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Posted on 18 July 201921 April 2020

Business Asset Tracker Template

When you run a company, you need some method to keep up with assets owned by your business (also known as "business personal property"). Such assets can include software, hardware, domain names, intellectual property, vehicles, and more. The typical motivation for tracking assets is to make sure that you're prepared when you need to file …

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Posted on 4 June 201812 December 2024

Demystifying Microcontroller GPIO Settings

Anyone who writes software for microcontrollers will have to configure and manage general purpose input/output (GPIO) pins. On their surface, GPIO configuration seems simple: pins are either input or output, and they can be high or low. This mental model will be true until you come across a fancy processor with a plethora of configuration …

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Posted on 8 May 201721 April 2020

USB IDs for Open Source Projects

USB-enabled products all have a Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) that are used as a unique identifier for that device. When writing USB device drivers, the PID/VID combination is used to determine which driver to load to communicate with the device. In order to get a VID for your organization or product, you …

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Posted on 7 July 201625 January 2024

Schematic Reviews for Firmware Engineers

As a firmware engineer, you will often be tasked with schematic reviews by your hardware team. Take this seriously and provide a thorough review. Once a board is built, correcting mistakes may be difficult or impossible without re-spinning the board. If you don't understand the circuitry, sit down with the designer and walk through the …

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