An Embedded Software Primer

Author: David E. Simon
List Price: $49.99
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ISBN: 020161569X
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co (05 August, 1999)
Sales Rank: 15,510
Average Customer Rating: 4.18 out of 5

Customer Reviews

Rating: 4 out of 5
Good overview
This book is very good overview of the process of embedded software design. Experts in embedded software design will probably not get much out of this book as he doesn't go into much detail on the individual topics he covers. However, the scope of this book is intended for those who are looking for a general overview of embedded systems so criticism is not really warrented IMO. Topics covered include RTOS, memory management, message management and multi-tasking system development. Anyone looking to get started on learning the principles of embedded software development should find this book worth a look.

Rating: 5 out of 5
A must-read Embedded Software Primer
If you are going to buy only one book on Embedded Software Programming, this should be the one. The author introduces virtually everything an engineer needs to know about programming embedded systems. There are two chapters describing hardware stuff that is useful for the software engineer to know. There is a chapter on Interrupts. There are three chapters on programming in an RTOS environment. All of the chapters include coding examples on what to do, and also examples of code with bugs to watch out for. There is also a chapter on debugging techniques.

All of the other FIVE STAR reviews (and many of the FOUR STAR ones as well) contain more specific points which I won't repeat here.

However, I will echo what I said at the beginnning. If there is only one book you are going to buy about programming embedded systems, this should be the one.

Rating: 2 out of 5
Way to basic!
It's just what it say "a primer". This book seems like it would be great for someone who has never programmed for embedded systems. However, if you have even a few months experiance under your belt, this book is a big waste of time. I purchased this book to use a quick refresh after being away from embedded programming for a few years. Sent it back after reading about 25% and skimming the rest.



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