Embedded Systems: World Class Designs

by Jack G. Ganssle, Unknown Author

Famed author Jack Ganssle has selected the very best embedded systems design material from the Newnes portfolio and compiled into this volume. The result is a book covering the gamut of embedded designfrom hardware to software to integrated embedded systemswith a strong pragmatic emphasis. In addition to specific design techniques and practices, this book also discusses various approaches to solving embedded design problems and how to successfully apply theory to actual design tasks. The material has been selected for its timelessness as well as for its relevance to contemporary embedded design issues. This book will be an essential working reference for anyone involved in embedded system design! Table of 1. Motors - Stuart BallChapter 2. Testing Arnold S. BergerChapter 3. System-Level Design Keith E. CurtisChapter 4. Some Example Sensor, Actuator and Control Applications and Circuits (Hard Tasks) Lewin ARW EdwardsChapter 5. Installing and Using a Version Control System Chris Keydel and Olaf MedingChapter 6. Embedded State Machine Implementation - Martin GomezChapter 7. Firmware Musings Jack GanssleChapter 8. Hardware Musings Jack GanssleChapter 9. Closed Loop Controls, Rabbits, and Hounds - John M. HollandChapter 10. Application Examples David J. Katz and Rick GentileChapter 11. Analog I/Os Jean LaBrosseChapter 12. Optimizing DSP Software Robert OshanaChapter 13. Embedded Processors Peter Wilson*Hand-picked content selected by embedded systems luminary Jack Ganssle*Real-world best design practices including chapters on FPGAs, DSPs, and microcontrollers*Covers both hardware and software aspects of embedded systems

Paperback

First published November 26, 2007

About the author

He started, developed and sold three electronics companies; including one of the world's leading producers of embedded development tools.

He developed or managed the development of over 100 embedded products, including in-circuit emulators, underwater navigation equipment (some used to recover Space Shuttle Challenger's wreckage), steel thickness gauges, near-IR protein measurement instruments, the White House security system, compilers, colorimeters, numerous classified Government systems... and even one device that analyzed cow poop!