Embedded systems ​

Embedded Rust on Espressif & Mastering Embedded Linux are useful reads. TinyGo is nice. RTIC (Real-Time Interrupt-driven Concurrency) is fascinating.

Rust on the CH32V003 is nice read.

Also looking into Embassy & Toit.

Rust on ESP-IDF "Hello, World" template is great starter code.

Tock is interesting embedded OS with nice Rust bindings.

Interesting chips ​

• ESP32

Links ​

• Discovery - Discover the world of microcontrollers through Rust.
• Real Time For the Masses - Framework for ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers.
• The little filesystem - Little fail-safe filesystem designed for embedded systems. (Design)
• Arm Mbed OS - Open source embedded operating system designed specifically for the "things" in the Internet of Things.
• eLua - Lua for microcontrollers.
• Embedded devices Working Group - Issue tracker is used by the embedded WG to coordinate efforts towards making Rust a great choice for embedded development.
• Arm Mbed DAPLink - Open-source software project that enables programming and debugging application software running on Arm Cortex CPUs.
• Mbed TLS - Open source, portable, easy to use, readable and flexible SSL library.
• Modern Microprocessors a 90-Minute Guide - Brief, pulls-no-punches, fast-paced introduction to the main design aspects of modern processor microarchitecture. (HN)
• MicroPython - Python for Microcontrollers. (HN) (Awesome) (Web) (HN)
• CircuitPython - Programming Hardware in Python. (HN)
• What's your preferred embedded/application scripting language? (2019)
• Operating System development tutorials in Rust on the Raspberry Pi (HN)
• Embedded Rust Book - Introductory book about using the Rust Programming Language on "Bare Metal" embedded systems, such as Microcontrollers. (Code)
• Embedded Rust Discovery - Starting with Embedded Development Using Rust.
• mJS: Embedded JavaScript engine for C/C++ - Designed for microcontrollers with limited resources.
• Swift for Embedded Systems
• Cross - Utility for easy cross compilation of projects to bare metal.
• Entry level embedded software career guide (2019)
• printf - Tiny, fast, non-dependent and fully loaded printf implementation for embedded systems. Extensive test suite passing.
• Jitter - Help you accelerate your projects with laser-focused advice or custom designs made for you.
• Practical Guide to Watchdogs for Embedded Systems (2020)
• RouterSploit - Exploitation Framework for Embedded Devices.
• Ethernut Project - Open Source Hardware and Software Project for building tiny Embedded Ethernet Devices.
• OpenTitan - Open source silicon root of trust. (Web)
• bare-metal - Abstractions common to bare metal systems.
• Embench - Modern Embedded Benchmark Suite. (Code)
• Fresh look at embedded Rust development
• Talks at Meeting Embedded 2019
• probe-rs - Modern, embedded debugging toolkit, written in Rust. (Web)
• Awesome Bare Metal
• Awesome Embedded
• usbarmory.rs - Bare metal Rust support for USB armory MkII devices.
• cortex-a - Low level access to Cortex-A processors.
• Tinkerbell - Bare metal provisioning and workflow engine. (GitHub) (Web)
• CMSIS - Vendor-independent hardware abstraction layer for microcontrollers that are based on Arm® Cortex® processors.
• Rust on a Beaglebone Blue (2020)
• Embedded graphics - 2D graphics library that is focused on memory constrained embedded devices.
• LittlevGL - Open-source Embedded GUI Library in Rust.
• Embedded Rules of Thumb (2018) (HN)
• An Empirical Study on ARM Disassembly Tools (2020)
• Micro-RTSP - Small library which can be used to serve up RTSP streams from resource constrained MCUs. It lets you trivially make a $10 open source RTSP video stream camera.
• esp32 - Peripheral access crate for the ESP32.
