Programming Embedded Systems in C and C++

by Michael Barr

Embedded software is in almost every electronic device designed today. There is software hidden away inside our watches, microwaves, VCRs, cellular telephones, and pagers; the military uses embedded... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565923545
• ISBN13: 9781565923546
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Good introduction to embedded systems

This book is geared towards people who intend to venture into the field of embedded systems and need an overview on the basics. These include the scope of development and most importantly, things that the developer should pay attention to (In the embedded system field, the developer has to pay close attention to the underlying hardware's characteristics such as registers, interrupts and memory address locations, in Java application development on the other hand, the underlying hardware and to some extent the OS is considered an afterthought). Though the examples are targeted to the Arcom board, the author makes a good effort to extract general principles applicable to any other hardware type. A passing knowledge of C and C++ is required though to understand the code. Of course, experienced embedded systems programmers would find the text a rehash of what they know however for those new to the field, this serves as a very good foundation.

Very good for beginners/intermediate

I bought this book after writing embedded software in C for televisions for about 18 months. Anyone with a little interest and curiosity in embedded software should find this book very easy to read and understand. The examples and sample code are also easy to follow considering that embedded code cannot be run on arbitrary platforms. All in all, a very good buy.

Get this book if you have any interest in embedded code

I've been working for a year now with guys who do embedded software. So many things are now clear to me! Hey, now I now why one guy is working on a monitor task! It's like I've been groping in the dark and someone has turned the lights on. I particulary liked the way the author explained what features are needed for an OS to be a real time OS (RTOS). When you are fresh out of school the experts might explain what's going on, but once you have any experience it's sink or swim. This book will help you avoid sinking.

Excellent book for introduction to Embedded C++ programming

I found this book to be a great introduction to the world of Embedded C++. The book is well written which does make it easier to understand some of the more complicated aspects covered. I don't agree with the other reviews in this book that it would serve as a good reference; however, it does serve as a great introduction. Just wanted to add that the review from the English guy makes no sense in the context of this book. I have read the entire book and still can't fix a Volkswagon! Seriously though for beginners this is an excellent first book to read, gives you lots of pratical information without overpowering the reader. I would not recommend this book as a pure reference book, more of an informative read.

I highly recommend this book...

This book makes a great reference for anyone who is just beginning their journey into the world of embedded systems, as well as for those who already have lots of practical programming experience but are looking for a deeper understanding. As an embedded programmer myself, I was finally able to put all the pieces of embedded development that I have learned over the years into perspective.Michael is an excellent writer. His friendly style makes even complicated topics like device drivers and memory testing easy to understand. I highly recommend this book.