TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1. Principles of Modern Embedded Systems
Chapter 1. Embedded Systems Landscape
What is an Embedded Computer System?
Why is this Transition Inevitable?
What Range of Embedded Systems Exists?
What to Expect from the Rest of this Book
Chapter 2. Attributes of Embedded Systems
Embedded Platform Characteristics
Chapter 3. The Future of Embedded Systems
Issues, Applications, and Initiatives
PART 2. Embedded Systems Architecture and Operation
Chapter 4. Embedded Platform Architecture
Device Interface—High Performance
Device Interconnect—Low Performance
Chapter 5. Embedded Processor Architecture
Intel Atom Microarchitecture (Supplemental Material)
Chapter 6. Embedded Platform Boot Sequence
Multi-Core and Multi-Processor Boot
Boot Technology Considerations
Hardware Power Sequences (the Pre-pre-boot)
RESET: The First Few Steps and a Jump
Legacy BIOS and UEFI Framework Software
Chapter 7. Operating Systems Overview
Mutual Exclusion/Synchronization
The Power Profile of an Embedded Computing System
A Simple Model of Power Efficiency
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
Optimizing Software for Power Performance
Chapter 10. Embedded Graphics and Multimedia Acceleration
Chapter 11. Digital Signal Processing Using General-Purpose Processors
Single Instruction Multiple Data
Microarchitecture Considerations
Finite Impulse Response Filter
Chapter 12. Network Connectivity
Chapter 13. Application Frameworks
Chapter 14. Platform and Content Security
Security Concepts and Building Blocks
Chapter 15. Advanced Topics: SMP, AMP, and Virtualization
Methods for Platform Virtualization
PART 3. Developing an Embedded System
Intel Atom E6XX Series Platforms
Multi-Radio Communications Design
A Process for Debugging a New Platform
Debug Tools and Chipset Features