Embedded Systems – A Hardware-Software Co-Design Approach, 1st ed. 2021 Unleash the Power of Arduino!

This textbook introduces the concept of embedded systems with exercises using Arduino Uno. It is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering programs. It contains a balanced discussion on both hardware and software related to embedded systems, with a focus on co-design aspects. Embedded systems have applications in Internet-of-Things (IoT), wearables, self-driving cars, smart devices, cyberphysical systems, drones, and robotics. The hardware chapter discusses various microcontrollers (including popular microcontroller hardware examples), sensors, amplifiers, filters, actuators, wired and wireless communication topologies, schematic and PCB designs, and much more. The software chapter describes OS-less programming, bitmath, polling, interrupt, timer, sleep modes, direct memory access, shared memory, mutex, and smart algorithms, with lots of C-code examples for Arduino Uno. Other topics discussed are prototyping, testing, verification, reliability, optimization, and regulations. Appropriate for courses on embedded systems, microcontrollers, and instrumentation, this textbook teaches budding embedded system programmers practical skills with fun projects to prepare them for industry products.

• Introduces embedded systems for wearables, Internet-of-Things (IoT), robotics, and other smart devices;
• Offers a balanced focus on both hardware and software co-design of embedded systems;
• Includes exercises, tutorials, and assignments. 

Dr. Bashir I. Morshed is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering, Texas Tech University. He is the Director of the Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) lab and has been funded with multiple National Science Foundation (NSF) grants. He is a recipient of the prestigious Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship and a fellow of mHealth Training Institute.