Embedded hardware design

Author: Katsoulis
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: The publication of "Embedded Hardware Design" has brought a blessing to embedded hardware enthusiasts worldwide! This is a comprehensive book for designing small machines for embedded applications, starting from basic knowledge yet not lacking depth, yet also not being confined to details. It thoroughly explains the methodology of embedded hardware design while being closely related to practice. We use embedded computers every day, whether it's the system controlling an oven or an alarm clock, or an autonomous driving system in a car. Experienced programmers know that low-level hardware is a prerequisite for excellent embedded software. This book is an introductory textbook for embedded hardware design, primarily about designing small machines for embedded applications. There are many books on the market that specifically focus on writing code for specific microprocessors, as well as some that emphasize embedded system design methods (but do not provide practical information). This book takes a balanced approach, telling readers some of the knowledge needed to build their own products, distilling many aspects of embedded system design into this small book. This book will teach you how to build a complete embedded system, how to add external devices to it, and how to connect your system to other devices. The content included in this book:
· The theory and practice of embedded systems
· Powering an embedded system
· Making and debugging an embedded system
· Processors such as PIC, AtmelAVR, and Motorola68000 series
· Digital signal processing (DSP) architecture
· Protocols for adding external devices (SPI and I2C)
· RS-232C, RS-422, infrared communication, and USB
· Networking (RS-485, CAN, and Ethernet)
Software professionals planning to design their own hardware (not assembling a PC, but building entirely new devices and computerized accessories) will find a wealth of information in this book that helps them gain insights into the secrets of hardware construction.