For people who are about to write their first embedded program - or have been struggling to learn about this important area - this book will save weeks of effort.

Michael Pont is an experienced software engineer, and began his first embedded project in 1986. Since then he has lectured and carried out research at the University of Sheffield and the University of Leicester, and has provided consultancy and training services to a range of international companies. He is the author of two previous books Patterns for Time-Triggered Embedded Systems and Software Engineering with C++ and CASE tools.

Programming Embedded Systems in C Introducing the 8051 Microcontroller Hello, Embedded World Reading Port Pins and Mechanical Switches Adding Structure to Your Code Meeting Real-Time Constraints Creating an Embedded Operating System Using the Serial Interface Case study: Milk Pasteurization Case study: Washing Machine Case study: Remotely-Controlled Robot Case study: Intruder Alarm System Where Do We Go From Here?