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 Duration 14 hours

Course Outline

Introduction

  • The concept of design
  • Comparing standard C with Embedded C

The Life-Cycle of an Embedded Application

  • The development workflow
  • Maintenance processes
  • The extended life cycle perspective

Design Tools

  • Open source versus proprietary solutions
  • Compilers, assemblers, and linkers
  • Libraries
  • Debuggers
  • Simulators
  • Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)

Embedded Design Challenges

  • Constraints in embedded computing design
  • Cost-efficiency considerations
  • Performance and efficiency optimization
  • Power consumption management
  • Thermal management strategies

Defining the Design Goals

  • Maintaining simplicity
  • Specifying system functionality
  • Structuring program logic and architecture

System Reliability

  • Inspection and maintenance protocols
  • Uptime requirements
  • Identifying points of failure

Code Reusablility

  • Designing to eliminate redundancy

Code Abstraction

  • The principle of information hiding
  • Creating context-free modules

Code Modularization

  • System decomposition techniques
  • Achieving loose coupling
  • Ensuring strong cohesion
  • Managing acyclic dependencies

Code Maintainability

  • Enhancing readability
  • Improving testability
  • Increasing configurability
  • Facilitating performance upgrades

Hardware Considerations

  • Scalable Thermal Design Power (TDP)
  • Integrated graphics capabilities
  • Other relevant factors

Summary and Conclusion

Requirements

  • Fundamental knowledge of embedded systems
  • Hands-on experience with embedded C programming
  • A solid grasp of electronics fundamentals

Target Audience:

  • Software Developers

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