PurdueElectricRacing/firmware
Feb 2025 – Apr 2025
2 Months active
Languages Used
CDBC
Technical Skills
C ProgrammingCAN BusCAN Bus CommunicationEmbedded SystemsHardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)Microcontroller Programming
Chris McGalliard
PROFILE
Chris Mcgalliard
During two months contributing to PurdueElectricRacing/firmware, Chris McGalliard developed and refined core features for electric vehicle control systems, focusing on motor control reliability, fault management, and CAN bus communication. He engineered an automated motor control module with robust state transitions, torque control, and error handling, integrating real-time status updates over CAN. Chris modernized fault handling by refactoring protocols and updating CAN filter configurations, while also improving VCU startup reliability through enhanced initialization logic and parameter management. His work, primarily in C and DBC, demonstrated depth in embedded systems, microcontroller programming, and hardware abstraction, resulting in safer, more maintainable firmware.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
80%Features
Repository Contributions
7Total
Bugs
1
Commits
7
Features
4
Lines of code
15,060
Activity Months2
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7 peopleWork History
April 2025
4 Commits • 2 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly firmware summary for PurdueElectricRacing/firmware. Focused on delivering robust fault management and CAN protocol modernization, along with startup reliability improvements for the VCU. This work enhances safety, maintainability, and forward compatibility with evolving CAN communications while reducing startup risks.
4 Commits • 2 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly firmware summary for PurdueElectricRacing/firmware. Focused on delivering robust fault management and CAN protocol modernization, along with startup reliability improvements for the VCU. This work enhances safety, maintainability, and forward compatibility with evolving CAN communications while reducing startup risks.
April 2025
February 2025
3 Commits • 2 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly summary for PurdueElectricRacing/firmware: Delivered critical features to advance motor control reliability, debugging capability, and maintenance, while cleaning up CAN configuration definitions to reduce debt. These efforts deliver measurable business value by improving safety, performance, and iteration speed for the race program.
February 2025
3 Commits • 2 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly summary for PurdueElectricRacing/firmware: Delivered critical features to advance motor control reliability, debugging capability, and maintenance, while cleaning up CAN configuration definitions to reduce debt. These efforts deliver measurable business value by improving safety, performance, and iteration speed for the race program.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness81.4%
Maintainability80.0%
Architecture80.0%
Performance77.2%
AI Usage20.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
CDBC
Technical Skills
C ProgrammingCAN BusCAN Bus CommunicationEmbedded SystemsFault ManagementFirmware DevelopmentHardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)Microcontroller ProgrammingMotor ControlVehicle Control Systems
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