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Making Embedded Systems: Design Patterns for Great Software 1st Edition

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Interested in developing embedded systems? Since they don't tolerate inefficiency, these systems require a disciplined approach to programming. This easy-to-read guide helps you cultivate a host of good development practices, based on classic software design patterns and new patterns unique to embedded programming. Learn how to build system architecture for processors, not operating systems, and discover specific techniques for dealing with hardware difficulties and manufacturing requirements.

Written by an expert who's created embedded systems ranging from urban surveillance and DNA scanners to children's toys, this book is ideal for intermediate and experienced programmers, no matter what platform you use.
  • Optimize your system to reduce cost and increase performance
  • Develop an architecture that makes your software robust in resource-constrained environments
  • Explore sensors, motors, and other I/O devices
  • Do more with less: reduce RAM consumption, code space, processor cycles, and power consumption
  • Learn how to update embedded code directly in the processor
  • Discover how to implement complex mathematics on small processors
  • Understand what interviewers look for when you apply for an embedded systems job
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"Making Embedded Systems is the book for a C programmer who wants to enter the fun (and lucrative) world of embedded systems. It's very well written--entertaining, even--and filled with clear illustrations."
--Jack Ganssle, author and embedded system expert.

"Elecia has a lot to share and she's doing it in style with her book Making Embedded Systems. The book is loaded with great information and wisdom. Those just learning embedded systems will find many mysteries revealed with lots of definitions and how-to advice." --James W. Grenning, Author Test-Driven Development for Embedded C.

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Elecia White has worked on DNA scanners, inertial measurement units for airplanes and race cars, toys for preschoolers, a gunshot location system for catching criminals, and assorted other medical and consumer devices. She is the founder of Logical Elegance, an embedded systems consulting company based in San Jose. Elecia has developed strong skills in signal processing, hardware integration, complex system design, and performance. Having been through FAA and FDA certification processes, she understands the importance of producing quality designs and how they lead to quality implementations.

Elecia has spent several years in management roles but enjoys hands-on engineering and the thrill of delivering excellent products. While continuing to provide leadership and mentoring, she prefers to focus on the technical aspects of a project. A graduate of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, CA, Elecia enjoys sharing her passion for science, engineering and interesting gizmos, particularly how these things can make the world a better place.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ O'Reilly Media; 1st edition (December 6, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 325 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1449302149
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1449302146
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  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.76 x 9.19 inches
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nothinglabs
5.0 out of 5 stars best book for getting started with embedded development
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2022
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excellent overview of embedded development!

perfect for newbies looking to understand what it's all about - and existing embedded devs looking for a reference / refresher...

In addition to covering system architecture - it also covers real-world stuff like:
-Why some math operations are slow on microcontrollers (and how you can work around that)
-How to make a power budget
-How to read a spec sheet
-How to debug things
-How interrupts work

This book gets pretty technical - but manages to do so without being brutal / off-putting.

It's a fake-it-till-you-make-it world... If you can figure out how to load sample code on an Arduino - studying this book might be enough to convince yourself (and maybe a startup) - that you can do embedded development professionally.

If there's anything this book doesn't cover in-depth it might be stuff related to "realtime" (RTOS) / concurrency.

Highly recommended!
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CvE
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best introductory book on embedded systems programming.
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2015
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This is the best introductory book on embedded systems programming I have ever seen and I have seen a lot of them !

Dec 2018 update : I want to elaborate on that a bit since I have been looking for good books on the topic for many years and this is still the best one I have found.

I really liked the specific audience this book is aimed at. It does not try to explain the C programming language or how an "if statement" works or any basics like that, there are plenty of books and online tutorials on how to do that after all. What it does do is cover extremely well the parts of C programming which is DIFFERENT when you work on an embedded system, so the standard C tutorials you will find on the web will explain the semantics for you but will not warn you about how this tends to go wrong specifically in embedded systems.

The book is quite thorough so it can also teach even very experienced embedded engineers a thing or two which may be missing from their education - I liked the section on Taylor Series as an example of this.

The main areas of focus I felt were also well chosen, start with Architecture and Design first, Basic I/O and Timers, Program Structure, Peripherals, Boot Loaders, Optimization, a very important chapter on Math and then Power Saving.

I think that is a great list of topics where approaching them on an embedded system is really very different from doing this on a Laptop or PC running an operating system.
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Jake
4.0 out of 5 stars Written for the software guys.
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2018
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There's two sides to the embedded coin - hardware and software. On bigger projects, there's often a team of hardware guys and a team of software guys discriminately working on their respective sides. Yin and yang. This book is written for people who want to be the software guys. There's a chapter about hardware and how to read a datasheet and other things that will help a software guy work well with a hardware guy. There's discussions on peripherals and common embedded protocols and other embedded applications. The author assumes the reader knows a decent amount about software.
As a hardware guy who was looking into learning more about embedded software, I still took quite a bit from this book. In particular, liked the discussion on state machines and communication protocols. The author's casual tone kept typically-dry material interesting. I only wish this book was longer and went into more depth.
I'd reccommend checking out the author's podcast on embedded systems - just seach for "embedded.fm".
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JWST
5.0 out of 5 stars The book I wish I had starting in embedded systems.
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2016
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Covers a lot of important topics that every embedded engineer should know. This is a great book in that it gives you background knowledge of things you need to know or go out and learn without getting bogged down with too many details. The idea of describing design patterns is a good one, though some of them seem a little too abstract and like they're trying too hard (like factory patterns) to formalize ideas into some universal pattern or structure.

