July 2008
Intermediate to advanced
544 pages
16h 52m
English
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50 CHAPTER 1 Embedded Computing
We use as our example a video accelerator. Digital video requires performing
a huge number of operations in real time; video also requires large volumes of
data transfers. As such, it provides a good way to study not only the design of the
accelerator itself but also how it fits into the overall system.
1.5.7 Chapter 8: Networks
Chapter 8 studies how we can build more complex embedded systems by letting
several components communicate on a network.The network may include several
microprocessors, I/O devices, and special-purpose acceleration units. Embedded
systems that are built from multiple microprocessors are called