Making Embedded Systems

This book covered most aspects of developing embedded systems without getting too deeply into implementation although it's filled with example code of just the "meaty bits". I wish more technical books were written this way; as an engineer coming into embedded systems from a much higher level of software development, I don't want anybody to hold my hand, just to point out the important bits and I'll find the rest out myself if I don't already know it. White's style is light and readable and its evident that she's lived through embedded systems development in a number of different situations. For example she stresses the importance of testing on the host as opposed to relying on the target without getting ideological or obsessive about it.In conclusion, this is the kind of stuff that a good senior engineering mentor would share and therefore is recommended for anybody who's only been through development of a system once or twice. I also recommend it for those wanting to get into designing things for a hobby as this is something that the author is passionate about (evident from her podcast at "embedded.fm") although you'll need to refer to the internet for tutorial style help.

Very well written (though i havn't finished it just yet) it is a little difficult to put down, covers subjects i never even considered (obvious ones and not) regarding the process of making embedded systems.Well worth the buy.Great Author! @Elecia White

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Excellent gap-filler. I bought this after listening to Elecia's podcast for a while and it's safe to say that her softly spoken tone comes through in the book. Very easy and enjoyable to read. Covers most aspects of embedded systems but should treated as more of an introduction. Used this during my embedded systems course at uni which assumed that students were already very familiar with most of these concepts. If you're doing an embedded class and feel like there's some gaps in your knowledge or you're spending a lot of the time just umming and ahhing then this is absolutely the book to buy!It's important to note however that this book is pretty light on code etc. It covers concepts and uses fairly liberal examples rather than the exact numbers and code that you will tend to see in other embedded books.

This book could be considered as set of advices and guidelines for embedded programming. Not exactly connected with any particular programming language or hardware platform, but trying to give reader general overview of working in embedded environment. Recommended for beginners in this topic, also for developers with some experience on "bigger" systems who try to enter embedded world. Some tricks can be also be interesting even for experienced engineers.

This is an excellent introduction to the concepts required for embedded design. It won't make you an expert in every aspect, but it will ensure you're not embarrassed by not knowing somehting obvious!

Love this book, blends the abstract with the actual reality of creating a system,Easy to read and excellent as a reference tool when drafting a new design,thoroughly recommended.Steve

I should get it earlier.

Excelente como guía general y de introducción, fácil de leer. No ahonda mucho en los temas pero no por eso pierde el nivel técnico.

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.

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 workThis 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!

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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