Apr 15 · 28 min read · TL;DR A passing west build doesn't mean the firmware runs on hardware — catching silent failures manually doesn't scale. Combining Zephyr Twister's --device-testing mode with a self-hosted runner gi
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Apr 11 · 15 min read · I expected AI coding tools to boost my productivity. Half right, half wrong. I develop Zephyr RTOS-based firmware for nRF52/nRF53 using Claude Code as my primary tool, and the first few weeks actually
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Apr 1 · 6 min read · In the last post, I got the Arduino UNO Q working from the command line — blink LED, SSH, deploy apps. Now it's time to give the board its first real input: distance sensing with an HC-SR04 ultrasonic
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Mar 25 · 14 min read · TL;DR 75% of Zephyr firmware development time goes to Kconfig/devicetree configuration and build error interpretation, not writing code — Claude Code can intervene in that 75% directly from the termi
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Mar 15 · 9 min read · TL;DR Patching SDK internals in an NCS global install silently breaks every other project on your machine. Freestanding (manual ZEPHYR_BASE binding) → T2 (app owns west.yml manifest) → T3 (separate
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Mar 11 · 4 min read · I just burned another weekend chasing a ghost I2C timeout that wasn't even in the datasheet. Decided it was time to ditch the proprietary vendor lock-in and migrate to the modern Zephyr RTOS. My rewar
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Jun 10, 2025 · 2 min read · 1. Hardware Description Languages (HDLs) & Simulators Verilog / SystemVerilog: Industry-standard HDLs for digital logic design. VHDL: Another widely used HDL. Simulators: ModelSim QuestaSim Xilinx Vivado Simulator Cadence Incisive / Xcelium ...
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Apr 18, 2025 · 4 min read · Both FreeRTOS and Zephyr are popular real-time operating systems (RTOS) for embedded systems, but they differ in architecture, features, and use cases. Below is a comprehensive comparison: 1. Overview FeatureFreeRTOSZephyr LicenseMIT (owned b...
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Dec 4, 2024 · 5 min read · In the fast-paced world of software development, ensuring quality, functionality, and performance is more critical than ever. Software testing plays a pivotal role in achieving this, and selecting the right tools is essential. Whether it’s manual tes...
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