Designing Embedded Hardware, 2nd Edition by John Catsoulis

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May 18, 2017 David rated it it was amazing

I could non accept been more impressed with this volume. It covers everything from soldering to USB interfaces. Despite roofing an enormous "surface area" of topics, information technology withal manages to have examples, schematics, and applied advice for but about everything. Astonishing!

The book has cursory coverage of a big multifariousness of hardware peripherals, interfaces, power supplies, memory, etc. In that location is advice for using wire-wrap, oscilloscopes, and how to brand PCBs. There are explanations of assembly and the

I could not accept been more than impressed with this volume. It covers everything from soldering to USB interfaces. Despite covering an enormous "surface area" of topics, information technology still manages to have examples, schematics, and practical advice for merely about everything. Amazing!

The book has cursory coverage of a large diversity of hardware peripherals, interfaces, power supplies, memory, etc. There is advice for using wire-wrap, oscilloscopes, and how to make PCBs. In that location are explanations of assembly and the Along linguistic communication (in an fantabulous little summary). There are split chapters for, what, four unlike mutual microcontroller architectures? At that place is even a primer on the fundamentals of electronics and basic components such equally resistors and capacitors. It's incredibly broad.

Of course this book couldn't possibly have delved securely into any given topic but to be honest, most of that is best left to Internet searches or production information sheets and the book explains how to read those.

All of this is washed with conviction and good humour. Technical terms are explained as they are introduced. I am just actually, really impressed with Catsoulis as an author.

Ironically, it was this book that finally convinced me that I am not at a point in my life when I tin effort my hand at this stuff. I accept devoted my precious gratis fourth dimension to other activities and I exercise not currently accept a free slot in my day for hardware experiments. If I tried to exercise it, merely it would be at the expense of something else. Nevertheless, I'grand very glad I read this because I learned so much. When I do have fourth dimension in my life for hardware, I will definitely be re-reading this volume!

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Jun 15, 2008 Christopher rated it it was amazing

A common joke:

The 3 about dangerous things against your completing your projection:

one. A Developer with a soldering atomic number 26.
two. A Manager who programs.
3. A User with ideas.

Ok, I'm only talking almost #1. Most software guys know how to exercise ii things: drink coffee and blame the hardware guy. Only if you're one of those special souls that wants to really larn but doesn't want to experience like y'all're starting college all once again... this is the volume for you.

Reading schematics, doing pocket-size rework, getting a k

A mutual joke:

The iii well-nigh dangerous things confronting your completing your project:

ane. A Programmer with a soldering iron.
2. A Director who programs.
three. A User with ideas.

Ok, I'one thousand only talking about #1. Most software guys know how to do two things: drink coffee and arraign the hardware guy. Simply if yous're one of those special souls that wants to really learn simply doesn't want to experience like you're starting college all over once again... this is the book for you.

Reading schematics, doing pocket-size rework, getting a practiced general idea of all the hardware-level communication protocols and... yes, it has a blurb on how to solder.

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this book turned out to be only the sort of introduction I thought it would be, and what information technology advertised - plenty to get you interested & started. I freaked out a chip when they started discussing 68000 chips for embedded systems. I wonderfully used 68000 chips for full fledged, avant-garde desktop computers.

Like all O'Reilly books, of course, this i assumes a good bit of agile intelligence of its reader.

this book turned out to be just the sort of introduction I thought information technology would be, and what it advertised - plenty to become y'all interested & started. I freaked out a fleck when they started discussing 68000 fries for embedded systems. I wonderfully used 68000 fries for full fledged, advanced desktop computers.

Similar all O'Reilly books, of course, this one assumes a expert fleck of active intelligence of its reader.

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May 12, 2008 Thomas rated it it was amazing

I accept this not then cloak-and-dagger wish to be an embedded systems developer. I too like to know what's going on within the devices I'm developing for. This book gave me a lot of insight into that and made me at least believe that if I put the effort into it, I could probably design a unproblematic embedded device. Information technology's likewise total of tips that would likely be useful to any electronics hobbiest. I have this not and so secret wish to be an embedded systems developer. I likewise like to know what's going on inside the devices I'm developing for. This book gave me a lot of insight into that and made me at least believe that if I put the attempt into it, I could probably design a simple embedded device. It's as well full of tips that would probable be useful to whatever electronics hobbiest. ...more than

a powerful introduction to embedded hardware design , very useful for software programmers and system architects who want be aware of hardware design aspects .
To make use of this book , yous will need to involve more than in practical hardware blueprint through real-life projects .

Sep 25, 2011 Sheldon rated it it was amazing

Skilful book for a refresher in embedded, someone operating at a higher level, non the truthful hands on person, they would need a deeper/more detailed volume just the program/project manager this is ideal.

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