Understanding Arm: A Leader in Chip IP and IoT

Understanding Arm: A Leader in Chip IP and IoT

Source: IoT Media Author: Feiniaohuang For secondary reprints, please contact the original author Introduction Arm, a British company founded in 1978, developed through a chip IP licensing business model, thrived due to the growing demand for smartphones, and entered a new phase of development after being fully acquired by Masayoshi Son. No one would have … Read more

Global MCU Market and Technology Development Trends

Global MCU Market and Technology Development Trends

The rise of microcontrollers (MCUs) began in the 1970s in Europe and America, and the 8051 MCU was introduced in 1981. It has been 36 years since then. In terms of quantity, 8-bit MCUs remain the backbone of the MCU market, and many companies continue to design and produce MCUs based on the 8051 core. … Read more

Overview of MCU-Specific RTOS: Small But Complete

Overview of MCU-Specific RTOS: Small But Complete

Microcontrollers (MCUs) are widely used across various industries, such as home appliances, industrial automation, real-time control, and data collection. To meet the demands for real-time control and quick responses in industrial control, most MCUs are equipped with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS). With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), the software industry has also … Read more

The Past, Present, and Future of IoT Operating Systems

The Past, Present, and Future of IoT Operating Systems

As early as 1982, a group of students from Carnegie Mellon University developed a networked soda machine that could inform users about the stock of drinks in the fridge and whether newly added drinks were cold. This machine is considered the first networked appliance. These students did not realize that their actions would make them … Read more

STM32 Bare Metal Programming 04 – Makefile Automation

STM32 Bare Metal Programming 04 - Makefile Automation

Makefile: Build Automation We can use the make command line tool instead of manually typing in “compile”, “link”, and “flash” commands, automating the entire process. The make tool uses a configuration file called Makefile to read the instructions for executing actions. This automation is great because it also documents the process of building firmware and … Read more

Keil MDK-ARM 5.34 Installation Guide

Keil MDK-ARM 5.34 Installation Guide

Keil MDK-ARM development tools originate from the German company Keil, a leading independent supplier of software development tools for microcontrollers (MCUs). Keil manufactures and sells a wide range of development tools, including ANSI C compilers, macro assemblers, debuggers, linkers, library managers, firmware, and real-time operating system kernels, among others. Since its introduction to the market … Read more

Comparison of Keil MDK V5.32 and V5.31, and Pricing

Comparison of Keil MDK V5.32 and V5.31, and Pricing

Follow,Star Public Account, don’t miss wonderful content Author: strongerHuang WeChat Official Account: strongerHuang Keil MDK-ARM has been upgraded to V5.32. How many people have downloaded and tried it? Below, I will briefly discuss the update content. 1. MDK V5.32 Update Content Compared to V5.31, this update is minor, and various component software packages also support … Read more

Keil MicroLib vs Standard C Library

Keil MicroLib vs Standard C Library

Follow+Star Public Account, don’t miss out on exciting content Author | strongerHuang WeChat Public Account | strongerHuang Beginners use Keil to learn microcontrollers, and when using serial printf for output, they usually enable the built-in MicroLib: Recently, I saw readers discussing the topic of Keil’s MicroLib and the standard C library, so today I will … Read more