Embedded Software: Know It All (Newnes Know It All) (Paperback)

~ Jean J. Labrosse (Author), Jack Ganssle (Author), Robert Oshana (Author), Colin Walls (Author), Keith E. Curtis (Author), Jason Andrews (Author), David J. Katz (Author), Rick Gentile (Author), Kamal Hyder (Author), Bob Perrin (Author)
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The Newnes Know It All Series takes the best of what our authors have written to create hard-working desk references that will be an engineer's first port of call for key information, design techniques and rules of thumb. Guaranteed not to gather dust on a shelf!

Embedded software is present everywhere - from a garage door opener to implanted medical devices to multicore computer systems. This book covers the development and testing of embedded software from many different angles and using different programming languages. Optimization of code, and the testing of that code, are detailed to enable readers to create the best solutions on-time and on-budget. Bringing together the work of leading experts in the field, this a comprehensive reference that every embedded developer will need!

Chapter 1: Basic Embedded Programming Concepts
Chapter 2: Device Drivers
Chapter 3: Embedded Operating Systems
Chapter 4: Networking
Chapter 5: Error Handling and Debugging
Chapter 6: Hardware/Software Co-Verification
Chapter 7: Techniques for Embedded Media Processing
Chapter 8: DSP in Embedded Systems
Chapter 9: Practical Embedded Coding Techniques
Chapter 10: Development Technologies and Trends

*Proven, real-world advice and guidance from such "name" authors as Tammy Noergard, Jen LaBrosse, and Keith Curtis
*Popular architectures and languages fully discussed
*Gives a comprehensive, detailed overview of the techniques and methodologies for developing effective, efficient embedded software

About the Author

Jean J. Labrosse is a senior technical staff member at Dynalco Controls in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He has a master's degree in electrical engineering and has been designing embedded systems for many years. Labrosse is the author of the popular operating system and book MicroC/OS-II: The Real-Time Kernel. He has written articles for numerous magazines, and is a regular lecturer and advisory board member for the Embedded Systems Conference.

Jack Ganssle has 30 years' experience developing embedded systems. He has authored two books, The Art of Programming Embedded Systems and The Art of Designing Embedded Systems, and writes a regular column in Embedded Systems Programming magazine. Michael Barr is the editor-in-chief of Embedded Systems Programming magazine and the principal of Netrino Consultants Network. He wrote Programming Embedded Systems in C and C++.

Rob Oshana has over 25 years of experience in the real-time embedded industry, in both embedded application development as well as embedded tools development. He is currently director of engineering for the Development Technology group at Freescale Semiconductor. Rob is also a Senior Member of IEEE and an adjunct at Southern Methodist University. He can be contacted at [e-mail]

Keith E. Curtis earned a BSEE from Montana State University. Following graduation, he was employed by Tele-Tech Corporation as a design and project engineer, and also began consulting part-time as an embedded engineer. He was then employed by Bally Gaming in Las Vegas as an engineer and later the electronics engineering manager, working for various Nevada gaming companies in both design and management. In 2000 he began work as a Principal Application Engineer for Microchip, where he is still employed. He has written a number of articles and regularly gives a popular course on multitasking firmware design at the Embedded Systems Conference.

Jason Andrews is currently working in the areas of hardware/software co-verification and testbench methodology for SoC design at Verisity. He has implemented multiple commercial co-verification tools as well as many custom co-verification solutions. His experience in the EDA and embedded marketplace includes software development and product management at Verisity, Axis Systems, Simpod, Summit Design, and Simulation Technologies. He has presented technical papers and tutorials at the Embedded Systems Conference, Communication Design Conference and IP/SoC and written numerous articles related to HW/SW co-verification and design verification. He has a B.S. in electrical engineering from The Citadel, Charleston, S.C., and an M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota. He currently lives in the Minneapolis area with his wife, Deborah, and their four children.

Rick Gentile joined ADI in 2000 as a Senior DSP Applications Engineer, and he currently leads the Processor Applications Group, which is responsible for Blackfin, SHARC and TigerSHARC processors. Prior to joining ADI, Rick was a Member of the Technical Staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, where he designed several signal processors used in a wide range of radar sensors. He has authored dozens of articles and presented at multiple technical conferences. He received a B.S. in 1987 from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an M.S. in 1994 from Northeastern University, both in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Product Details

• Paperback: 792 pages
• Publisher: Newnes (September 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750685832
• ISBN-13: 978-0750685832
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #619,042 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Know it all - Newnes' embedded series catalog, February 16, 2008

By	Soon Yau Cheong (Malaysia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book is like a catalog of Newnes' embedded series. Content of each of the chapters is basically taken from Newnes book. For example,Chapter 2 Device Drivers is taken from the book "Embedded Systems Architecture" and Chapter 7 Techniques for Embedded Media Processing is taken from "Embedded Media Processing". Well, it is not difficult to guess which books they were taken from, as the books are shown on the page on the back of the front page.

Alright, so what is the consequence of different writers writing on different topics without knowing what others were writing? The result is, a lot of inconsistency and yet overlapping between chapters. The wide range of microprocessor examples used in this books includes Rabbit, TI DSP, Freescale. However, many common topics such as code optimization, real time system appear in 2 or more chapters. I quickly ran through the table of content and found MMU in Chapter 3 and 5, Code optimization in Chapter 7,8 and 9.

If you are a fans of Newnes embedded series, or would like to find out what is this like, then maybe this is the book for you.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good balance between broad and specific coverage of embedded software, January 8, 2009

By	Max Domeika - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Topic-wise, I think the book is spot on covering the aspects of embedded that needed to be covered. I do think there is a tradeoff between trying to be general and applicable to the broad market vs. being specific and relevant to a small few. This book strikes a pretty good balance.

Many of the examples pertain to PowerPC so if you are using this architecture for your embedded projects, this would be a reasonable book to get spun up on. If you are using something else, then many of the examples may confuse as much of the information is pulled from PPC reference documentation and could be effectively skipped.

The book did have a challenge in pulling together material from different sources, but I believe does a fine job. I didn't spot any overbearing repeats of information or conflicts on opinions from different chapters.

All in all - job well done. Worth the read.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive book - Well done, December 31, 2008

By	baysidebo (USA) - See all my reviews

This book really is a "know it all" book. Each chapter covers an important topic and was written by an expert in that field. I've heard 2 of the authors speak at the 2008 Embedded Systems Conference (Labrosse and Ganssle). When I saw they authored part of this book I decided I had to get it. I was not disappointed.

The first chapter outlines some basic embedded concepts for developers who are new to embedded development. Then each of the following chapters gives detailed coverage on a specific topic such as networking or error handling. Even seasoned embedded developers will find a lot of useful information in this book.