Simon, D: Embedded Software Primer

Preface. Acknowledgments. About This Book and the Accompanying CD-ROM. 1. A First Look at Embedded Systems. Examples of Embedded Systems. Typical Hardware. Chapter Summary. 2. Hardware Fundamentals for the Software Engineer. Terminology. Gates. A Few Other Basic Considerations. Timing Diagrams. Memory. Chapter Summary. Problems. 3. Advanced Hardware Fundamentals. Microprocessors. Buses. Direct Memory Access. Interrupts. Other Common Parts. Built-Ins on the Microprocessor. Conventions Used on Schematics. A Sample Schematic. A Last Word about Hardware. Chapter Summary. Problems. 4. Interrupts. Microprocessor Architecture. Interrupt Basics. The Shared-Data Problem. Interrupt Latency. Chapter Summary. Problems. 5. Survey of Software Architectures. Round-Robin. Round-Robin with Interrupts. Function-Queue-Scheduling Architecture. Real-Time Operating System Architecture. Selecting an Architecture. Chapter Summary. Problems. 6. Introduction to Real-Time Operating Systems. Tasks and Task States. Tasks and Data. Semaphores and Shared Data. Chapter Summary. Problems. 7. More Operating System Services. Message Queues, Mailboxes, and Pipes. Timer Functions. Events. Memory Management. Interrupt Routines in an RTOS Environment. Chapter Summary. Problems. 8. Basic Design Using a Real-Time Operating System. Overview. Principles. An Example. Encapsulating Semaphores and Queues. Hard Real-Time Scheduling Considerations. Saving Memory Space. Saving Power. Chapter Summary. Problems. 9. Embedded Software Development Tools. Host and Target Machines. Linker/Locators for Embedded Software. Getting Embedded Software into the Target System. Chapter Summary. 10. Debugging Techniques. Testing on Your Host Machine. Instruction Set Simulators. The assert Macro. Using Laboratory Tools. Chapter Summary. Problems. 11. An Example System. What the Program Does. Environment in Which the Program Operates. A Guide to the Source Code. Source Code. Summary. Problems. Afterword. Further Reading. Index.

David E. Simon is a partner in Probitas Corporation, a software development consulting firm. Much of his work at Probitas is in embedded systems for firms such as Apple, Adobe, Hewlett-Packard, and Symbol Technologies. David has 20 years of experience in software development, and is the author of three previous books. He regularly teaches a class on embedded systems for the University of California at Berkeley Extension Program. 020161569XAB04062001