Embedded Technology

The Guide to Embedded Engineering, From Consultancy to the Corporate Ladder

By: Lewin Edwards

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Paperback | 1 May 2006

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In this new, highly practical guide, expert embedded designer and manager Lewin Edwards answers the question, "How do I become an embedded engineer? Embedded professionals agree that there is a treacherous gap between graduating from school and becoming an effective engineer in the workplace, and that there are few resources available for newbies to turn to when in need of advice and direction. This book provides that much-needed guidance for engineers fresh out of school, and for the thousands of experienced engineers now migrating into the popular embedded arena.
This book helps new embedded engineers to get ahead quickly by preparing them for the technical and professional challenges they will face. Detailed instructions on how to achieve successful designs using a broad spectrum of different microcontrollers and scripting languages are provided. The author shares insights from a lifetime of experience spent in-the-trenches, covering everything from small vs. large companies, and consultancy work vs. salaried positions, to which types of training will prove to be the most lucrative investments. This book provides an expert's authoritative answers to questions that pop up constantly on Usenet newsgroups and in break rooms all over the world.

* An approachable, friendly introduction to working in the world of embedded design
* Full of design examples using the most common languages and hardware that new embedded engineers will be likely to use every day
* Answers important basic questions on which are the best products to learn, trainings to get, and kinds of companies to work for

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Introduction	p. 1
About This Book	p. 1
What Is an Embedded Engineer?	p. 3
Education	p. 5
Traditional Education Paths into Embedded Engineering	p. 5
Getting in Without Traditional Education (and Acquiring It Thereafter)	p. 11
I Write Software-How Much Electronics Must I Learn?	p. 23
Educational Traps, Dead-Ends, and Scams to Avoid	p. 27
Practical Skills You'll Want to Acquire	p. 32
Teaching Yourself, Bottom-Up (Small Embedded Systems)	p. 37
Target Audience	p. 37
Intel (Et al.) 8051 Variants	p. 41
Atmel AVR	p. 52
Texas Instruments MSP430	p. 61
Microchip PICmicro	p. 70
Less Common Architectures for Special Needs	p. 77
What Programming Languages Should I Learn? C++ vs. C vs. Assembly Language in Small Embedded Systems	p. 82
Brief Ravings on Copy-Protected Development Tools	p. 87
An Example 8-Bit Project Using AVR and Free Tools	p. 91
Teaching Yourself, Top-Down (Large Embedded Systems)	p. 125
Target Audience	p. 125
Embedded x86 Solutions	p. 127
ARM	p. 139
PowerPC	p. 151
Linux	p. 155
eCos	p. 165
What Programming Languages Should I Learn for Large Embedded Systems?	p. 167
A Final Word on Part Selection	p. 169
Working for Yourself as an Embedded Engineer	p. 173
Is Self-Employment for You? Risks and Benefits	p. 173
From Moonlighting to Full-Time Consultant Status-Bookkeeping, Taxes and Workload	p. 175
Ways to Find and Keep Customers	p. 182
Iterative Projects: Never-Ending Horror?	p. 187
Pricing Your Services Appropriately	p. 191
Establishing Your Own Working Best Practices	p. 194
More Than a Handshake: The Importance of Contracts	p. 197
Working for a Small Company	p. 201
Analyze Your Goals: Benefits and Downsides of the Small Company	p. 201
How to Get the Job	p. 203
Responsibilities and Stresses in a Small Company	p. 206
Personal Dynamics in Small Companies	p. 208
Managing Tightly Limited Resources	p. 211
Task Breakdown: A Typical Week	p. 215
Working for a Larger Company	p. 217
Analyze Your Goals: Benefits and Downsides of the Large Company	p. 218
How to Get the Job	p. 220
Globalization: Outsourcing and Temporary Worker Visas	p. 222
Procedures and You: Keeping Your Head Above Water	p. 228
Managing Relationships with Marketing	p. 236
Task Breakdown: A Typical Week	p. 239
Conclusion	p. 241
Go Forth and Conquer	p. 241
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