Preface
An embedded system is a device with a computer inside that doesn't look like a computer. Washing machines, televisions, printers, cars, aircraft, and robots are all controlled by a computer of some sort, and in some cases, more than one. As these devices become more complex, and as our expectations of the things that we can do with them expand, the need for a powerful operating system to control them grows. Increasingly, Linux is the operating system of choice.
The power of Linux stems from its open source model, which encourages sharing of code. This means that software engineers from many backgrounds, and often employed by competing companies, can cooperate to create an operating system kernel that is up-to-date and tracks the development ...
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