Field Atlas Index

Index of Field Atlas Entries

This page contains a complete index of all of the published Field Atlas entries. When entries in the Glossary reach a sufficient quality, they are promoted to the Field Atlas and will also be listed here.

A

A Guide to Code Inspections

Code Reviews, Monday Morning Reading, Reviews in Software Engineering

A Procedure for Designing Abstract Interfaces for Device Interface Modules

Abstraction, Design Pattern, Embedded Concepts, Monday Morning Reading, Practical Architecture, Public Entry, Software Architecture, Software Engineering

AArch32

Field Atlas

AArch64

Field Atlas, Has Flashcards

Abstract Interface

Architecture, Design Pattern, Field Atlas, Programming, Public Entry, Software Engineering, Software Pattern

Abstract Interface Specifications for the A-7E Device Interface Module

A7-E Project, Monday Morning Reading

Abstraction

Architecture, Field Atlas, Programming, Software Engineering

Accelerometer [Accel]

Electrical Component, Embedded, Field Atlas, Sensor

Active Object [AO]

Design Pattern, Field Atlas, Multithreading, Public Entry

Adding is Favoured Over Subtracting in Problem Solving

Monday Morning Reading

Algorithmic Thinking

Field Atlas, Foundational Skill, Programming

All Systems That Last Long Enough Become “Legacy” Systems

Software Aging

ALPACA TLS Vulnerability

Case Study, Security

Always Create an API to Export Data

Product Development, Software Aging

Anti-Pattern: Creators Don’t Stick Around for Maintenance

Problems in Our Field

Architecturally Significant Requirement [ASR]

Architecture, Field Atlas, Requirements

Architecture Anti-Patterns: Automatically Detectable Violations of Design Principles

Design for Change, Monday Morning Reading, Software Architecture, Software Architecture

Architecture Decision Record

Architecture, Documentation, Field Atlas, Public Entry, Software Engineering

ARM Architecture Procedure Call Standard [AAPCS]

ARM, Assemblly, Field Atlas, Programming

As Software Ages, It Increases in Size and Complexity

Software Aging

Association Relationship

Architecture, Field Atlas

Automated Quality Enforcement Does Not Eliminate The Need for Peer Code Review

Automated Software Quality Enforcement, Code Review, Reviews in Software Engineering

Automated X-ray Inspection [AXI]

Electrical Engineering, Field Atlas, Manufacturing, Testing

AVM vs Steck: LGPL License Lawsuit Case Study

Case Study, Licensing

Avoid Magic Numbers

Refactoring
C

C

C, Field Atlas, Programming Language, Public Entry

C++

C++, Field Atlas, Programming Language, Public Entry

Callback Function [CB]

Field Atlas, Public Entry

Cancerous Growth Leads to Software Aging

Software Aging

Case Studies

Software Engineering

Case Study: 737 MAX Electrical Grounding Issues

Case Study, Documentation, Manufacturing

Case Study: A-7E Project

A7-E Project, Case Study, Design, Documentation

Case Study: Automated Systems Require Manual Overrides

Case Study, Product Development, Responsible Design

Case Study: Boeing 737 MAX Crashes

Case Study, Safety, System Design

Case Study: GPS Rollover Problems (2019)

Case Study, Software Accident, System Design

Case Study: Hyundai Ioniq Unintended Acceleration

Case Study

Case Study: Insteon’s Abrupt Shutdown

Case Study, Responsible Design

Case Study: Microsoft Changed Default Settings to Reduce Idle Power Consumption

Case Study, Power, Responsible Design

Case Study: Mirai Botnet

Case Study, Security, Security Vulnerability

Case Study: MSI UEFI Signing Key Leak

Case Study, Security

Case Study: Patriot Missile Failure at Dhahran

Case Study, Safety

Case Study: Sonos’s End-of-Life Strategy

Case Study, Customer Service, Product Development, Responsible Design, Software Engineering

