Real-Time Embedded Multithreading: Using ThreadX and ARM

by Edward Lamie

Overview

Use the industry's most popular RTOS/processor combination to develop embedded applications that are small, fast, reliable, and deterministic. Beginning with a discussion of embedded and real-time concepts and terminology, this book uses a specific demon

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781578201341
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/01/2005
Edition description:	Book and CD-ROM
Pages:	382
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edward L. Lamie is a Professor Emeritus of Computer Science. His areas of academic emphasis during his 31 years in higher education have been in the areas of software engineering and operating systems. He was also the founding chair of computer science departments at Central Michigan University and California State University, Stanislaus. Ed continues to teach occasional graduate-level courses and conducts hands-on RTOS training classes for Express Logic, Inc.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Embedded and Real-Time Systems Chapter 2 First Look at a System Using an RTOS Chapter 3 RTOS Concepts and Definitions . Chapter 4 RTOS Building Blocks for System Development. Chapter 5 Introduction to the ARM Microprocessor .Chapter 6 The Thread—The Essential Component Chapter 7 Mutual Exclusion Challenges and Considerations. Chapter 8 Memory Management: Byte Pools and Block Pools Chapter 9 Internal System Clock and Application Timers. Chapter 11 Synchronization of Threads Using Event Flags Groups Chapter 12 Thread Communication with Message Queues Chapter 13 ARM Exception Handling . Chapter 14 Case Study: Designing a Multithreaded System.