Embedded systems are everywhere in our modern world. You can find them in automobiles, toys, kitchen appliances, computers, airplanes, TVs and digital recording devices, cell phones, gaming machines, nuclear power plants, space telescopes; in every electronic device that furnishes an intelligent, independent, or controllable functionality. By definition an embedded system is a computer designed to perform one or a few specialized functions, most often in real-time. The embedded system is usually a part of a hardware or mechanical device that includes other physical components. For example, a household dishwasher contains a cabinet with trays, one or more motors, sprayers and jets, deposits for holding soap and other chemicals, and an ...
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