Case Study: St. Jude Pacemaker Recall

Case Study, Safety, Security

Case Study: StuxNet

Case Study, Safety, Security

Case Study: Tesla's Misapplication of Wear-Leveling

Case Study, Lessons from the Field, Product Development, Software Engineering

Case Study: Therac-25

Case Study, Safety, System Design

Case Study: Toyota Unintended Acceleration

Case Study, Quality, Safety, System Design

Case Study: Uber ATG Crash in Tempe, Arizona

Case Study, Safety, Software Accident

Causes of Software Aging

Software Aging

Change Control Board [CCB]

Development Process, Field Atlas, Software Engineering

Check-in and Heartbeat Messages

Device Capability, Embedded Software Development Maturity Model

Checksum

Field Atlas

Code Change Control [CCC] [CCC]

Development Process, Field Atlas, Software Engineering

Code Reviews

Code Review, Reviews in Software Engineering

Code Reviews Are About the Code, Not the Author

Code Review, Reviews in Software Engineering

Code Reviews are not About Style

Automated Software Quality Enforcement, Code Review, Reviews in Software Engineering

Code Signing

Field Atlas, Infrastructure, Security

Cohesion

Field Atlas

Common Difficulties with Code and Design Reviews

Code Review, Design Reviews, Reviews in Software Engineering

Compatibility

Design, Field Atlas, Programming

Configuration Table Pattern

Design Pattern, Field Atlas, Public Entry

Constrain Work to the Morning

Increasing Effectiveness

Constrained Application Protocol [CoAP]

Field Atlas, IoT, Networking

Context Switch

Field Atlas, Multithreading, Processor, Real-Time, RTOS

Continuous Delivery [CD]

Development Process, DevOps, Field Atlas

Continuous Integration [CI]

Field Atlas, Quality, Software Engineering

Contract Manufacturer [CM]

Field Atlas, Manufacturing, Product Development

Contributing Guide

Documentation, Field Atlas

Coupling

Architecture, Field Atlas, Public Entry, Software Engineering

Create Long-Term Work That Is Worth Maintaining

Uncategorized

Creation Generates Maintenance Requirements

Uncategorized

Cyclic Redundancy Check [CRC]

Field Atlas
D

Debugging [Dbg]

Debugging, Field Atlas, Foundational Skill

Debugging Case Studies

Case Study, Debugging, Lessons from the Field, Resource Collections

Decreasing Reliability is a Symptom of Software Aging

Software Aging

Delta Update

Field Atlas, Firmware Updates

Dependency Injection [DI]

Design Pattern, Field Atlas

Dependency Inversion Principle

Field Atlas, Principle, Public Entry

Design Concept Violations Lead to Software Aging

Design, Software Aging

Design Pattern

Architecture, Design, Field Atlas

Design Pattern Template

Architecture, Documentation, Practical Architecture, Templates

Design Validation and Test [DVT] [DVT]

Field Atlas, Manufacturing, NPI Process, Product Development, Public Entry

Development teams tend to focus on the next milestone, not the long-term

Problems in Our Field, Public Entry

Device Command and Control Interface (Shell)

Communication, Communication Protocol, Debugging, Device Capability, Ending the Embedded Software Dark Ages

Device Firmware Upgrade [DFU]

Embedded, Field Atlas, Software Update, USB

Device Metrics

Device Capability, Embedded Software Development Maturity Model

Device-Side Capabilities that Aid Embedded Systems Development

Embedded Software Development Maturity Model, Ending the Embedded Software Dark Ages

Devicetree

Field Atlas, Linux, Zephyr

Differentiating Observer and Publish-Subscribe Patterns

Design Pattern, Design Patterns, Public Entry

Differentiating the Dependency Inversion Principle and Dependency Injection

Design Principles, Software Engineering

Direct Memory Access [DMA]

