https://dean.sellers.id.au/tags/firmware/ Recent content in Firmware on Ampsand Hugo en-AU Dean Sellers Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:04:08 +1100 https://dean.sellers.id.au/2026/10/18/riscv-00-why-not-mano/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +1100 https://dean.sellers.id.au/2026/10/18/riscv-00-why-not-mano/ <p class="post-subtitle">Firmware, &ldquo;You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means&rdquo;</p><p><em>Part 0 of a series on building a RISC-V processor from scratch on an FPGA. Next: <a href="https://dean.sellers.id.au/2026/10/18/riscv-01-a-cpu-you-can-watch/">a CPU you can watch</a>.</em></p> <p>My job title has the word <em>firmware</em> in it, and so do most of the job ads I see that look like mine. If you read those ads, what they want is C and C++ on a microcontroller or a small microprocessor: bring up the board, write the drivers, talk to the peripherals, make it not fall over in the field. Additionally some RTOS, embedded Linux and build system expertise.</p>