Datasheet and Reference Manual Reading

Purpose

Teach agents a systematic methodology for reading MCU datasheets and reference manuals: which sections matter for firmware, how to cross-reference pin tables with register maps, and how to avoid documentation pitfalls (errata, footnotes, conditional fields). Not merged with skills/baremetal/peripherals-from-datasheet — this skill covers how to read docs; that skill covers how to write drivers from them.

When to Use

• Starting driver work on unfamiliar silicon
• Resolving ambiguous register bit behavior
• Verifying electrical and timing constraints before PCB/firmware sign-off
• Complementing skills/baremetal/peripherals-from-datasheet (implementation focus)
• Answering "where in the RM do I find X?"

Workflow

1. Document types