Reusable Firmware Development

Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to improve your embedded software and benefit from author Jacob Beningo’s more than 15 years developing reusable and portable software for resource-constrained microcontroller-based systems. You will explore APIs, HALs, and driver development among other topics to acquire a solid foundation for improving your own software. Reusable Firmware Development: A Practical Approach to APIs, HALs and Drivers not only explains critical concepts, but also provides a plethora of examples, exercises, and case studies on how to use and implement the concepts.

What You’ll Learn

• Develop portable firmware using the C programming language
• Discover APIs and HALs, explore their differences, and see why they are important to developers of resource-constrained software 
• Master microcontroller driver development concepts, strategies, and examples
• Write drivers that are reusable across multiple MCU families and vendors
• Improve the way software documented
• Design APIs and HALs for microcontroller-based systems

Who This Book Is For

Those with some prior experience with embedded programming.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Concepts for Developing Portable Firmware

Chapter 2: API and HAL Fundamentals

Chapter 3: Device Driver Fundamentals in C

Chapter 4: Writing Reusable Drivers

Chapter 5: Documenting Firmware with Doxygen

Chapter 6: The Hardware Abstraction Layer Design Process

Chapter 7: HAL Design for GPIO

Chapter 8: HAL Design for SPI

Chapter 9: HAL Design for EEPROM and Memory Devices

Chapter 10: API Design for Embedded Applications

Chapter 11: Testing Portable Embedded Software

Chapter 12: A Practical Approach to Code Reuse

About the Author

Jacob Beningo is an embedded software consultant with over 15 years of experience in microcontroller-based realtime embedded systems. After spending over ten years designing embedded systems for the automotive, defense, and space industries, Jacob founded Beningo Embedded Group in 2009. Jacob has worked with clients in more than a dozen countries to dramatically transform their businesses by improving product quality, cost, and time to market. He has published more than 200 articles on embedded software development techniques and is a sought-after speaker and technical advisor. Jacob is an avid writer, trainer, consultant, and entrepreneur who transforms the complex into simple and understandable concepts that accelerate technological innovation. Jacob has demonstrated his leadership in the embedded-systems industry by consulting and working as a trusted advisor at companies such as General Motors, Intel, Infineon, and Renesas. Jacob also speaks at and is involved in the embedded track selection committees at ARM Techcon, Embedded System Conferences, and Sensor Expo. Jacob holds bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering, physics, and mathematics from Central Michigan University and a master’s degree in space systems engineering from the University of Michigan. In his spare time, Jacob enjoys spending time with his family, reading, writing, and playing hockey and golf. When there are clear skies, he can often be found outside with his telescope, sipping a fine scotch while imaging the sky.