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+title: "What we've been reading in February (2025)"
+description:
+  Here are the articles, videos, and tools we've been excited about in February
+  2025.
+author: gminn
+tags: [roundup]
+---
+
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+
+Here are the articles, videos, and tools that we've been excited about this
+February.
+
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+
+What have you been reading? Share in the comments or
+[on the Interrupt Slack](https://interrupt-slack.herokuapp.com/).
+
+## Articles & Learning
+
+- [**FreeRTOS to Zephyr Porting Overview (WP560) | AMD**](https://docs.amd.com/r/en-US/wp560-rtos-zephyr-porting/Abstract)<br>
+  FreeRTOS-to-Zephyr porting guide, including a table with links to the common
+  features in each platform (tasks/threads, mutexes, etc.). － Noah
+
+- [**Breaking into dozens of apartment buildings in five minutes on my phone – Eric Daigle**](https://www.ericdaigle.ca/posts/breaking-into-dozens-of-apartments-in-five-minutes/)<br>
+  A walk through of the shockingly easy hacking of an apartment's access control
+  system. －François
+
+- [**It is not a compiler error (2017) | Hacker News**](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43112187)<br>
+  Great embedded debugging anecdotes in this thread. Remote debugging is always
+  hard (unless you have Memfault 😉), but local debugging can be hard
+  too! － Noah
+
+- [**Coredump 03: Pebble’s Code is Free: Three Former Pebble Engineers Discuss Why It's Important (Part 1)**](https://go.memfault.com/coredump-pebble)<br>
+  This popular Memfault webinar features former Pebble engineers discussing the
+  open-sourcing of Pebble's firmware, its technical innovations, and its
+  significance for the embedded community.
+
+- [**Lessons from Pebble OS Memfault Webinar | Magpie Embedded**](https://magpieembedded.co.uk/content/2025_02_13_pebble_os_recap.html)<br>
+  I really enjoyed the
+  [PebbleOS talk hosted by Memfault](https://go.memfault.com/coredump-pebble)
+  and I've written up my notes from it, sprinkled with plenty of links. Thanks
+  to all those involved in making it happen, it is great to have such honest
+  discussions out in the open! － Tim Guite, Interrupt Community Member
+
+- [**The Miserable State of Modems and Mobile Network Operators**](https://blog.golioth.io/the-miserable-state-of-modems-and-mobile-network-operators/)<br>
+  This was a fun bug to figure out. Ah the joys of binary blobs! － Jonathan
+  Beri of Golioth, Interrupt Community Member
+
+## Projects & Tools
+
+- [**binsider.dev | Analyze binaries like a boss**](https://binsider.dev/)<br>
+  CLI tool for ELF binary analysis. Static/dynamic inspection, hexdump, linked
+  libs, and string extraction. －François
+
+- [**wader/fq: `jq` for binary formats**](https://github.com/wader/fq)<br> A
+  command-line tool for parsing, analyzing, and transforming binary formats
+  using `jq`-style expressions. － François
+
+- [**nopnop2002/esp32-idf-sqlite3: sqlite3 for esp-idf**](https://github.com/nopnop2002/esp32-idf-sqlite3)<br>
+  Someone actually did it - sqlite on the esp-idf. － Jonathan Beri of Golioth,
+  Interrupt Community Member
+
+## News & Announcements
+
+- [**Release 2.1.1 · raspberrypi/pico-sdk · GitHub**](https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-sdk/releases/tag/2.1.1)<br>
+  The RP2040 now supports a 200MHz clock, up from the previous official maximum
+  of 125MHz. － Noah
+
+- [**esp-hal 1.0.0 beta announcement · Espressif Developer Portal**](https://developer.espressif.com/blog/2025/02/rust-esp-hal-beta/)<br>
+  `esp-hal`, which enables writing rust for ESP32 series chips, releases v1.0
+  beta. － Noah
+
+## Interrupt Live
+
+- [**Friday, Mar 7 | Interrupt Live with Steve Noonan**](https://www.youtube.com/live/dwL-PI7TuDY)<br>
+  Tyler Hoffman catches up with Interrupt author Steve Noonan to unpack the
+  journey and reasoning behind his latest Interrupt contribution:
+  [Why std::this_thread::sleep_for() is broken on ESP32](https://interrupt.memfault.com/blog/why-sleep-for-is-broken-on-esp32).
