Fast and Effective Embedded Systems Design: Applying the Arm Mbed

Fast and Effective Embedded Systems Design is a fast-moving introduction to embedded systems design, applying the innovative ARM mbed and its web-based development environment. Each chapter introduces a major topic in embedded systems, and proceeds as a series of practical experiments, adopting a "learning through doing" strategy. Minimal background knowledge is needed to start. C/C]+ programming is applied, with a step-by-step approach which allows you to get coding quickly. Once the basics are covered, the book progresses to some "hot" embedded issues - intelligent instrumentation, wireless and networked systems, digital audio and digital signal processing. In this new edition all examples and peripheral devices are updated to use the most recent libraries and peripheral devices, with increased technical depth, and introduction of the "mbed enabled" concept.

Written by two experts in the field, this book reflects on the experimental results, develops and matches theory to practice, evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the technology and techniques introduced, and considers applications in a wider context.

New Chapters on:

• Bluetooth and ZigBee communication
• Internet communication and control, setting the scene for the 'Internet of Things'
• Digital Audio, with high-fidelity applications and use of the I2S bus
• Power supply, and very low power applications
• The development process of moving from prototyping to small-scale or mass manufacture, with a commercial case study.

About the Author
Wilmshurst, Tim: - Tim Wilmshurst has had a varied career of electronic and embedded system design and teaching at the Universities of Cambridge and Derby, where he was Head of Electronics over a number of years. He is the author of a number of leading textbooks on embedded system design. In his teaching, Tim is passionate about "learning through doing", and is a frequent user of problem-based learning. He is now a freelance technical author and educator.Toulson, Rob: - Rob Toulson is Professor of Creative Industries: Commercial Music at the University of Westminster, as well as Founder and Director of RT Sixty Ltd., a company that develops innovative applications for the audio-visual and music industries. Professor Toulson is a world-leading expert in audio-visual mobile applications, digital signal processing, embedded systems, musical acoustics, music production and interactive sound design.