Embedded Studio Primer
ArduinoMicroPython and Raspbian (recently relabeled as Raspberry Pi OS)just to name a fewhave spawned a plethora of low-cost microcontroller boards. In most casesyou can purchase one of these inexpensive evaluation boards for much less than you can build a similar platform from scratch.
Many of the microcontroller boards uniquely target a particular flavor of Arduino. For instancethe Teensy family of development boards are designed to run against a programming system called Teensyduino. Under the coversthe Teensy hardware is based on a basic implementation of the MK20DX256VLH7 ARM microcontroller. The Teensy also sports an on-board +3.3VDC regulator. The inclusion of the on-board power supply makes the Teensy ripe for reuse. In this coursewe will ween the Teensy away from its dependence on Teensyduino and prepare it for development with Embedded Studio.
Fred Eady is the owner of EDTP Electronics Inc. and is the principal engineer at the Georgia branch of Ongoing Systems LLC. EDTP Electronics was established in 1988. In the meantime, Fred has written thousands of magazine articles. He has written for all of the major electronic magazines, including Radio Electronics, Electronics Now, Nuts and Volts, Servo, MicroComputer Journal, and Circuit Cellar. Fred has even done a few short feature articles for Design News. To date, he has authored four books and contributed to a fifth. He currently works as a PIC microcontroller consultant and is a Microchip Authorized Design Partner. Fred’s expertise also extends into the ARM community where he is a hardware and firmware design consultant. His customers include aerospace companies, machine shops, specialty startup companies, medical machine manufacturers, coin-operated device businesses, and various other research and development companies. He has a very close working relationship with Microchip Technology, the manufacturer of PIC microcontrollers, and has taught multiple Ethernet and WiFi classes at Microchip's annual Masters Conference.