Programming Embedded Systems

Authors

Frank Vahid Professor of Computer Science
University of California, Riverside
Tony Givargis Professor of Computer Science
University of California, Irvine
Bailey Miller, Ph.D (UC Riverside) Software Engineer
zyBooks

Topics

Introduction to Embedded Systems
Embedded Programming
State Machines
Synchronous State Machines
Concurrent State Machines
Input/Output
Peripherals
Task Scheduler
Programming Issues
Utilization/Scheduling
Control Systems
Digital Signal Processing
Field-programmable Gate Arrays
Pattern Recognition

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Summary

Teaches the discipline of embedded programming, independent of any particular device
Emphasizes capturing behavior with a computation model (state machine)
Students write their own task scheduler in C (basis of RTOSes)
~400 participation activities: Questions, animations, tools
Browser-based tools include SM capture, PID simulator, and more
Accompanies the RI Tools suite (Windows): C programming, emulation, state machine capture; good for additional homework
Can be used for classes with or without a physical device-specific lab

The zyBooks Approach

Teaches a lasting discipline of embedded programming independent of a specific device. The material emphasizes concurrent synchronous state machines for robust real-time programming. Behavior is captured as C-based synchronous state machines, and then converted to structured C code intended for a microcontroller. To teach principles, the material is accompanied by the (Windows-based) RI toolset consisting of a graphical virtual microcontroller with embedded C compiler/debugger, a state machine capture tool, and a timing diagram viewer. The RI Tools enable in-depth mastery of principles without distraction of microcontroller-specific details.

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