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Linux for Embedded and Real-time Applications, 4th Edition
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Linux for Embedded and Real-time Applications, 4th Edition

by Doug Abbott
November 2017
Beginner to intermediate
304 pages
7h 52m
English
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Chapter 1

The embedded and real-time space

Abstract

This chapter introduces concepts of embedded and real-time programming and shows how Linux fits in. We point out that embedded systems are often resource constrained, and use unusual peripheral devices not often found in PCs. Real-time means that the system must respond to its environment in a predictable time, not necessarily fast, but predictable.

Keywords

Embedded computing; real-time computing; open source; Linux; general public license

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