MRDT Embedded Software Guide

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Welcome to the embedded software documentation for the Missouri S&T Mars Rover Design Team. This wiki contains API docs, setup guides, tutorials, tips & tricks, and best practices for writing our embedded software.

If you’re a noob, here are some instructions to get you set up: Getting Started.

• Getting Started
• Embedded Primer
  • What is Embedded Software, Anyways?
  • Embedded Software Glossary
• Installation Guide
  • Git
    • Get Added to GitHub
    • Installation
  • VS Code
    • Installation
    • A Quick Tour of VS Code
    • Creating a Profile (optional)
  • Platform IO
    • Installation
  • Putting It All Together
• Intro to C++
  • Plain Old C
    • The Compiler
  • Functions
    • Function Overloading
  • Variables
    • Scopes
    • Static Variables
  • Types
    • Exact-Width Integer Types
    • Type Casting
    • Defining Your Own Types
    • Enums (C)
    • Structs (C)
    • The Peculiar Typedef Pattern
  • Operators
    • Math Operators
    • Logical Operators
    • Bitwise Operators
    • Operator Precedence
  • Flow Control
    • Branching
    • Loops
  • Pointers and Friends
    • Pointers
    • Arrays
    • Pointer Arithmetic and Decay
    • C Strings
  • Header Files
    • Preprocessor Macros
    • Header Guards
  • C++: C With Classes
    • Namespaces
    • Structs and Enums Again (C++)
    • Classes
    • Member Functions
    • Visibility
    • Constructors
    • Destructors
    • Declaring a Class in the Header
    • Inheritance
  • New and Delete
    • Memory Management Pitfalls
  • Reference Types
    • When Should I Use Values, Pointers, Or References?
    • Reference Invalidation
  • Strings (C++)
• The Arduino Framework
  • Pinout
  • Setup and Loop
  • Serial Debugger
  • Basic I/O
    • Built-in Pullups/Pulldowns
    • Debouncing
  • Analog Input
  • Pulse Width Modulation