The path to learning is not always straight. Unlike those who prefer video tutorials or learning through trial and error, I learn through reading or classroom instruction. Sometimes, though, I can get distracted by the way the material is presented.
Read MoreLook, if I give you a bunch of stuff that all have to be true, and the first one is false, I'm not going to waste my time checking them all. It's just the way I roll.
This week Andrei looks at shortcutting in conditionals.
Read MoreLet’s hurry up and get started learning how to waste time, assembly language style.
Read MoreThis weekend, Andrei went to a huge kite festival in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, and really didn't have a lot of time to come up with a huge post.
Instead, this week, he writes about how the C language handles allocating space for enums.
Read MoreHere’s the answer to the small challenge we ended with last time.
Read MoreWait, what? Andrei finally wrote the long awaited bit-manipulation post? Yes, it's true.
Click through to learn about &, |, ~, and even ^. When would you use these things? And find out what is due for homework this week.
Read MoreAndrei drew the short straw. His punishment was to write a blog post on boolean logic and bit manipulations. That way Elecia and Chris Svec could refer to the post rather than having to explain it themselves.
This first part is a useful review of boolean logic. If you find it useful, please buy Chris Gammell a beer.
Read MoreA wise man once said:
Take a kid to a playground and he’ll play for a day. Teach a kid to build a playground and he’ll get frustrated, bored, and wander off.
Today I’m going to teach you to build an assembly language playground. If that sounds fun, read on! If not, then feel free to wander off.
Read MoreIn the final serving of the Embedded Wednesdays crash course in C, Andrei gives a bowlful of function goodness. Parameters, return values, headers, and prototypes. Sprinkle some prototypes, add #includes on top, then add some Good Habits for keeping you regular. But you can't have all of this wholesome goodness without talking about the inevitable void.
In French, the Rice Krispie guys Snap, Crackle, and Pop are known as Crik, Crak, and Crok. All of those names start with C. Coincidence, I don't think so. Pull up a chair and grab a heaping helping of C functions. (Corny? No, I Oat to know how that is Spelt)
Read MoreThis post explains how to display multiple register sets in IAR.
Read MoreStuart McAndrew and I were talking a little about code. He’s a coding newbie, reading many libraries in order to make progress on building his own satellite (OzQube-1). He asked an interesting question about making code for other people.
(Note: I would use ice cream to explain object-oriented programming. But that's not what this is about at all.)
Read MoreIn this Embedded Wednesdays post, we discuss the generalities of functions in the C language.
Read MoreThis week we complete our three-part look introduction to peripherals, GPIOs, and blinking lights.
By the end of this post you’ll understand how to bend physics to your will with a little bit of typing and mouse clicking. We’ll alter the flow of electrons on a circuit board and make electricity flow through an LED and turn a light on.
This is kind of magical, people, so check it out.
Read MoreThis week, we look at the statements in the C language that alter the flow of execution. For a good time, If you are looking to switch to C, do read this post while you're here.
Read MoreThis week I explain the MSP430’s GPIO control registers.
Read MoreThe first C program that everybody gets going is Hello, World! This week Andrei introduces the basic structure of C programs.
Read MoreHow many words does it take to turn on a light bulb? 1200. And that's just Part 1.
Read MoreThis week, Embedded Wednesdays takes a look at arrays in the C language.
Read MoreIn microcontrollers, as in real estate, it's all about location.
Read on to learn about microcontroller memories.
Read MoreBooleans, how difficult can that be, right? TRUE or FALSE, 1 or 0.
This week on the Embedded Wednesdays post, we look at the bool data type that was introduced in C99. Experienced C programmers should read this too, right? TRUE.
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