https://toorun.dev/tags/interrupts/Recent content in interrupts on toorun.devHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 26 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000https://toorun.dev/posts/polling-vs-interrupts-embedded-systems/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000https://toorun.dev/posts/polling-vs-interrupts-embedded-systems/Polling vs Interrupts in Embedded Systems: When to Use Each When you need to read a sensor, monitor a button press, or receive data from a peripheral, you have two fundamental approaches: polling and interrupts. Each has its place, and choosing the wrong one can waste CPU cycles, miss events, or make your code unnecessarily complex. This post explains both approaches, their pros and cons, platform-specific implementations, and when to use each.