Real-time systems development /
Rob Williams.
- Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006.
- xii, 455 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to real-time systems -- Implementing simple real-time systems -- Basic input and output -- Cyclic executives for bare hardware -- Finite state machines : design tool -- Finite state machines : implementation options -- Why multi-task? -- Task communication and synchronization -- Real-time executives -- Using input/output interfaces -- Structured design for real-time systems -- Designing for multi-tasking -- UML for real-time systems -- Object-oriented approach for real-time systems -- System integrity -- Languages for RTS development : C, Ada and Java -- Cross-development techniques -- Microcontroller embedded systems -- Linux device drivers -- Hardware/software co-design.