https://yusuf.dukasol.com/ Senior embedded systems engineer en Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:49:59 +0000 https://yusuf.dukasol.com/blog/firmware-without-hardware-native-sim/ https://yusuf.dukasol.com/blog/firmware-without-hardware-native-sim/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 It compiles your code for the host, not the target. How native_sim works, what it emulates, and how GDB and AddressSanitizer find bugs before a board exists. Zephyr native_sim Testing https://yusuf.dukasol.com/blog/how-kconfig-configures-a-project/ https://yusuf.dukasol.com/blog/how-kconfig-configures-a-project/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Configuring a project without touching the source: where Kconfig values come from, in what order they merge, and how to find out why one did not take. Zephyr Kconfig https://yusuf.dukasol.com/blog/device-tree-for-bare-metal-developers/ https://yusuf.dukasol.com/blog/device-tree-for-bare-metal-developers/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Zephyr moved what Linux does at runtime to compile time. What a devicetree is, how an overlay adds a sensor, and why the result costs nothing at runtime. Zephyr Device Tree https://yusuf.dukasol.com/blog/why-zephyr-for-companies/ https://yusuf.dukasol.com/blog/why-zephyr-for-companies/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Zephyr is spreading fast, and hardware dependence is now a strategic risk. The two main reasons to move a team, what else comes with it, and what it costs. Zephyr Product Development https://yusuf.dukasol.com/blog/why-i-use-zephyr/ https://yusuf.dukasol.com/blog/why-i-use-zephyr/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Every part of Zephyr leans on the others, and that is deliberate. One blinky, three boards, three drivers: what that coherence buys you, and where it costs. Zephyr native_sim BLE https://yusuf.dukasol.com/blog/why-invest-in-zephyr-as-an-engineer/ https://yusuf.dukasol.com/blog/why-invest-in-zephyr-as-an-engineer/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Learning Zephyr takes time and effort. In return you get faster, better work, habits that make you a better engineer, and a skill the market asks for. Zephyr Career https://yusuf.dukasol.com/blog/zephyr-confused-me-at-first/ https://yusuf.dukasol.com/blog/zephyr-confused-me-at-first/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hello World ran on day one; after that I was lost. Why Zephyr is not a new library, what the build hides behind main.c, and the order that made it click. Zephyr Embedded Software