This book introduces a modern approach to embedded system design, presenting software design and hardware design in a unified manner. It covers trends and challenges, introduces the design and use of single-purpose processors ("hardware") and general-purpose processors ("software"), describes memories and buses, illustrates hardware/software tradeoffs using a digital camera example, and discusses advanced computation models, controls systems, chip technologies, and modern design tools. For courses found in EE, CS and other engineering departments.
Preface.
Introduction.
Custom Single-Purpose Processors: Hardware.
General-Purpose Processors: Software.
Standard Single-Purpose Processors: Peripherals.
Memory.
Interfacing.
Digital Camera Example.
State Machine and Concurrent Process Models.
Control Systems.
IC Technology.
Design Technology.
Appendix A: Online Resources.
Index.
