Real-Time Systems Development by Rob Williams

Real-Time Systems Development by Rob Williams

Real-Time Systems Development introduces computing students and professional programmers to the development of software for real-time applications. Based on the academic and commercial experience of the author, the book is an ideal companion to final year undergraduate options or MSc modules in the area of real-time systems design and implementation. Assuming a certain level of general systems design and programming experience, this text will extend students’ knowledge and skills into an area of computing which has increasing relevance in a modern world of telecommunications and ‘intelligent’ equipment using embedded microcontrollers. This book takes a broad, practical approach in discussing real-time systems. It covers topics such as basic input and output; cyclic executives for bare hardware; finite state machines; task communication and synchronization; input/output interfaces; structured design for real-time systems; designing for multitasking; UML for real-time systems; object oriented approach to real-time systems; selecting languages for RTS development; Linux device drivers; and hardware/software co-design. Programming examples using GNU/Linux are included, along with a supporting website containing slides; solutions to problems; and software examples. This book will appeal to advanced undergraduate Computer Science students; MSc students; and, undergraduate software engineering and electronic engineering students.

Rob Williams is mostly a comic book writer. MARTIAN MANHUNTER for DC Comics, UNFOLLOW for Vertigo Comics, DOCTOR WHO: THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR for Titan Comics, and JUDGE DREDD for 2000AD/Rebelllion are among his current projects. ORDINARY, his creator-owned series, is published by Titan Comics. He's also the author of Vertigo Comics' THE ROYALS: MASTERS OF WAR. His previous work includes THANOS: A GOD UP THERE LISTENING, PUNISHER MAX, GHOST RIDER, DAKEN, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, UNCANNY X-FORCE, THE IRON AGE, WOLVERINE, CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE FALCON, and REVOLUTIONARY WAR for Marvel, BATMAN '66, SENSATION COMICS, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, LEGEN

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ISBN 13	9780750664714
ISBN 10	0750664711
Title	Real-Time Systems Development
Author	Rob Williams
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Elsevier Science & Technology
Year published	2005-10-28
Number of pages	320
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