Embedded Systems Design : an Introduction to Processes, Tools, and Techniques /: an Introduction to Processes, Tools, and Techniques. (2001)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Arnold S. Berger.
• Authors: Berger, Arnold S
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; What is this book about?; Why should you buy this book?; If you are one of my students; If you are a student elsewhere or a recent graduate; If you are a working engineer or developer; If you are a manager; How is the book structured?; What do I expect you to know?; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Why Embedded Systems Are Different; Summary; Works Cited; Chapter 1: The Embedded Design Life Cycle; Introduction; Product Specification; Hardware/Software Partitioning; Iteration and Implementation; Detailed Hardware and Software Design Hardware/Software IntegrationProduct Testing and Release; Who Does the Testing?; Maintaining and Upgrading Existing Products; Summary; Work Cited; Chapter 2: The Selection Process; Packaging the Silicon; Microprocessor versus Microcontroller; Silicon Economics; Using the Core As the Basis of a Microcontroller; System-on-Silicon (SoS); Adequate Performance; Performance-Measuring Tools; Meaningful Benchmarking; Running Benchmarks; RTOS Availability; Language/Microprocessor Support; Tool Compatibility; Performance; Device Drivers; Debugging Tools; Standards Compatibility; Technical Support Source Code vs. Object CodeServices; Tool Chain Availability; Compilers; Hardware and Software Debugging Tools; Other Issues in the Selection Process; A Prior Commitment to a Particular Processor Family; A Prior Restriction on Language; Time to Market; Additional Reading; Summary; Works Cited; Chapter 3: The Partitioning Decision; Hardware/Software Duality; Hardware Trends; Coding"" Hardware; The ASIC Revolution; ASICs and Revision Costs; Managing the Risk; Co-Verification; Additional Reading; Summary; Works Cited; Chapter 4: The Development Environment; The Execution Environment Memory OrganizationSystem Space; Code Space; Data Space; Unpopulated Memory Space; I/O Space; System Startup; Interrupt Response Cycle; Function Calls and Stack Frames; Run-Time Environment; Object Placement; Additional Reading; Summary; Works Cited; Chapter 5: Special Software Techniques; Manipulating the Hardware; In-line Assembly; Memory-Mapped Access; Bitwise Operations; Using the Storage Class Modifier Volatile; Speed and Code Density; Interrupts and Interrupt Service Routines (ISRs); From Polling Loop to Interrupt-Driven; Nested Interrupts and Reentrancy; Measuring Execution Time Watchdog TimersWatchdog Timer: Debugging the Target System; Flash Memory; Design Methodology; Additional Reading; Summary; Works Cited; Chapter 6: A Basic Toolset; Host-Based Debugging; Word Size; Byte Order; Remote Debuggers and Debug Kernels; ROM Emulator; Limitations; Intrusiveness and Real-Time Debugging; Logic Analyzer; Timing Mode; State Mode; Triggers; State Transitions; Limitations; Physical Connections; Logic Analyzers and Caches; Compiler Optimizations; Cost Benefit; Other Uses; Statistical Profiling; Summary; Works Cited; Chapter 7: BDM, JTAG, and Nexus; Background Debug Mode
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 005.26; Internet; Internet; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482280715
• Related ISBNs: 148228071X
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