LoRaWAN is getting more an more popular, both for terrestrial and increasingly with low-orbit satellite systems. The ‘Long Range’ in ‘LoRa’ makes it an ideal solution for low-power and low data rate applications. For a university research project we selected … Continue reading →]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2021 19:32:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3xAzQ4DxIrr6OQEmsPXZ5C9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3yK2A1fJH4YEqrkJyTkC_2b I’m pleased to announce a new release of the McuOnEclipse components, available on SourceForge. This release includes several bug fixes, support for more devices, and updated components like FreeRTOS, MinINI, Percepio Tracealyzer and SEGGER SystemView. SourceForge 💡 Not using Processor … Continue reading →]]> Sun, 26 Dec 2021 12:36:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3yK2A1fJH4YEqrkJyTkC_2b https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3yNTZwYJCbVMt3hDS9njgCr For more than two years I’m using the NXP LPC845 in my university courses. Beside of that it is used in many projects. First, because the LPC845-BRK board is small, breadboard friendly and inexpensive. Second, for many small projects that … Continue reading →]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2021 21:40:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3yNTZwYJCbVMt3hDS9njgCr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/dbBb951cA3xXiTMV3WEH-K7VFky8BpXO Many embedded systems application need to store some kind of data in a persistent way: calibration values, settings or log information. For a smaller amount of data, using an external memory or file system is an overkill. 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