Embedded Systems Architecture: A Comprehensive Guide for Engineers and Programmers (Embedded Technology) [Hardcover]

Tammy Noergaard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 24, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0750677929 | ISBN-13: 978-0750677929

This comprehensive textbook provides a broad and in-depth overview of embedded systems architecture for engineering students and embedded systems professionals. The book is well suited for undergraduate embedded systems courses in electronics/electrical engineering and engineering technology (EET) departments in universities and colleges, as well as for corporate training of employees.

The book is a readable and practical guide covering embedded hardware, firmware, and applications. It clarifies all concepts with references to current embedded technology as it exists in the industry today, including many diagrams and applicable computer code. Among the topics covered in detail are:
· hardware components, including processors, memory, buses, and I/O
· system software, including device drivers and operating systems
· use of assembly language and high-level languages such as C and Java
· interfacing and networking
· case studies of real-world embedded designs
· applicable standards grouped by system application

* Without a doubt the most accessible, comprehensive yet comprehensible book on embedded systems ever written!

* Leading companies and universities have been involved in the development of the content

* An instant classic!

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

A unique book that gives a detailed yet comprehensive introduction to every aspect of embedded systems, from architecture to system design and applications!

From the Back Cover

Embedded Systems Architecture is a practical and technical guide to understanding the components that make up an embedded system's architecture. This book is perfect for those starting out as technical professionals such as engineers, programmers and designers of embedded systems; and also for students of computer science, computer engineering and electrical engineering. It gives a much-needed 'big picture' for recently graduated engineers grappling with understanding the design of real-world systems for the first time, and provides professionals with a systems-level picture of the key elements that can go into an embedded design, providing a firm foundation on which to build their skills.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 656 pages
• Publisher: Newnes (February 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750677929
• ISBN-13: 978-0750677929
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.7 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #678,769 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #83 in Books > Computers & Technology > Hardware > Microprocessors & System Design > Embedded Systems

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is not about embedded systems architecture, February 23, 2006

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skunkworker (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Embedded Systems Architecture: A Comprehensive Guide for Engineers and Programmers (Embedded Technology) (Hardcover)

I read through all the 5 star reviews prior to purchasing this book. I was very disaapointed to find most of the book devoted to very basic hardware concepts. Much of this information is obtainable from sources cheaper than a $70 book. For example, the MPC7450 PPC Reference Manual is over 800 pages and is free (check out Freescale or IBM websites) - you will learn about microprocessor architecture too!. There are two chapters in the book (Chapters 1 and 11) that have a weak discussion on architecture, and after a lot of hand waving, finally refer you to some other books (see page 533) that actually discuss architecture.

So if you know nothing about hardware or were sleeping in class, you might find this book useful. I am sending it back - and next time I will read all the reviews.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Useful to Learn about Hardware and Software Architecture for Embedded Systems, September 1, 2005

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Kit Luu "Kit" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Embedded Systems Architecture: A Comprehensive Guide for Engineers and Programmers (Embedded Technology) (Hardcover)

Wow. I have never read such a useful book explaining everything involved in understanding and designing an architecture of any embedded system. In fact, I do not think a book like this has ever been done (I am sure it has made the competition jealous, I certainly wish I could have written this type of book)

It explains all the major hardware and software components in a very organized way (where separate chapters reflect every major component and with chapters that bring it all together). The number and the quality of the diagrams are amazing!!!! The author clearly explains all the concepts using many visual diagrams, and even complex diagrams are introduced and dissected until the technical concepts within the diagrams are simplified and are clear (i.e., when the major components on the same hardware board are explained, or the major components found in a processor, ...). In fact, the hardware section is perfect for software people to get a good handle on understanding hardware, or students in EE just starting out!!!

I was also impressed that the architectural information is based on solid methodologies from credible organizations (i.e., the ABC invented by the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute, IBM Rational Unified Process,...) and applies it clearly to embedded systems, which I have not seen done before all in one text. I consider it a very valuable architecture book on Embedded Systems, and would not hesitate to recommend it!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent coverage of embedded system, September 3, 2005

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Satoshi Ishiguro - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Embedded Systems Architecture: A Comprehensive Guide for Engineers and Programmers (Embedded Technology) (Hardcover)

As its title indicates, this is a comprehensive guide book that provides excellent overview of embedded system. This might have been indended for college students and inexperienced engineers, but this could be recommended even to experienced engineers. I have been an embedded software professional for more than twenty years, but I still have learned a lot from this book, or at least this book refreshed my memory. I wish I had this text book when I was a college student. Especially this book has excellent coverage of embedded software, and hardware portion is also good for software engineers. From that sense, I recommend this book to software people more than to hardware engineers. Highly recommended.