In “Building NuttX, In Ubuntu, From Scratch“, we showed briefly how to use “make menuconfig” to launch NuttX configuration. Lots goes on behind the scenes to make that work. The process of building the Linux kernel has two parts: configuring…
Building NuttX, In Ubuntu, From Scratch
Until recently, I was a loyal FreeRTOS fan – it’s a simple, lightweight task scheduler without any baggage. Anything extra can get integrated from scratch, or from third-party libraries. However, Reclone will need an RTOS with filesystem, networking, USB host,…
Fast, Cheap WiFi for Microcontrollers
Ethernet is nice, but who wants to be tied down? Meet the ESP8266 – an inexpensive WiFi chip that’s taking the IoT hobbyist community by storm. The ESP8266, being such a popular little chip, has a decent SDK and lots…