Embedded Systems Hardware for Software Engineers

by Lipiansky, Ed

• ISBN13: 9780071639484
• ISBN10: 0071639489
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-13
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

A practical, hands-on guide for hardware programmers Featuring numerical example equations, Essential Elements of Embedded Systems Hardware for Programmersprovides a single resource to teach hardware programmers how to perform embedded systems design. The design of embedded systems tends to involve such specialized programming that the hardware behind the software begins to emerge in the designer's work. Embedded systems designers who are unfamiliar with the hardware side of computers will find themselves in unknown waters. This book offers a lifeline. Essential Elements of Embedded Systems Hardware for Programmers Includes a complete list of key manufacturers of electronic components Provides a large number of data sheets and application notes from various manufacturers in downloadable format Features a non-math-heavy approach Offers a one-stop resource for learning the fundamentals of hardware

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Embedded Systems
Chapter 2. Real Machines: Architecture Examples
Chapter 3. Embedded Hardware
Chapter 4. Memories
Chapter 5. Memory Address Decoding
Chapter 6. Read-Only Memories and Other Related Devices
Chapter 7. Input and Output Ports
Chapter 8. Data Acquisition Components: Analog-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analog Converters
Chapter 9. Interfacing to External Devices
Chapter 10. Transmission Line Basics
Chapter 11. Logic Families of Integrated Circuits and Their Signaling Characteristics
Chapter 12. The Printed-Circuit Board (PCB)
Chapter 13. Programmable Logic Devices
Chapter 14. Test Equipment: Oscilloscopes and Logic Analyzers
Index