• What are some of the most asked embedded systems interview questions? (2020)
• Monolinux Jiffy - Monolinux distro for the Jiffy board. (HN)
• Fast Execute-Only Memory for Embedded Systems (2006)
• Trends in Embedded Systems (2020)
• Blech language - Embedded real-time programming.
• Rhai - Embedded scripting language for Rust. (Lobsters) (Book)
• Rust on the ESP32 - SVD's, PAC's and USB flashing (2020) (HN)
• Concurrency Patterns in Embedded Rust (2020)
• OpenCore bootloader - Open-sourced Apple UEFI drivers, enabling Hackintosh. (HN)
• MicroBlocks - Small, Fast, Human Friendly.
• probe-run, run embedded Rust apps like native apps (2020)
• Step-through debugging with no debugger on Cortex-M (2020)
• Target atsamd microcontrollers using Rust
• ClojureScript on ESP32? Why not! (2020)
• defmt - Efficient, deferred formatting for logging on embedded systems.
• Embedded Podcast/Blog - Site dedicated to the many aspects of engineering. We talk about the how, why, and what of engineering, usually devices.
• Tesla Buildroot - Simple, efficient and easy-to-use tool to generate embedded Linux systems through cross-compilation.
• coreboot - Aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS (firmware) found in most computers. coreboot performs a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes additional boot logic, called a payload.
• Lilos - Wee RTOS written to support the async style of programming in Rust. (HN)
• Brittle Kernel - Research microkernel, designed for embedded applications on ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers.
• Bare-metal programming the tinyAVR 0 microcontrollers (2020)
• AI at the edge - Curated list of resources for embedded AI.
• JLCPCB - PCB Prototype & PCB Fabrication Manufacturer.
• JLCKicadTools - Tool for using JLCPCB assembly service with KiCad.
• Low-Level Academy - Learn systems programming from the first principles. (Code) (HN) (Backend code)
• Espruino - JavaScript interpreter for microcontrollers. (HN)
• QP/C - Real-time embedded framework/RTOS for embedded systems based on active objects (actors) and hierarchical state machines. (Web)
• Quantum Leaps - Modern Embedded Software. (GitHub)
• So you want to build an embedded Linux system? (2020) (HN) (HN)
• How I Teach Embedded Systems (2019)
• eRPC (Embedded RPC) - Open source Remote Procedure Call (RPC) system for multichip embedded systems and heterogeneous multicore SoCs.
• Bela - Create beautiful interaction with sensors and sound. (Code) (bela-sys - Rust bindings for the Bela platform)
• Embedded Programming Without the IDE (2016) (HN)
• Free CANopen Stack for Embedded Systems (Web)
• Using Rust for a simple hardware project (2020)
• elfload - ELF loader for embedded systems.
• Introduction to Embedded Linux Security (2020)
• Handmade Seattle - Indie Systems Programming Conference. (Lobsters) (Day 1 video) (Media) (Twitter) (Videos)
• The Best and Worst Microcontroller SDKs (2020) (HN)
• SwiftIO - Swift framework for microcontrollers.
• MadMachine - Swift for microcontrollers. (GitHub)
• stm32f4xx-hal - Rust embedded-hal HAL for all MCUs in the STM32 F4 family.
• Cubesat Space Protocol - Small protocol stack written in C. CSP is designed to ease communication between distributed embedded systems in smaller networks, such as Cubesats.
• LPC55 HAL - Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) for NXP LPC55S6x (Cortex-M33) microcontrollers.
• Moddable SDK - JavaScript for Microcontrollers. (HN) (Web)
• F Prime - Component-driven framework that enables rapid development and deployment of spaceflight and other embedded software applications. (Web)
• Crust - SCP firmware for sunxi SoCs.
• emba - Analyzer for Linux-based firmware of embedded devices.
• FIRMADYNE - Automated and scalable system for performing emulation and dynamic analysis of Linux-based embedded firmware.
