Interrupt

Saving bandwidth with delta firmware updates

In this post, we introduce the concept of delta (i.e. partial) firmware updates, explain why you may want to implement them in your projects and go through an example implementation from top to bottom.

Tools we use: installing GDB for ARM

In this mini article, I’ll be going on a few strategies and nuances around getting a copy of GDB installed for debugging ARM chips.

What we've been reading in May & June (2022)

I apologize readers of Interrupt! I haven’t published a roundup post in a while, but fear not! We’re back after a couple of very busy months, both professionally and personally.

Here are the articles, videos, and tools that we’ve been excited about this May & June

Building an On-Device Embedded Testing Library

There are too few C/C++ testing libraries designed for embedded devices. The traditional libraries are not designed for constrained resources and rely on host functionality like a filesystem or standard output.

In this post, I detail why I’ve decided to design a new testing library for microcontrollers and cover the rationale, design choices, and thoughts on the prototype.

Selecting Your Next Project's MCU

Selecting the best chip can be tedious work but the best chip can save you a lot of time and money, and might even be faster! So should you spend time finding the best? I have some words on the topic.

What we've been reading in April (2022)

Here are the articles, videos, and tools that we’ve been excited about this April

What we've been reading in March (+ Announcements) (2022)

Here are the articles, videos, and tools that we’ve been excited about this March, and we have a few announcements, the first being about Interrupt’s first Quarterly Panel co-hosted with Phillip from Embedded Artistry, and a blurb about this year’s Embedded Online Conference

Dealing with Large Symbol Files

Large applications can produce very large symbol files when debug information is enabled (especially at the higher, more verbose levels of debug info!). This article describes some techniques for reducing debug symbol file sizes!