Programming Embedded Systems in C and C++

Table of contents

1. Table of Contents
2. Preface
   1. Why I Wrote This Book
   2. Intended Audience
   3. Organization
   4. Conventions, Typographical and Otherwise
   5. Obtaining the Examples Online
   6. How to Contact Us
   7. Personal Comments and Acknowledgments
3. Introduction
   1. What Is an Embedded System?
      1. History and Future
      2. Real-Time Systems
   2. Variations on the Theme
      1. Digital Watch
      2. Video Game Player
      3. Mars Explorer
   3. C: The Least Common Denominator
      1. Other Embedded Languages
      2. Choosing a Language for the Book
   4. A Few Words About Hardware
4. Your First Embedded Program
   1. Hello, World!
   2. Das Blinkenlights
      1. toggleLed
      2. delay
   3. The Role of the Infinite Loop
5. Compiling, Linking, and Locating
   1. The Build Process
   2. Compiling
   3. Linking
   4. Locating
   5. Building das Blinkenlights
6. Downloading and Debugging
   1. When in ROM…
   2. Remote Debuggers
   3. Emulators
      1. ROM Emulators
   4. Simulators and Other Tools
7. Getting to Know the Hardware
   1. Understand the Big Picture
   2. Examine the Landscape
      1. Memory Map
      2. I/O Map
   3. Learn How to Communicate
      1. Interrupt Map
   4. Get to Know the Processor
      1. Processors in General
      2. Intel’s 80188EB Processor
   5. Study the External Peripherals
   6. Initialize the Hardware
8. Memory
   1. Types of Memory
      1. Types of RAM
      2. Types of ROM
      3. Hybrid Types
   2. Memory Testing
      1. Common Memory Problems
         1. Electrical wiring problems
         2. Missing memory chips
         3. Improperly inserted chips
      2. Developing a Test Strategy (1/2)
      3. Developing a Test Strategy (2/2)
         1. Data bus test
         2. Address bus test
         3. Device test
         4. Putting it all together
   3. Validating Memory Contents
      1. Checksums
      2. Cyclic Redundancy Codes
   4. Working with Flash Memory
      1. Flash Drivers
9. Peripherals
   1. Control and Status Registers
   2. The Device Driver Philosophy
      1. 1. A data structure that overlays the memory-mapped control and status registers of the device
      2. 2. A set of variables to track the current state of the hardware and device driver
      3. 3. A routine to initialize the hardware to a known state
      4. 4. A set of routines that, taken together, provide an API for users of the device driver
      5. 5. One or more interrupt service routines
   3. A Simple Timer Driver (1/2)
   4. A Simple Timer Driver (2/2)
   5. Das Blinkenlights, Revisited
10. Operating Systems
    1. History and Purpose
    2. A Decent Embedded Operating System
       1. Tasks
          1. Task states
          2. Task mechanics
       2. Scheduler (1/2)
       3. Scheduler (2/2)
          1. Scheduling points
          2. Ready list
          3. Idle task
          4. Scheduler
       4. Context Switch
       5. Task Synchronization
          1. Critical sections
    3. Real-Time Characteristics
    4. Selection Process
11. Putting It All Together
    1. Application Overview
    2. Flashing the LED
    3. Printing “Hello, World!”
    4. Working with Serial Ports (1/2)
    5. Working with Serial Ports (2/2)
    6. The Zilog 85230 Serial Controller
12. Optimizing Your Code
    1. Increasing Code Efficiency
    2. Decreasing Code Size
    3. Reducing Memory Usage
    4. Limiting the Impact of C++
13. Arcom’s Target188EB
14. Glossary (1/3)
15. Glossary (2/3)
16. Glossary (3/3)
17. Bibliography
    1. Books
    2. Magazines and Conferences
    3. World Wide Web
18. Index (1/2)
19. Index (2/2)