• OpenWrt - Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. (Code)
• Embedded Virtual Machine
• Foundations of Embedded Systems (HN)
• Knurling-rs - Get a handle on bare-metal Rust. (GitHub) (What's Knurling all about?)
• Creating Embedded Microcontrollers
• Introduction to ARM Semihosting (2021)
• Tutorial for secure OTA (over the air) firmware update on the ESP32 (2021)
• AArch64 Boards and Perception (2021)
• µGUI - Open Source GUI module for embedded systems.
• avr-hal - embedded-hal abstractions for AVR microcontrollers.
• LambdaChip - Write Scheme on Embedded System.
• cortex-m - Low level access to Cortex-M processors.
• CurrentSense-TinyML - Spying on Microcontrollers using Current Sensing and embedded TinyML models.
• ODAS - Open embeddeD Audition System.
• Testing an embedded application (2021)
• cortex-m-rt - Minimal startup / runtime for Cortex-M microcontrollers.
• Want to Learn Programming and Microcontrollers? (2021) (HN)
• Building Morsecipher (2021)
• Rune - Containerization technology for deploying TinyML applications to extremely constraint devices.
• A virtual machine for microcontrollers (2021) (HN)
• Embedded scripting languages
• Neotron - Embedded Rust Home Computer Platform.
• Ask HN: How to start learning embedded systems? (2021)
• Taking Months to Bits (2021) - Calendrical journey into low-level programming.
• EON Tuner: Edge Impulse's New AutoML Tool for Embedded Machine Learning (2021)
• Pinion - Generate interactive and nice-looking diagrams for your PCBs. (Docs)
• PcbDraw - Convert your KiCAD board into a nicely looking 2D drawing suitable for pinout diagrams.
• JlcParts - Better parametric search for components available for JLC PCB assembly. (Code)
• KiCad EDA - Schematic Capture & PCB Design Software.
• KiKit - Automation for KiCAD.
• The Rust standard library on Espressif chips (2021) (Lobsters)
• Rust on ESP32 "Hello, World" app - Demo binary crate for the ESP32[XX] and ESP-IDF, which connects to WiFi, drives a small HTTP server and draws on a LED screen.
• cortex-m-quickstart - Template for building applications for ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers.
• flip-link - Adds zero-cost stack overflow protection to your embedded programs.
• Programming PIC32 Microcontroller with Rust (2021) (HN)
• pyOCD - Open source Python library for programming and debugging Arm Cortex-M microcontrollers. (Web)
• CMSIS - Common Microcontroller Software Interface Standard. (Version 5)
• Rusty High-speed Probe - Open hardware probe for the Serial Wire Debug (SWD) and JTAG protocol.
• Rust on Espressif chips (2021) (HN)
• Why Embedded Software Development is Harder (2021)
• Async on Embedded: Present & Future (2021)
• stm32g0xx-hal - Peripheral access API for STM32G0 series microcontrollers.
• Kari - Embeddable programming language, written in and for Rust.
• LPC8xx HAL - Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) for NXP LPC800 series of microcontrollers, written in Rust.
• Snek - Python-inspired Language for Embedded Devices. (Code)
• stm32f1xx-hal - Rust embedded-hal HAL impl for the STM32F1 family based on japarics stm32f103xx-hal.
• Bryan Cantrill - The Coming Firmware Revolution (2021) (Slides) (Lobsters)
• Open Source Firmware Foundation (Twitter)
• acados - Fast and embedded solvers for nonlinear optimal control.
• Learning Rust For Embedded Systems (2021) (HN)
• esptool.py - Espressif SoC serial bootloader utility.
• hm3 - Minimalist statically typed 'glue language' that can be embedded in C/C++/Rust projects.
• Toit - Program your micro-controllers in a fast and robust high-level language. (Open Source Release) (HN)
• Hubris - Small open-source operating system for deeply-embedded computer systems. (Code) (HN) (Tweet)
