Embedded Systems Design, 2nd Edition

Contents xvii

Preface

The term embedded systems design covers a very wide

range of microprocessor designs and does not simply start and

end with a simple microcontroller. It can be a PC running software

other than Windows and word processing software. It can be a

sophisticated multiprocessor design using the fastest processors

on the market today.

The common thread to embedded systems design is an

understanding of the interaction that the various components

within the system have with each other. It is important to under-

stand how the hardware works and the restraints that using a

certain peripheral may have on the rest of the system. It is essential