Scrutiny Debugger Webinar for Real-Time Embedded Work

Elektor is set to host an engaging live webinar on Thursday, 9 April 2026, focusing on the Scrutiny Debugger, an innovative instrumentation-based tool designed for debugging, visualization, and testing in C/C++ embedded applications. The webinar, scheduled for 16:00 CEST (14:00 UTC), will be led by Pier-Yves Lessard, a seasoned software engineer and the brains behind the Scrutiny project. Registration for the event is now open for those interested in attending.

During the Scrutiny Debugger webinar, Elektor plans to delve into various aspects of debugging, visualization, and testing of embedded C/C++ software, all without the need for a debug probe. The session will cover essential topics such as real-time variable access, calibration, monitoring, automation, datalogging, hardware-in-the-loop testing, plotting, and event-triggered capture for transient conditions.

The core of the Scrutiny tool revolves around an embedded library, a Python server, and a client interface. As outlined in the project’s documentation, Scrutiny boasts the ability to read and write variables, graph signals, and communicate across different channels like serial, CAN, and TCP. This functionality makes the webinar particularly relevant for engineers involved in control loops, power converters, robotics, and other embedded systems where interrupting the target system is not feasible.

One of the key reasons why the Scrutiny Debugger webinar holds significance for engineering teams is the promise of gaining insight into live firmware behavior without the need for additional probe hardware. Elektor has highlighted that Lessard will provide a detailed walkthrough of the tool’s client-server architecture, firmware description workflow, and Python SDK during the session. This information is expected to be valuable for teams dealing with validation, tuning, and automated test flows in real-time scenarios.

While the event is listed as a €50 webinar, it is free to attend for those registered with Elektor Academy Pro. Additionally, Elektor is running a giveaway tied to the session, offering three lucky participants copies of The CAN Bus Companion. This move aligns with Elektor’s recent efforts, as reported by eeNews Europe, to expand its range of technical online events tailored for professionals in the embedded systems and electronics domain.