Joe

Writing about embedded systems, hardware development and career growth. Interested in what gets ideas to market and providing amazing customer experience.

[Joe @learnitmakeit]

TFW you realize the ESP32 @arduino library already @real_FreeRTOS built right in. 🤯
My day just got so much better

[Joe @learnitmakeit]

I just published “User Interface for Embedded Devices: The Button” https://t.co/Kf4GuJJI46

[Joe @learnitmakeit]

Understanding how the SysTick works is the first step of managing a low power RTOS https://t.co/Jb3tkVsPSX

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FreeRTOS tasks are in 4 states:
*Running - doing work
*Ready - is available
*Blocked - waiting
*Suspended - shut off
https://t.co/ugyFzQaCTf

[Joe @learnitmakeit]

Step five of the #NPI process is Product Verification, the point at which you all but #ship. https://t.co/dkGtJMATFX

[Joe @learnitmakeit]

At a simple level, the #FreeRTOS tick is a timer that has a period set to match the desired rate. Read about it: https://t.co/EyUZz0fJHr

[Joe @learnitmakeit]

Steps of New Product Introduction
1. DFM/DFT
2. Part Availibility
3. EV
4. Test
5. DV
6. PV
7. and now: Production https://t.co/VtL2q6KrUr

[Joe @learnitmakeit]

Customer service falls into three ties:
1. Call Centers, FAQ
2. Support specialists
3. Developers
Each is valuable
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Learn about the #FreeRTOS tick and what drives a context switch between tasks in a new post: https://t.co/I4LPPc712p

[Joe @learnitmakeit]

Wonder what makes a #RTOS tick? Today's new post dives into FreeRTOS and its core tick function to switch tasks https://t.co/roTPRjyZIP

[Joe @learnitmakeit]

The processes have been worked out, the firmware bugs have been solved or accepted, and now it’s just copy and paste https://t.co/WwnSa479U7

[Joe @learnitmakeit]

With a successful DV run behind you, your team can start to gear up for product release and full-scale production. https://t.co/qM0tmqh4m9

[Joe @learnitmakeit]

After a long process to get here, we are finally at the last stage of #NPI: Full-Scale #Production read about it: https://t.co/Q7WKXa2goR

[Joe @learnitmakeit]

New post: Full-Scale Production, the final stage of New Product Introduction, learn what happens in this step #NPI
https://t.co/sjYQGPAaZK

[Joe @learnitmakeit]

When you got hired, they knew it would be an investment. They want you to learn so that the next project is better
https://t.co/iEX05row44

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What to do with the PV Units? Engineers will take some to test, marketing to give to insiders, and others to F&F
... https://t.co/c72aBT5Ka6

[Joe @learnitmakeit]

Fail fast, but also succeed fast. https://t.co/SQS3urMd6N

[Joe @learnitmakeit]

A $1 part on Digikey could be as little as ten cents for the manufacturer, doing nothing but scaling up. read it: https://t.co/QSzu15vnGP

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PV is a scary point as an engineer. Until now, the product lived in the lab. This is the last chance to make changes https://t.co/C461AY9vnL

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-Visual Inspection (optical/x-ray)
-In-Circuit Test (ICT)
-Functional Test (FCT)
Read more https://t.co/5QxFdaxJ8D