Real-Time Concepts for Embedded Systems

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Summary: Excellent Overview of Programming on RTOS Based Systems
Review: This book is an excellent overview of programming on RTOS based systems. It is not a theoretical book at all. The concepts are all there, but it is also very practical. I found a lot of good ideas even though I have been designing embedded systems for many years. I also found it to be an easy read, (but that may be due to my background). It is worth buying for anyone interested in RTOS based systems.

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Summary: Excellent work, makes RTOS concepts understandable
Review: This book is really well done. The explanations and descriptions seem simple, but I think that's only because they ARE well done.

This book can be equally useful for both novice and intermediate programmers. Experts in RTOS's may want something a little less instructive and more like a "reference" manual, but don't be fooled by that statement and over-estimate your skills. If you can't completely describe semiphore types, deadlock breaking strategies and timing wheels, you may still need this book.

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Summary: excellent combination of realtime and embedded concepts
Review: Well-written book which offers a "one-book-says-it-all" look at both embedded concepts and real-time design. The books is definitely recommended reading if undertaking real-time embedded design for the first time. The first few chapters offers pratical hands-on explanations with references to an actual embedded OS. The book then goes on to do an excellent job of explaining typical RTOS concepts such scheduling, concurrency, preventing deadlocks and handling priority inversion. It discusses how to incorporate realtime concepts into the embedded project and it identifies considerations that may affect your design. Good reading.

Rating:
Summary: excellent combination of realtime and embedded concepts
Review: Well-written book which offers a "one-book-says-it-all" look at both embedded concepts and real-time design. The books is definitely recommended reading if undertaking real-time embedded design for the first time. The first few chapters offers pratical hands-on explanations with references to an actual embedded OS. The book then goes on to do an excellent job of explaining typical RTOS concepts such scheduling, concurrency, preventing deadlocks and handling priority inversion. It discusses how to incorporate realtime concepts into the embedded project and it identifies considerations that may affect your design. Good reading.

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Summary: A Must for Beginners, and Worth It For Hot Shots Too
Review: When I first started reading this work, it seemed decidedly to be for beginners only. I was pleasantly surprised however, how many new concepts and ideas I learned by the time I completed it. I found the "points to remember" and Chapters 11, 13-16 to be particularly useful because they highlight the pitfalls that I've seen even the most seasoned RTOSers fall into. I ended up buying the book for all my firmware developers and made the above mentioned sections mandatory reading for them. Although I have read several books on real time this is definitely the most complete because it references the real time concepts in the context of a real live OS - VxWorx. The information is presented in such a way that it can easily be applied to any RTOS such as QNX, InTime, MsCE, and MuOS. All my firmware new hires are given this book on the first day of work, and they can't start coding until they've finished it.

Rating:
Summary: A Must for Beginners, and Worth It For Hot Shots Too
Review: When I first started reading this work, it seemed decidedly to be for beginners only. I was pleasantly surprised however, how many new concepts and ideas I learned by the time I completed it. I found the "points to remember" and Chapters 11, 13-16 to be particularly useful because they highlight the pitfalls that I've seen even the most seasoned RTOSers fall into. I ended up buying the book for all my firmware developers and made the above mentioned sections mandatory reading for them. Although I have read several books on real time this is definitely the most complete because it references the real time concepts in the context of a real live OS - VxWorx. The information is presented in such a way that it can easily be applied to any RTOS such as QNX, InTime, MsCE, and MuOS. All my firmware new hires are given this book on the first day of work, and they can't start coding until they've finished it.