Embedded system design : a unified hardware/software introduction /
Frank Vahid, Tony D. Givargis.
- New edition.
- [S.l.] : Wiley, 2001.
- 352 p. ; 25 cm.
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.