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embedded-firmware-dev skillA

embedded-firmware-dev is agent-read markdown (skill) from amethystluna/embedded-workbench: Use when writing or reviewing embedded C firmware, FreeRTOS tasks, ISR handlers, NVM/flash storage, or sensor driver state machines. NOT for documentation-only RTOS references, conceptual RTOS discussions, or bare-metal projects without an RTOS or sensor subsystem..

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What the file says

<HARD-GATE>
This is a domain implementation skill. If you are planning, designing, or entering plan mode — load `Skill("embedded-workbench")` first to activate the workflow gates (Plan Verification Gate, Approval Gate, Closure Gate). Domain skills carry implementation guidance, not workflow enforcement.
</HARD-GATE>

# Embedded Firmware Development

## FreeRTOS

- Give each task a clear ownership boundary. Shared resources need a deliberate synchronization strategy.
- Prefer task notifications for one-to-one wakeups, queues for data transfer, event groups for combined state, mutexes for mutual exclusion, semaphores for one-way signaling.
- Use a mutex (not binary semaphore) when mutual exclusion matters and priority inheritance is needed.
- Make every blocking wait explicit: use a timeout unless an infinite wait is deliberate.
- Keep timer callbacks short and non-blocking — use them to schedule work, not do it.
- Avoid holding locks across flash, storage, or long operations.
- Size task stacks from worst-case call chains. Recheck high-water marks after adding buffers or deeper call trees.
- Use ISR-safe APIs for interrupt-to-task handoff. Keep ISR state capture minimal.
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amethystluna/embedded-workbench · 12 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-22 · branch master

API

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