Field Atlas

Disappearing Programmers Lead to Software Aging

Software Aging

Documentation

Building Software, Communication, Documentation, Writing

Don’t Use ‘new’ in Names

Coding Standard, Naming Standards

Dynamic Program Analysis

Debugging, Field Atlas, Quality
M

Machine Learning [ML]

Field Atlas, Machine Learning

Main Pattern

Design Pattern, Field Atlas, Public Entry

Makeup of an Embedded Software Team

Building a Team, Embedded Software Development Maturity Model

Manufacturing [Mfg]

Field Atlas, Manufacturing, Product Development, Public Entry

Manufacturing Devices

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Devices, Testing

Manufacturing Firmware

Field Atlas, Manufacturing, Testing

Manufacturing Test

Field Atlas, Manufacturing, Testing

Markdown

Documentation, Field Atlas, Programming Language

Mars Spirit Rover Filesystem Problems

Case Study, Space

Mass Production [MP]

Field Atlas, Manufacturing, NPI Process, Public Entry

Mathematical Bug in the Advanced Radiation Detection Capability Data Unit

Case Study, Debugging, Lessons from the Field, Testing

Mature Organizations Have a Mix of Experience Levels

Building a Team, Embedded Software Development Maturity Model

Mature Organizations Include Quality Assurance

Building a Team, Embedded Software Development Maturity Model

Mature Teams Prioritize End-to-End Interactions

Embedded Software Development Maturity Model, Process

Mediator Pattern

Architecture, Design Pattern, Field Atlas, Public Entry, Software Pattern

Memory Allocation

Memory, Software Engineering

Memory Scribbling

Debugging, Field Atlas, Quality

Memory Testing

Testing, Testing

Message Passing

Field Atlas, Public Entry

Messsage Queue

Design Pattern, Field Atlas, Public Entry

Mindsets that Aid Embedded Systems Development

Embedded Software Development Maturity Model, Mindset

Minimize Time to Defect Discovery

Automated Software Quality Enforcement, Axiom, Debugging, Software Engineering, Testing

MITRE’s 2023 List of Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses

Monday Morning Reading, Security

Modeling and Analysis of Real-Time Embedded Systems [MARTE]

Architecture, Design, Embedded, Field Atlas, Modeling, Real-Time, Software Engineering

Modularity

Field Atlas

Monorepo Development

Build Automation, Monorepo Development, Public Entry, Software Engineering

Moving Average

Algorithm, Field Atlas
P

“Proper” Techniques Are Always Easier to Say Than to Do

Uncategorized

PACMAN Vulnerability

Case Study, Security Vulnerability, Speculative Execution

Paper: A Procedure for Designing Abstract Interfaces for Device Interface Modules

Abstraction, Design Pattern, Embedded Concepts, Monday Morning Reading, Practical Architecture, Software Architecture, Software Engineering

Paper: Consistent Overhead Byte Stuffing

Monday Morning Reading

Paper: Designing Software for Ease of Extension and Contraction

Architecture, Design, Monday Morning Reading, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, System Design

Paper: Global Variables Considered Harmful

Monday Morning Reading

Paper: Is Design Dead?

Architecture, Design, Monday Morning Reading

Paper: Is High Quality Software Worth the Cost?

Communication, Design, Monday Morning Reading, Software Architecture

Paper: Messages for Intertask Communications

Uncategorized

Paper: No Silver Bullet

Complexity, Monday Morning Reading, Systems Thinking

Paper: On the Criteria to Be Used in Decomposing Systems into Modules

Architecture, Design, Monday Morning Reading, Software Architecture, System Design

Paper: Proper Priority Assignment Can Have a Major Effect on Real-Time Performance

Monday Morning Reading, RTOS, Threading

Paper: Revisiting Information Hiding – Reflections on Classical and Nonclassical Modularity