• Humility - Debugger for Hubris.
• Hubris and Humility (2021)
• On Hubris and Humility: developing an OS for robustness in Rust (2021) (Article)
• Kaluma - Tiny and efficient JavaScript runtime for microcontrollers. (Web)
• STM32 Peripheral Access Crates - Embedded Rust device crates for STM32 microcontrollers.
• libopencm3 - Open-source firmware library for various ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers. (Docs) (Examples)
• Stabilizer Firmware - Firmware and software for the Sinara Stabilizer module with high speed, low latency ADC/DAC data processing and powerful DSP algorithms in between.
• Sesam - Embedded Extended Master Data Management.
• XOD - Visual programming language for microcontrollers. (Code)
• STLINK - Open source STM32 MCU programming toolset.
• Intro to Embedded RE: UART Discovery and Firmware Extraction via UBoot (2022)
• embedded-trainings-2020 - Beginner and advanced Embedded Rust workshops held by Ferrous Systems.
• knurling app template - Quickly set up a probe-run + defmt + flip-link embedded project.
• Sound Open Firmware
• Bytecode interpreters for tiny computers (2007) (HN)
• Embedded Rust on Espressif - Book (Code)
• Jacdac - Plug-and-Play for Microcontrollers. (Code)
• Rust on Espressif chips Q1 2022 (HN)
• FreeRTOS - Real-time operating system kernel for embedded devices that has been ported to 35 microcontroller platforms. (Rust wrapper)
• RTIC (Real-Time Interrupt-driven Concurrency) - Framework for ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers. (Docs) (Examples)
• modm - C++20 library generator for AVR and ARM Cortex-M devices. (Docs)
• Curated device data for all AVR and ARM Cortex-M devices
• Accurate Micro- and Nanosecond Delay in modm (2021)
• Where are the low level system engineers? (2022) (HN)
• Portable Image Format (PIF) - Basic, bitmap-like image format with the focus on ease of use (implementation) and small size for embedded applications.
• Mastering Embedded Linux series
• My Business Card Runs Linux (2019) (HN) (Code)
• Genimage - Tool to generate multiple file system and flash images from a tree.
• fiano - Go-based tools for modifying UEFI firmware.
• What frustrates you the most about developing embedded software? (2022)
• USD Projects and Resources
• Millfork - Middle-level programming language for 8-bit microprocessors. (Docs)
• Black Magic Probe - In application debugger for ARM Cortex microcontrollers.
• resym - Cross-platform tool that allows browsing and extracting C and C++ type declarations from PDB files.
• Umka - Statically typed embeddable scripting language. (HN)
• KVED - Simple key/value database implementation for microcontrollers.
• Microvium - Ultra-compact, embeddable scripting engine for microcontrollers for executing a useful subset of the JavaScript language, with a focus on small size and ease of use.
• Books or resources for learning Bluetooth (2022)
• PlatformIO - Professional collaborative platform for embedded development. (Code)
• LogicAnalyzer - Cheap 24 channel logic analyzer with 100Msps, 32k samples deep, edge triggers and pattern triggers.
• Lobaro-CoAP - Complete CoAP Implementation in C.
• Lobaro CoAP for Go
• FreeRTOS-rust - Rust crate for FreeRTOS.
• Go-CoAP - Implementation of CoAP Server & Client in Go.
• Lovem - Low overhead virtual embedded machine.
• Rust on Espressif chips (2022) (HN)
• Project Euler on a Microcontroller (2022) (HN)
• Debugging bare-metal STM32 from the seventh level of hell (2022) (HN)
• Best free software for embedded systems schematics
• Blech - Language for developing reactive, real-time critical embedded software. (Web) (HN)
• tbot - Automation/Testing tool for Embedded Linux Development.
• espflash - Serial flasher utility for Espressif SoCs and modules based on esptool.py.
