Embedded Software Development with C

Cover -- Contents -- 1 Introduction to Embedded Systems -- 1.1 Overview -- 1.2 Categories of Embedded Systems -- 1.3 Application Areas of Embedded Systems -- 1.4 Characteristics of Embedded systems -- 1.5 Hardware Overview -- 1.5.1 Overall Architecture -- 1.5.2 Memory -- 1.5.3 Bus -- 1.5.4 I/O Ports -- 1.5.5 Clock Oscillator, Timer and Watchdog -- 1.5.6 Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) and DAC -- 1.6 Embedded Software Design and Development -- 1.6.1 Software Engineering Life cycle -- 1.6.2 Choose RTOS and Programming Language -- 1.7 Practice Labs -- 1.7.1 Getting Started with the Keil 181;Vision3 C51 Development Kit -- 1.7.2 Lab with 8051 Microcontroller Development Kit -- 1.8 Summary -- 1.9 Review questions -- 1.10 Exercises -- References -- 2 Embedded Software Design and Development -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.2 Software Requirement Specification -- 2.3 Embedded Software Modeling Analysis and Design -- 2.3.1 Context Diagram -- 2.3.2 Finite State Machine (FSM) and State Chart -- 2.4 Time Requirement Analysis for Real-Time Systems -- 2.4.1 Non-Preemptive Scheduling -- 2.4.2 Pre-emptive Scheduling -- 2.4.3 RMS -- 2.4.4 Dynamic scheduling with EDF -- 2.5 Multi-Tasking Design Methodology -- 2.5.1 Polling -- 2.5.2 Interrupts -- 2.5.3 RTOS -- 2.6 Software Design Issues -- 2.6.1 Task Interactions -- 2.6.2 Resource Sharing -- 2.7 Lab Practice: A Traffic Light Control System Modeling and Design -- 2.8 Summary -- 2.9 Review Questions -- 2.10 Exercises -- References -- 3 8051 Microcontroller -- 3.1 Overview -- 3.1.1 8051 Chip Pins -- 3.1.2 System Clock and Oscillator Circuits -- 3.1.3 8051 Internal Architecture -- 3.2 Ports -- 3.2.1 Port Reading and Writing -- 3.2.2 The Port Alternate Functions -- 3.3 Memory and SFR -- 3.3.1 Memory -- 3.3.2 Special Function Registers (SFRs) -- 3.4 SFRs and Interrupts -- 3.4.1 External Interrupts -- 3.4.2 Timer/Counter Interrupts -- 3.4.3 Serial Interrupts -- 3.5 Summary -- 3.6 Review Questions -- 3.7 Exercises -- References -- 4 Embedded C Programming with 8051 -- 4.1 Overview -- 4.2 Memory in 8051 C Programming -- 4.2.1 8051 Memory Types -- 4.2.2 Memory Models -- 4.3 Data Types of 8051 C -- 4.4 Functions -- 4.4.1 Interrupt Functions -- 4.4.2 Reentrant Functions -- 4.4.3 Real Time Function -- 4.5 Pointers -- 4.6 Mix C and Assembly Code -- 4.7 Modular Programming in C -- 4.7.1 Scope of Functions and Variables -- 4.7.2 Header Files -- 4.7.3 Multi-module C Programming -- 4.8 Lab: Debug and Test Embedded C Program with the Keil 181;Vision3 -- 4.9 Practice Examples -- 4.10 Summary -- 4.11 Review Questions -- 4.12 Programming Exercises -- References -- 5 Real-Time Operating Systems -- 5.1 Overview -- 5.2 RTX51-Tiny -- 5.3 Task Scheduling -- 5.3.1 Round Robin Multitasking -- 5.3.2 Cooperative Multitasking -- 5.3.3 Priority-Driven Preemptive Multitasking -- 5.4 RTOS Events -- 5.4.1 Signal Event Based Communication -- 5.4.2 Message Event Based Communication -- 5.4.3 Semaphores -- 5.4.4 Attaching Interrupts to Tasks -- 5.5 When to Use RTOS -- 5.6 Practice Labs -- 5.7 Summary -- 5.8 Review Questions -- 5.9 Exercises -- References -- 6 Serial Communications -- 6.1 I.