Engineering Lecture notes and Ebook Download

            -- For every programmer familiar with C, C++, Java, or any other C-based language. -- Includes extensive examples based on the 8051 microcontroller family -- the #1 platform for embedded product development. -- CD-ROM contains all examples, plus an industry-standard compiler and simulator that lets you run, modify, and test your code on a standard Windows PC. Developers who master embedded systems programming can leverage their skills in the creation of an extraordinarily wide range of products, from toys to medical equipment, defense systems to video recorders. This is a practical, "hardware-free" introduction to embedded software for every desktop programmer who already knows C, C++, Java, or any other C-based language. Using a wide array of examples based on the market-leading 8051 family of microprocessors, Pont introduces the key concepts of embedded systems development, and shows how to create tiny "embedded operating systems" for environments too constrained for conventional real-time operating systems. He introduces techniques and architectural approaches for building remotely-controlled robots, traffic light sequencers, liquid flow rate monitors, washing machine controllers, animatronic dinosaurs, general-purpose data acquisition systems, and many other embedded applications. He concludes with a start-to-finish case study: an intruder alarm system encompassing an embedded operating system, multi-state system framework, software for processing inputs, password protection, and other key elements. The accompanying CD-ROM contains all sample code plus an industry-standard compiler and simulator that enables you to run, modify, recompile, and test your code on a standard Windows PC.