The fact there is a math section and a low power section near the end is really cool and very useful.

My main issue with this book is that there are several errata (many are listed on the publisher website) that are known about but they have not bothered doing a reprint. Another issue is that some things are not explained enough so you cant tell if it is an error or intentional. For example in the bootloaders section there is a function pointer that gets cast and set to a static address. However, as well as the casting there is a dereference of the address before assigning to the function pointer which is not explained.

Overall though, I highly recommend this book, plus the author comes across as a nice and cool person.
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Ryan
5.0 out of 5 stars Good for newer embedded engineer folk as well as hobbyists
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2016
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So far, it's a pretty good read. A lot of the examples are "silly," unreal things but still provide some information. Other examples are very good. Mostly pseudocode, but there is also a lot of C and diagrams.

I am a "scientific-research oriented" computer scientist (M.S) that recently ended up as an embedded engineer for a company. So, there is a learning curve. This book is pretty good at filling that gap, sometimes it is too simplistic, other times it is just right. But it leans toward the embedded-ignorant while still maintaining a decent technical level. Generally expects the reader to have at least an inclination in technical matters; you need to know a few things about computers before reading this book.

It's occasional that they don't sufficiently explain something, however, note the five stars. Recommend pairing it with the Embedded Hardware book by O'Reilly if you need a stronger background on embedded systems / hardware.

Now about halfway through and still recommend. Focuses more on understanding concepts than a specific language on a specific OS. Usually uses pseudocode. and black box relationship diagrams.
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Nayeli
5.0 out of 5 stars Buena guía
Reviewed in Mexico on April 29, 2022
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Excelente como guía general y de introducción, fácil de leer. No ahonda mucho en los temas pero no por eso pierde el nivel técnico.
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André
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente em todos os aspectos!
Reviewed in Brazil on February 4, 2022
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Este livro aborda de maneira prática e direta diversos conceitos pertinentes ao desenvolvimento de software para sistemas embarcados em aplicações profissionais. Apesar de alguns capítulos mais densos, a leitura é bem fluida.

É um livro direcionado para quem já tem conhecimento de programação mas não tem muita experiência em sistemas embarcados, entretanto também foi muito útil para mim (já trabalho com embarcados há mais de 10 anos, porém atuo mais na área de hardware e estou buscando me aprimorar em software).

Recomendo a todos que queiram se aventurar mais seriamente no mundo dos sistemas embarcados. Não é um livro que irá te mostrar passo a passo como piscar um LED; é mais conceitual, mais alto nível, e com foco em produtos reais; ainda assim bastante acessível.
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Bergamin Marco
3.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo libro per avvicinarsi al mondo embedded
Reviewed in Italy on September 4, 2022
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Ho qualche anno di esperienza nel settore embedded, ma nonostante il target di questo libro sia più orientato a un pubblico alle prime armi, sono riuscito a trovare diversi spunti interessanti.
Ho apprezzato molto anche le letture suggerite alla fine di ogni capitolo.

Do 3 stelle perché quando ero ormai a fine libro le pagine hanno iniziato a staccarsi.
Al contrario di quanto avviene con altri editori, comprare l'edizione stampata del libro non dà diritto a scaricare la copia digitale. Peccato.
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Bergamin Marco
3.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo libro per avvicinarsi al mondo embedded
Reviewed in Italy on September 4, 2022
Ho qualche anno di esperienza nel settore embedded, ma nonostante il target di questo libro sia più orientato a un pubblico alle prime armi, sono riuscito a trovare diversi spunti interessanti.
Ho apprezzato molto anche le letture suggerite alla fine di ogni capitolo.

Do 3 stelle perché quando ero ormai a fine libro le pagine hanno iniziato a staccarsi.
Al contrario di quanto avviene con altri editori, comprare l'edizione stampata del libro non dà diritto a scaricare la copia digitale. Peccato.
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aravind
2.0 out of 5 stars it's not worth the money
Reviewed in India on July 15, 2019
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boring
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Serge NB
5.0 out of 5 stars This should be the Bible on embedded system programming
Reviewed in Canada on December 26, 2013
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I've been doing embedded programming for 15 years, attended ESC/design west many times , and qualify myself as a professional in the subject matter. I will be purchasing this book for any intern/entry level guy I have to train, and I manage to get quit a bit of nice new knowledge for myself from this book.

so wether you are a seasonned embedded developper, or just starting out, if you do embedded programming you NEED to get tis book!
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