Tag: embedded-systems

All the articles with the tag "embedded-systems".

• Raspberry Pi as SWD Programmer: Flash CircuitPython on Particle Xenon

  Updated: 5 Apr, 2026

  How to use a Raspberry Pi as an SWD programmer with OpenOCD to flash the CircuitPython UF2 bootloader onto a Particle Xenon (Nordic NRF52840) board.

• Using Linux in Commercial Products + Yocto Project touchdown

  1 Jul, 2018

  Using embedded Linux in commercial products: SoC selection, the Yocto Project build system, cross-compilation, and system architecture — from my talk at the ILUG-Delhi meetup.

• IoT Protocols: A Few choices

  14 Nov, 2017

  Comparing MQTT, CoAP, and Bluetooth Low Energy for IoT communication — a guide to choosing the right protocol for constrained devices, from Open Source For You Magazine.

• IoT Security for Developers: Common Pitfalls and Best Practices

  30 Apr, 2017

  IoT security best practices for developers and startups — covering the do's and don'ts of securing connected devices, originally published as a guest blog on Mentor Graphics.

• MicroPython on ESP8266: Getting Started with Serial REPL

  30 Mar, 2017

  Getting started with MicroPython on ESP8266 NodeMCU: running Python in a serial REPL on a microcontroller, as written for Open Source For You Magazine.