Developing Real-time Embedded Software in a Market-driven Company

A real-time (RT) system demands that a computer program responds immediately to changing data. RT systems are used in areas as diverse as chemical process control and patient monitoring where immediate response is necessary. Serving as a comprehensive, hands-on reference, this practical guidebook focuses on the development of real-time systems for commercial rather than military or aerospace applications. It features a step-by-step approach to the analysis and design of software, introducing but not requiring object design, and to planning the performance analysis and testing phases of development. A case study of SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) is used as an example throughout the book along with the use of C as the base language for applications of this size and complexity.