Embedded Systems Design, 2nd Edition

288 Embedded systems design

8 Writing software for

embedded systems

There are several different ways of writing code for

embedded systems depending on the complexity of the system

and the amount of time and money that can be spent. For

example, developing software for ready-built hardware is

generally easier than for discrete designs. Not only are hard-

ware problems removed — or at least they should have been —

but there is more software support available to overcome the

obstacles of downloading and debugging code. Many ready-

built designs provide libraries and additional software sup-

port which can dramatically cut the development time.

The traditional ...