Embedded Systems Architecture, 2nd Edition

Chapter 3

Embedded Hardware Building Blocks and the Embedded Board

In This Chapter

• Introducing the importance of being able to read a schematic diagram

• Discussing the major components of an embedded board

• Introducing the factors that allow an embedded device to work

• Discussing the fundamental elements of electronic components

3.1 Lesson One on Hardware: Learn to Read a Schematic!

This section is especially important for embedded software engineers and programmers. Before diving into the details, note that it is important for all embedded designers to be able to understand the diagrams and symbols that hardware engineers create and use to describe their hardware designs to the outside world. These diagrams and symbols are the keys to quickly ...