Computers as Components, 2nd Edition

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1.2 THE EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGN PROCESS

This section provides an overview of the embedded system design process aimed at

two objectives. First,it will give us an introduction to the various steps in embedded

system design before we delve into them in more detail. Second, it will allow us to

consider the design methodology itself. A design methodology is important for

three reasons. First, it allows us to keep a scorecard on a design to ensure that we

have done everything we need to do,such as optimizing performance or perform-

ing functional tests. Second, it allows us to develop computer-aided design tools. ...