René Beckmann

Der itemis Blog

René Beckmann worked at itemis for one of the YAKINDU teams, YAKINDU Statechart Tools, with a focus on the code generators. He also created demonstration projects with embedded systems.

YAKINDU, Statecharts, Embedded

Embedded testing and debugging with state machines

The challenge of embedded testing: When developing embedded systems, the source of failures is often difficult to find. Embedded systems seldom have an easily accessible interface to the outside world. This makes debugging the software difficult, and failures ...

by René Beckmann

Oct 10, 2019

9 min. reading time
YAKINDU, Statecharts, Embedded, State Machine

How to program your Raspberry Pi with Statechart Tools in 5 Minutes

Following our prior examples describing the usage of YAKINDU Statechart Tools on embedded platforms, this blog article aims to walk you through the process of using Statechart Tools to bring your Raspberry Pi to life.

by René Beckmann

May 11, 2017

15 min. reading time
YAKINDU, Statecharts, Embedded, State Machine

How to integrate headless code generation in your build tools

Did you know that YAKINDU Statechart Tools Professional Edition brings great additional features to the Open Edition? The newest addition is the headless code generation. In this article, I'll show you, how to integrate it into your favorite build tools.

by René Beckmann

Jan 19, 2017

10 min. reading time
YAKINDU, Statecharts, Embedded, State Machine, english

How to work with pointers in YAKINDU Statechart Tools

In my last article I covered how you can use arrays with our new version of Yakindu Statechart Tools Professional Edition. In this article the project will be expanded and some pointer magic will be included to add a control system that manages a robot's motors ...

by René Beckmann

Dec 22, 2016

6 min. reading time
YAKINDU, Statecharts, Embedded, State Machine

Working with arrays in YAKINDU Statechart Tools Professional Edition

With our YAKINDU Statechart Tools Professional Edition we introduced support for arrays and pointers in the C domain. Using these new features you can reference arrays and pointers from your existing header files in your statechart and use them there as well. In ...

by René Beckmann

Oct 27, 2016

7 min. reading time
YAKINDU, Statecharts, Embedded, Arduino

How to program an Arduino with State Machines in 5 minutes

In this blog post, you will learn in four simple steps how to use YAKINDU Statechart Tools to develop software for the Arduino platform. The example application is a simple pedestrian traffic light.

by René Beckmann

Jul 29, 2016

8 min. reading time

Embedded testing and debugging with state machines

How to program your Raspberry Pi with Statechart Tools in 5 Minutes

How to integrate headless code generation in your build tools

How to work with pointers in YAKINDU Statechart Tools

Working with arrays in YAKINDU Statechart Tools Professional Edition

How to program an Arduino with State Machines in 5 minutes