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AI agent for embedded systems engineers

Firmware Debug from Evidence Agent

An embedded fault traced to a confirmed cause with a proposed fix

Firmware Debug from Evidence Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

Embedded bugs are hard because the only evidence may be a watchdog reset, a stuck output or a wrong reading. This agent gathers the evidence, such as fault registers, logs, memory dumps and recent code changes, and forms a ranked list of likely causes, like a stack overflow, a race condition or a misconfigured peripheral. It proposes a safe way to test the top cause, such as adding a log point or reading a register, and interprets the result. If the result rules the cause out, it moves to the next one. Once a cause is confirmed, it proposes a fix and a test that reproduces the original conditions. You approve flashing any change to a device. Edge case: a crash that happens only when the device is cold is traced to startup timing, not treated as random.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueApprovedNo 1 STARTS WHEN Firmware fault reported 2 USES A TOOL Collect fault registers, logs and recent changes 3 DOES Rank likely causes from the evidence 4 DOES Propose a safe test for the top cause 5 USES A TOOL Run the test and read the result 6 CHECKS THE RESULT Does the result confirm the cause? If not: rule it out and test the next likely cause. Backto step 3. 7 DOES Propose a fix and a test 8 YOU APPROVE Engineer approves flashing the change 9 RESULT Fault fixed and documented
Read the steps as a list
  1. Firmware fault reported
  2. Collect fault registers, logs and recent changes
  3. Rank likely causes from the evidence
  4. Propose a safe test for the top cause
  5. Run the test and read the result
  6. Does the result confirm the cause?If not: rule it out and test the next likely cause. Back to step 3.
  7. Propose a fix and a test
  8. Engineer approves flashing the changeThe agent waits here for your OK.
  9. Fault fixed and documented

How it decides

It ranks causes by the fault evidence and confirms one only when a test result matches it before proposing a fix.

  • Rank causes by fault evidence
  • Confirm with a test before proposing a fix
  • Treat cold-only crashes as timing, not random

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Evidence sources to collect
  • How many causes to rank
  • Safe test methods allowed
  • Device flashing approval

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Flashing firmware changes to the device

Hard limits

  • Never flashes the device without approval
  • Keeps debug changes separate from the fix

It stops when

  • Done: cause confirmed and fix proposed
  • Stop: no debug access to the device

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

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An example run

What happensA gateway at Corvid Systems had watchdog resets under load in March. The agent first suspected a peripheral timeout, but a register check ruled it out. Fault registers then pointed to the stack. A high-water check confirmed overflow in an interrupt handler. It proposed enlarging that stack plus a load test. The firmware lead approved flashing, and the 12-hour load test ran with no resets.

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