Monday Morning Reading

Paper: Software Systems Engineering programmes a capability approach

Monday Morning Reading, Software Engineering

Paper: The Secret History of Information Hiding

Design, History, Monday Morning Reading

Paper: Towards a New Model of Abstraction in Software Engineering

Abstraction, Monday Morning Reading, Public Entry

Paper: Use of Abstract Interfaces in the Development of Software for Embedded Computer Systems

Architecture, Design, Design Process, Monday Morning Reading

Paper: Very Short Functions are a Code Smell

Code Review, Monday Morning Reading, Programming, Quality, Quality Enforcement, Reviews in Software Engineering

Paper: What Every Systems Programmer Should Know About Lockless Concurrency

C, Concurrency, Cpp, Monday Morning Reading, Multicore, Programming

Part Numbering Scheme

Embedded Software Development Maturity Model, Process, Product Development

Persistent Data Storage

Device Capability, Embedded Software Development Maturity Model

Philip Koopman on Peer Code Reviews

Code Review, Monday Morning Reading, Reviews in Software Engineering

Plan to Replace Your Product

Product Development, Software Aging

Pointer Array Pattern

Design Pattern, Field Atlas

Position-independent code

Building Software, Compilation, Field Atlas, Program Loading

Power-on Self Test [POST]

Field Atlas, Testing

Preemptive Scheduling

Field Atlas, Multithreading, Real-Time, RTOS

Prepare Your Code for Review

Code Review, Reviews in Software Engineering

Prioritize your Sleep

Increasing Effectiveness, Public Entry

Priority Inheritance

Field Atlas, Multithreading, Real-Time, RTOS

Priority Inversion

Error, Field Atlas, Multithreading, Real-Time, RTOS

Problem Domain Context Model

Design, Software Architecture, Visual Modeling

Problems with Globbing in Build Systems

Build Automation, Build Systems, CMake, Make, Public Entry

Processes that Aid Embedded Systems Development

Embedded Software Development Maturity Model, Process

Product Development

Field Atlas, Product Development, Public Entry

Product Requirements Specification [PRS]

Documentation, Field Atlas, NPI Process, Product Development, Public Entry

Productivity Varies Over the Course of the Workday

Increasing Effectiveness

Program Loader

Building Software, Field Atlas, Program Loading

Programming as Theory Building

Monday Morning Reading, Public Entry, Software Engineering

Projects Must Be Actively Maintained to Avoid Obsolescence

Product Development, Software Aging

Proto Stage [Proto]

Field Atlas, Manufacturing, NPI Process, Public Entry

Provisioning

Field Atlas, Manufacturing, Security

PSA Certified 2023 Report

Monday Morning Reading, Security

Python

Field Atlas, Programming Language, Public Entry
R

Race Condition

Field Atlas

Ramp

Field Atlas, Manufacturing, NPI Process, Public Entry

Rapidly Rising Maintenance Costs is a Symptom of Aging

Software Aging

Rate Monotonic Scheduling [RMS]

Field Atlas

README

Documentation, Field Atlas

Real-Time Operating System [RTOS]

Field Atlas, Operating System, Real-Time

Reduced Performance is a Symptom of Software Aging

Software Aging

Reducing Electronic Waste

Electronic Waste, Public Entry, Responsible Design, Waste Reduction

RepoJacking Vulnerability

Case Study, Security, Security Vulnerability

Requirement

Design Process, Field Atlas, Product Development

Reset Reason Detection

Debugging, Device Capability, Embedded Software Development Maturity Model

Resource Acquisition is Initialization [RAII]

