Part 1 Hardware and Software Infrastructure

1 The Hardware Side – Part 1: An Introduction 1

2 The Hardware Side – Part 2: Combinational Logic – A Practical View 55

3 The Hardware Side – Part 3: Storage Elements and Finite-State Machines – A Practical View 111

4 Memories and the Memory Subsystem 165

5 An Introduction to Software Modeling 215

6 The Software Side – Part 1: The C Program 243

7 The Software Side – Part 2: Pointers and Functions 279

Part 2 Developing the Foundation

8 Safety, Security, Reliability, and Robust Design 331

9 Embedded Systems Design and Development – Hardware–Software Co-Design 403

10 Hardware Test and Debug 507

Part 3 Doing the Work

11 Real-Time Kernels and Operating Systems 541

12 Tasks and Task Management 573

13 Deadlocks 625

14 Performance Analysis and Optimization 645

Part 4 Developing the Foundation

15 Working Outside of the Processor I: A Model of Interprocess Communication 715

16 Working Outside of the Processor I: Refining the Model of Interprocess Communication 733

17 Working Outside of the Processor II: Interfacing to Local Devices 789

18 Working Outside of the Processor III: Interfacing to Remote Devices 837

19 Programmable Logic Devices 869

20 Practical Considerations Signal Behavior in the Real World – Part 1 – Noise and Crosstalk 893

21 Practical Considerations Signal Behavior in the Real World – Part 2 – High-Speed Signaling 909