Top "Firmware" questions

Firmware is one of the most often used terms to denote the fixed programs and/or data structures that internally control an electronic device.

Is it possible to update/modify IMSI number of a SIM card?

Is it possible to edit an existing IMSI of a SIM card by overwriting the EF_IMSI file system? If …

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What does the MSP in STM32CubeMX HAL_xxx_MspInit() functions stand for?

I was wondering what the abbreviation "MSP" in HAL_xxx_MspInit() callbacks stands for. I have seen that in some …

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c embedded driver firmware
Getting started in Firmware development

I am a software development guy. Lately I was thinking of trying out some firmware development, as the company I …

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language-agnostic firmware
Does anyone know a list with magic numbers of file systems and archive/compression formats?

I'm looking for a list that has the magic numbers of the most important of the following file systems and …

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What is a typical keypress duration

I'm doing some work on key press handing in a firmware project. I've been googling to try to find what …

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c embedded firmware hci
avrdude: error: buffered memory access not supported

I am trying to upload this firmware sck_beta_v0_8_6 via Arduino 1.0.5-r2. I have chosen LilyPad Arduino USB as …

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Remotely Updating Raspberry Pi Software 'over the air'

We use a Raspberry Pi embedded computer to connect IP cameras on a customers network to our cloud based recording …

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What can firmware engineers learn from software engineers?

Judging from my knowledge of the history of firmware engineering tools, practices etc. It has consistently lagged behind the software …

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