Tom Spink BEng (Hons), PhD, FBCS
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Fast and effective embedded systems design: from bits and bytes to IoT, with the Arm Mbed

Abstract

Fast and Effective Embedded Systems Design: From bits and bytes to IoT, with the Arm Mbed (third edition) is a fast-moving introduction to embedded systems design, applying the innovative ARM mbed and its web-based development environment. Each chapter introduces a major topic in embedded systems and proceeds as a series of practical experiments, adopting a “learning through doing” strategy. C/C++ programming is applied, with a step-by-step approach which allows readers to start coding quickly. Once the basics are covered, the book progresses to some “hot” embedded issues – intelligent instrumentation, wireless and networked systems, digital audio and digital signal processing. In this new edition, all code is refreshed to be appropriate to the new Mbed operating system, with a lot of new code introduced. The principles of real time operating systems are explained, and the capabilities of the Mbed RTOS are clearly demonstrated in a series of practical examples.