C++, Field Atlas, Programming, Software Pattern

Responsible Design

Public Entry, Responsible Design

Responsible Design Case Study: Blue Clover Devices

Case Study, Responsible Design

Responsible Design Case Study: Google Stadia Controller

Case Study, Public Entry, Responsible Design

Responsible Designers do not Brick Devices Unnecessarily

Product Development, Public Entry, Responsible Design

Responsible Designers have an Indefinite Support Plan

Product Development, Public Entry, Responsible Design

Responsible Designers Optimize Energy Use

Power, Responsible Design

Responsible Designers Publish Support Lifetimes for Their Products

Product Development, Public Entry, Responsible Design

Responsible Designers Support Their Devices

Responsible Design

Restructure Product Lines to Reduce the Support Burden

Software Aging

Reusability

Field Atlas

Reuse Improves Maintainability

Maintenance, Reusability, Reusing Software

Review Code Every Day

Code Review, Reviews in Software Engineering

Reviews in Software Engineering

Development Process, Embedded Software Development Maturity Model, Process, Reviews in Software Engineering

Rich Picture

Design, Software Architecture, Visual Modeling

Root of Trust [RoT]

Field Atlas, Security

Round-Robin Scheduling

Field Atlas, Multithreading, Real-Time, RTOS

Rust

Field Atlas, Programming, Programming Language, Public Entry
S

Sanitizer

Debugging, Field Atlas, Quality

Secondary Uses of Manufacturing Tests

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Devices, Product Development, Quality, Testing

Secure Boot

Device Capability, Field Atlas, Security

Secure Secret Storage

Field Atlas, Infrastructure, Security

Security Case Studies

Case Study, Security

Separation of Concerns

Field Atlas, Principle, Public Entry

Serial Peripheral Interface [SPI]

Communication Protocol, Field Atlas, Processor Peripheral

Shared Library

Building Software, Compilation, Field Atlas, Library, Linking, Program Loading

Ship the Same Code to Everyone

Software Aging

Shortcuts Trade Short-Term Gain for Long-Term Difficulty

Product Development, Software Aging

Side-Channel Attack

Field Atlas, Security

Single Responsibility Principle

Field Atlas, Principle, Public Entry

Software Aging

Public Entry, Software Aging

Software Design Principles

Design Principles, Software Engineering

Software Engineering [SWE]

Field Atlas, Software Engineering

Software is a cost, not an asset

Business, Effectiveness, Embedded Software Development Maturity Model, Mindset, Software Engineering

Software System Context Model

Public Entry, Software Architecture, SysML, UML, Visual Modeling

Software Usability Principles

Design Principles, Software Engineering

SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack

Case Study, Security, Security Vulnerability

SOLID

Architecture, Design for Change, Field Atlas

Source Control Commit Guidelines

Development Process, Documentation, Embedded Software Development Maturity Model, git, GitHub, Process, Public Entry

Stack Buffer Overflow

Debugging, Field Atlas, Programming, Security

Stack Smashing Protection [SSP]

Compiler, Debugging, Field Atlas, Programming, Security

Staged Rollout

Field Atlas, Firmware Updates, Infrastructure

State Machines

State Machines

Static Analysis

Debugging, Field Atlas, Quality

Static Library

Compilation, Field Atlas, Library, Linking

Static Models

Design, Software Architecture, Visual Modeling

Stealing Cars with a USB Cable

Automotive, Case Study, Public Entry, Security

Store and Index Software Build Artifacts

Embedded Software Development Maturity Model, Infrastructure

Strategy Pattern

Design for Change, Design Pattern, Field Atlas, Public Entry

Structural System Context Model

Public Entry, Software Architecture, SysML, UML, Visual Modeling

Successful Embedded Product Development Requires Well-Rounded Leadership

Problems in Our Field

Supply Chain Attack

Field Atlas, Security

Surface Mount Technology [SMT]

Electrical Engineering, Field Atlas, Manufacturing

Sweyntooth BLE Vulnerabilities

BLE, Bluetooth, Case Study, Security, Security Vulnerability

SysML

Architecture, Design, Field Atlas, Modeling, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering

System Context Models

Software Architecture, Software Architecture, Visual Modeling

System Response Time Guidelines

Software Engineering, Usability

Systems Theory

Field Atlas, Systems Thinking
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