• NetBox - BusyBox of embedded network toolboxes.
• Rust projects and templates for the STM32Nucleo-F4 development board
• I'm Building a Self-Destructing USB Drive (2022)
• R3-OS - Experimental static component-oriented RTOS for deeply embedded systems.
• Silverfir - WebAssembly runtime for embedded systems.
• Espressif IDF Extra Components
• Teensycore - Kernel written in rust for the Teensy-4.0 microcontroller.
• Intro to Embedded RE Part 1: Tools and Series Overview (2022)
• YuzukiLOHCC PRO - Low cost USB3.2Gen1 HDMI-USB Video Acquisition With Loop Out (Loop Out HDMI Capture Card) base on MS2130 & MS9332.
• Rust on Espressif chips (2022) (HN)
• EspUp - Tool for installing and maintaining the required toolchains for developing applications in Rust for Espressif SoC's.
• Ledcat - Simple utility that aims to provide a standard interface for driving LED-strips and such.
• GyverPortal - Простой конструктор веб интерфейсов для ESP8266 и ESP32.
• Trenchcoat - Virtual machine for rapid embedded development.
• ESP Thread Boarder Router SDK
• Picolibc - C library designed for embedded 32- and 64- bit systems.
• Understanding the UBI File System in Embedded Devices (2022)
• swSIM - SIM card simulator which does not rely on any SIM hardware to work.
• USB Cable Tester - Simple board to test various USB cables.
• TinyLLama - Tiny x86 Retrocomputer. (HN)
• Bare metal programming guide on STM32 microcontroller
• From Zero to main(): Demystifying Firmware Linker Scripts (2019)
• Bootlin - Embedded Linux and kernel engineering. (GitHub)
• Rust on ESP-IDF "Hello, World" template
• zmu - System level emulator for microcontrollers, aiming for high speed simulation of core and peripherals. Currently targets ARM Cortex MCUs.
• Common micro controllers (2023)
• rp-hal-boards - Board Support Packages for RP2040 based PCBs.
• Project template for rp2040-hal
• Jaguar - Use live reloading over WiFI to turbo-charge developing for your ESP32.
• ESP-BOX AIoT Development Framework
• ESP uploader - ESP uploader board for programming Espressif ESP series microcontrollers.
• esp-rs with nix - esp-rs tools packaged with nix.
• Foxtrot - Fast, experimental STEP file viewer.
• Espressif's SDK for Matter
• Best YouTube channels to learn embedded systems development? (2023)
• STorM32 BGC - STM32 32-bit microcontroller based 3-axis brushless gimbal controller board.
• Rust ESP Board - Open Hardware with ESP32-C3 compatible with Feather specification designed in KiCad.
• ESP32 Buyer’s Guide: Different Chips, Firmware, Sensors (2023) (HN)
• simavr - Lean, mean and hackable AVR simulator for Linux & macOS.
• ESPAsyncWebServer - Async HTTP and WebSocket Server for ESP8266 Arduino.
• The cheapest flash microcontroller you can buy is actually an Arm Cortex-M0+ (2023) (HN)
• What is in your Embedded CI? (2023)
• Rust on Espressif chips - 2023 Roadmap (HN)
• Rust on the CH32V003
• Bare Metal Programming Series - YouTube
• Gaggiuino - Gaggia Classic control project using microcontrollers.
• Worlds Simplest Bootloader: Bare Metal Programming Series (2023)
• μLA - Micro Logic Analyzer for RP2040.
• ARM’s Cortex A53: Tiny But Important (2023) (HN)
• Lopaka - Stunning graphics for embedded screens.
• Resources for Learning Embedded Systems
• Rust on Espressif chips (2023)
• OtterCast - Open-source audio streaming device running Linux. Based on a Sochip S3 SoC, featuring a Webinterface, shairport-sync, snapcast, Spotify Connect and pulseaudio sink/source.
• Asynchronous Rust on Cortex-M Microcontrollers (2023) (HN)
• Micro-RDK - Robot Development Kit for Microcontrollers.
• CrossDB - Fastest Embedded Database in the world.
• ARM’s Cortex A710: Winning by Default (2023) (HN)
• Embedded Systems Engineering Roadmap
• Embedded Linux UIO and AMD FPGA