Embedded C Coding Standard

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Introduction
1 General Rules
	1.1 Which C?
	1.2 Line Width
	1.3 Braces
	1.4 Parentheses
	1.5 Common Abbreviations
	1.6 Casts
	1.7 Keywords to Avoid
	1.8 Keywords to Frequent
2 Comment Rule
	2.1 Acceptable Formats
	2.2 Locations and Content
3 White Space Rules
	3.1 Space
	3.2 Alignment
	3.3 Blank Lines
	3.4 Indentation
	3.5 Tabs
	3.6 Non-Printing Characters
4 Module Rules
	4.1 Naming Conventions
	4.2 Header Files
	4.3 Source Files
	4.4 File Templates
5 Data Type Rules
	5.1 Naming Conventions
	5.2 Fixed-Width Integers
	5.3 Signed and Unsigned Integers
	5.4 Floating Point
	5.5 Structures and Unions
	5.6 Booleans
6 Procedure Rules
	6.1 Naming Conventions
	6.2 Functions
	6.3 Function-Like Macros
	6.4 Threads of Execution
	6.5 Interrupt Service Routines
7 Variable Rules
	7.1 Naming Conventions
	7.2 Initialization
8 Statement Rules
	8.1 Variable Declarations
	8.2 Conditional Statements
	8.3 Switch Statements
	8.4 Loops
	8.5 Jumps
	8.6 Equivalence Tests
Appendix A: Table of Abbreviations
Appendix B: Header File Template
Appendix C: Source File Template
Appendix D: Example Program
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