EMBEDDED SYSTEMS : ARCHITECTURE, PROGRAMMING & DESIGN [electronic resource] /

Written for the first course on Embedded Systems, the book keeps the needs of budding systems designers in sharp focus. The book first details the basic hardware and software elements of an embedded system followed by interfacing and software techniques to embed codes into the system. Salient Features Thorough explanation of embedded system programming concepts, OS, RTOS functions and inter-process synchronization; modeling of programs and use of software engineering practices for single as well as multiprocessor systems; simultaneous coverage of two Real Time Operating System’s ? mC/OS? II and VxWorks; case studies on programming with RTOS in consumer electronics, communications, automobile electronics, and secure transaction systems-on-chip; emphasis on pedagogical aids? illustrations, examples, keywords and their definitions, review questions, and exercises; use of Java 2 Micro Edition and embedded C++ for programming handheld devices, programming embedded software in C.