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Fixing Flaky CI Pipelines in Embedded Firmware
October 27, 2026
6 min
Fixing PWM Dead-Time Errors Causing MOSFET Shoot-Through
October 26, 2026
7 min
Fixing Zephyr Workqueue Deadlock From ISR Context
October 25, 2026
5 min
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Linker Script Mastery: Memory Layout for Embedded Firmware![Jithin Tom]()
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Debugging I2C Bus Contention in Multi-Master Systems![Jithin Tom]()
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October 21, 2026
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Fixing Embedded C Code That Breaks With -O2 Optimization![Jithin Tom]()
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Fixing Flaky CI Pipelines in Embedded Firmware![Jithin Tom]()
October 27, 2026
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Fixing PWM Dead-Time Errors Causing MOSFET Shoot-Through![Jithin Tom]()
PWM dead-time insertion is the silent killer of motor drive reliability. You configure the registers…
October 26, 2026
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Fixing Zephyr Workqueue Deadlock From ISR Context![Jithin Tom]()
Zephyr RTOS provides the workqueue subsystem as the standard architectural bridge between top-half…
October 25, 2026
5 min
Linker Script Mastery: Memory Layout for Embedded Firmware![Jithin Tom]()
Problem Statement The linker script is the single source of truth for your firmware's memory…
October 24, 2026
5 min
Debugging Bootloader Verify Failures in Field Deployments![Jithin Tom]()
Secure bootloader verification is the gatekeeper of firmware integrity — it ensures only…
October 22, 2026
6 min
Fixing Embedded C Code That Breaks With -O2 Optimization![Jithin Tom]()
Your firmware passes every test at -O0 . You flip the switch to -O2 for the release build and…
November 12, 2026
3 min
Linker Script Mastery: Memory Layout for Embedded Firmware![Jithin Tom]()
Problem Statement The linker script is the single source of truth for your firmware's memory…
October 24, 2026
5 min
Fixing UART Overrun Errors on NXP i.MX RT with FlexIO![Jithin Tom]()
Problem Statement UART receiver overrun errors are among the most persistent failure modes in…
October 13, 2026
5 min
Compile-Time Peripheral Register Init with C++20 constexpr
Problem: Runtime Register Initialization Overhead and Type Unsafety Traditional embedded C register…
October 09, 2026
2 min
Bitwise Modulo in C: Optimizing Embedded Systems![Jithin Tom]()
Bitwise modulo optimization is a critical technique for reducing latency in time-sensitive embedded…
September 26, 2026
5 min
Software UART using GPIO and Timer in Embedded C![Jithin Tom]()
Software UART Timing Introduction When your embedded application needs more serial ports than the…
September 24, 2026
4 min
Fixing PWM Dead-Time Errors Causing MOSFET Shoot-Through![Jithin Tom]()
PWM dead-time insertion is the silent killer of motor drive reliability. You configure the registers…
October 26, 2026
7 min
Debugging I2C Bus Contention in Multi-Master Systems![Jithin Tom]()
Problem Statement I2C multi-master systems are common in embedded designs where multiple MCUs or…
October 21, 2026
4 min
Fixing SPI Clock Phase Polarity Mismatch in Multi-Slave![Jithin Tom]()
SPI clock phase and polarity mismatches are among the most deceptive failure modes in multi-slave…
October 11, 2026
5 min
Zephyr Workqueue API for Deferred Work in Embedded Systems![Jithin Tom]()
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September 27, 2026
6 min
Fixing Zephyr Deep Sleep Backup SRAM Retention on STM32![Jithin Tom]()
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September 12, 2026
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Accelerating Embedded AI Inference with CMSIS-NN on Cortex-M4![Jithin Tom]()
Embedded AI inference on microcontrollers faces severe resource constraints: limited SRAM (often…
September 06, 2026
4 min
Fixing Zephyr Workqueue Deadlock From ISR Context![Jithin Tom]()
Zephyr RTOS provides the workqueue subsystem as the standard architectural bridge between top-half…
October 25, 2026
5 min
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October 20, 2026
7 min
Fixing Zephyr Bluetooth LE Connection Timeout Issues![Jithin Tom]()
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October 10, 2026
8 min
Reduce FreeRTOS Tick Rate to Extend Battery Life![Jithin Tom]()
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September 30, 2026
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Zephyr Dynamic Memory Allocation Failures: Debugging![Jithin Tom]()
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September 29, 2026
5 min
FreeRTOS Memory Pool: Zero-Copy Data Transfer![Jithin Tom]()
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September 25, 2026
7 min
Fixing Flaky CI Pipelines in Embedded Firmware![Jithin Tom]()
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October 27, 2026
6 min
Debugging Bootloader Verify Failures in Field Deployments![Jithin Tom]()
Secure bootloader verification is the gatekeeper of firmware integrity — it ensures only…
October 22, 2026
6 min
Embedded Linux Kernel Driver Debugging: Common Issues![Jithin Tom]()
Embedded Linux kernel driver development presents unique challenges due to the tight integration…
October 12, 2026
7 min
Reducing Firmware Size with CMake Dead Code Elimination![Jithin Tom]()
Problem: Firmware Bloat from Unused Code Embedded firmware frequently grows beyond necessary size…
October 08, 2026
8 min
Fixing TFLite Micro Model Loading Failures on STM32H7![Jithin Tom]()
When deploying TensorFlow Lite Micro (TFLite Micro) models on STM32H7 microcontrollers, engineers…
September 23, 2026
5 min
Linker Garbage Collection for Faster STM32 Builds![Jithin Tom]()
When building embedded firmware for STM32 microcontrollers using vendor hardware abstraction layers…
September 16, 2026
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