+  Join us on [**YouTube Live**](https://www.youtube.com/live/dwL-PI7TuDY) at 9AM
+  PT | 12PM ET | 6PM CET.
+
+- [**Friday, Mar 28 | Interrupt Live with Mark Schulte**](https://www.youtube.com/live/aeCQiL1e75Y)<br>
+  On this episode of Interrupt Live, Tyler is joined by Mark Schulte, author of
+  [A Schematic Review Checklist for Firmware Engineers](https://interrupt.memfault.com/blog/schematic-review-checklist).
+  They’ll discuss key aspects of firmware reliability, including architecture,
+  unit testing, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, automated testing, firmware
+  rollouts, monitoring, and user feedback. Join us on
+  [**YouTube Live**](https://www.youtube.com/live/aeCQiL1e75Y) at 9:30 AM PT |
+  12:30 PM ET | 5:30 PM CET.
+
+> 📞 Ask our speakers a question! Join the Interrupt Slack and post your
+> question in the
+> [#interrupt-live](https://theinterrupt.slack.com/archives/C08B0TLSZPV)
+> channel.
+
+## Events
+
+- [**March 11-13 | Embedded World 2025 – Don’t Miss Tyler Hoffman’s Talk**](https://www.embedded-world.de/en)<br>
+  Embedded World, the world’s leading embedded systems conference, returns to
+  Nuremberg, Germany, from March 11-13. Join Memfault’s VP of Field Engineering
+  and Interrupt author, Tyler Hoffman, on **March 12 at 10:30 AM** for his talk,
+  _From Defense to Offense – A Paradigm Shift in Error Handling_. Learn how
+  offensive programming can help you track down elusive firmware bugs, improve
+  security, and debug efficiently in production. Memfault will also hold demos
+  at the Zephyr Booth (#4-170) - come say hi! Demo schedule:
+
+  - Tuesday, March 11, 12:00 - 15:00
+  - Wednesday, March 12, 15:00 - 18:00
+  - Thursday, March 13, 9:00 - 12:00
+
+- [**March 19 | Coredump 05: The Current Realities of Cellular IoT**](https://go.memfault.com/coredump-cellular-iot)<br>
+  Join Memfault founders and Fabian Kochem, Director of Product Strategy at
+  1NCE, as they explore the evolving landscape of cellular IoT, including
+  technologies like NB-IoT, 5G, eSIM, and iSIM, offering insights into
+  successful adoption strategies.
+  [Register today.](https://go.memfault.com/coredump-cellular-iot)
+
+- [**April 15 | Coredump 06: Pebble’s Code is Free: Three Former Pebble Engineers Discuss Why It's Important (Part 2)**](https://go.memfault.com/coredump-pebble-part-2)<br>
+  Back by popular demand! The discussion continues with former Pebble engineers
+  François Baldassari, Thomas Sarlandie, and Brad Murray, delving deeper into
+  Pebble OS's technical innovations, debugging strategies, and lessons
+  applicable to modern embedded development.
+  [RSVP to get the recording sent to you.](https://go.memfault.com/coredump-pebble-part-2)
+
+- [**April 23-24 | Hardware Pioneers Max 2025 – Visit Memfault at Stand #C4**](https://www.hardwarepioneers.com/)<br>
+  Hardware Pioneers is the UK’s largest exhibition and conference dedicated to
+  cutting-edge technologies, solutions, and tools for innovation-driven
+  engineering teams. Memfault will be exhibiting from April 23-24 at **Stand
+  #C4**. Use the promo code **SPEX50** for a 50% discount applicable to core
+  tickets. [Get your tickets](https://www.hardwarepioneers.com/buy-tickets).