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Designing and Building Robust, Dependable Real-time Systems
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By
Lewin Edwards, Lewin Edwards is an embedded engineer with over 15 years experience designing embedded systems hardware, firmware, and control software., Digi-Frame Inc., Port Chester, NY, USA
Description
In this practical reference, popular author Lewin Edwards shows how to develop robust, dependable real-time systems for robotics and other
control applications, using open-source tools. It demonstrates efficient and low-cost embedded hardware and software design techniques,
based on Linux as the development platform and operating system and the Atmel AVR as the primary microcontroller. The book provides comprehensive
examples of sensor, actuator and control applications and circuits, along with source code for a number of projects. It walks the reader
through the process of setting up the Linux-based controller, from creating a custom kernel to customizing the BIOS, to implementing
graphical control interfaces.
Including detailed design information on:
ESBUS PC-host interface
Host-module communications protocol
A speed-controlled DC motor with tach feedback and thermal cut-off
A stepper motor controller
A two-axis attitude sensor using
a MEMS accelerometer
Infrared remote control in Linux using LIRC
Machine vision using Video4Linux
The Accompanying CD-ROM contains
a wealth of design materials, including:
Full schematics and source code for the projects described
Ready-made disk images for the
miniature Linux distribution uses as the basis for the PC-side software
Distribution archives of source code for all GNU software used,
along with application-specific patches where appropriate
A free version of the schematic capture and PCB CAD software used
Atmel
AVR Studio
Audience
Engineers, programmers, students and advanced hobbyists involved in robotics applications and/or process control system design. Embedded
systems engineers interested in portions of the
technology applicable to their designs (process control, sensor interfacing, etc.)
Contents
About the Author
What's on the CD-ROM?
1. Introduction
History of this Book and What You'll Get From Reading It
Target Readership and
Required Skills and Tools
Conventions Used in the Text
2. Microcontrollers, Single-Board Computers and Development Tools
The Division
of Labor
Candidate Microcontrollers for ?Hard' Tasks
The Atmel AVR and its Development Hardware Up Close
Candidate x86-based SBCs for
?Soft' Tasks
The Advantech PCM-5820 Single-Board Computer Up Close
Selecting an Inter-Module Communications Protocol
3. Some Example
Sensor, Actuator and Control Applications and Circuits (Hard Tasks)
Introduction
E2BUS PC-Host Interface
Host-To-Module Communications
Protocol
Stepper Motor Controller
Speed-Controlled DC Motor with Tach Feedback and Thermal Cutoff
Two-Axis Attitude Sensor using MEMS
Accelerometer
RS-422 – Compatible Indicator Panel
4. The Linux-Based Controller (A Soft Task)
A Brief Introduction to Embedding Linux
on PC Hardware
Configuring the Development System and Creating Our Custom Kernel
The Linux Boot Process – Creating a Bootable CompactFlash
Card
Creating a Root Filesystem for out Embedded System
Creating a Bootable Linux System-Restore CD-ROM Disc
Using the Parallel Port
as a General-Purpose I/O Interface in Linux
Implementing Graphical Control Interfaces
Infra-Red Remote Control in Linux Using LIRC
Introduction
to Machine Vision Using Video4Linux
Customizing You BIOS – The Structure of a Modern BIOS
5. Encryption and Data Security Primer
Introduction
Classes of Algorithm
Protecting One-Way Control Data Streams
Protecting One-Way Telemetry
Protecting Bidirectional Control/Data Streams
Protecting Logged Data
Where to Obtain Encryption Algorithms
6. Expecting the Unexpected
Introduction
Dangerous Exception Conditions
and Recovering From Them
On-Chip vs. Off-Chip Watchdog Hardware
Good Power-On Reset Practices
A Few Additional Considerations for Battery-Powered
Applications
7. Contents of the Enclosed CD-ROM
Index
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Paperback, 256 pages, publication date: DEC-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-7778-3
ISBN-10: 0-7506-7778-3
Imprint: NEWNES
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