Embedded Systems Design, Second Edition

I tend to agree with those who have written a negative review on this book. I might even absolve its contents - beginners or not experienced designers can still get something out of it. Clarity and didactics seem to have no consistency in that very often terms, concepts, and acronyms are given for granted, whereas other simple ideas are repeated twice within the same page (and more embarassingly with exactly the same words!). But what really irritated me is that this book (or at least this edition) HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED - or at least, not by anyone with more than very limited understanding skills. Explanations are sometimes made more puzzling by using opposite sentences or words (e.g. "slower" instead of "faster"). Typo's are frequent, and even figures are missing (how can you publish a book where a blank half-page is followed by a figure's title?!?!?!?!). Of course I have not read (and I am not going to read) subsequent editions of this book, but on (partial) excuse, I can suppose that this book's edition was hurriedly sent to press, and then (more) hurriedly withdrawn, given the amount of corrections it needs. But then, what do you do with all that printed paper? You sell it on the internet for a lower price... Well, it would have been better to recycle it, it would have spared some trees and the buyers' money! In this new edition the latest ARM processors and other hardware developments are fully covered along with new sections on Embedded Linux and the new freeware operating system eCOS. The hot topic of embedded systems and the internet is also introduced. In addition a fascinating new case study explores how embedded systems can be developed and experimented with using nothing more than a standard PC.

* A practical introduction to the hottest topic in modern electronics design
* Covers hardware, interfacing and programming in one book
* New material on Embedded Linux for embedded internet systems In this new edition the latest ARM processors and other hardware developments are fully covered along with new sections on Embedded Linux and the new freeware operating system eCOS. The hot topic of embedded systems and the internet is also introduced. In addition a fascinating new case study explores how embedded systems can be developed and experimented with using nothing more than a standard PC. This text covers hardware, interfacing and programming in one book and includes new material on Embedded Linux for embedded internet systems Whenever the word microprocessor is mentioned, it conjures up a picture of a desktop or laptop PC running an application such as a word processor or a spreadsheet.