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*’ JACK GANSSLE

Practical advice from a well-respected author
Commonsense approach to better, faster design processes
A philosophy of development, not a cookbook of ”how to build X”
Integrated coverage of hardware design and sohare code
In-depth discussion of real-time and performance issues
Design better embedded systems faster, using the ideas presented in Th 4
Embedded Systems. Whether you’re working with hardware or software, Mr. Ganssle’s
unique approach to design is guaranteed to keep you interested and learning.
The Art of Designing Ernbedded Systems is part primer and part re
needs of practicing embedded engineers in mind. Embedded systems
hoc development process. This book lays out a very simple seven-s
development under control. There are 110 formal methodologies that take months to master; the
plans and ideas are immediately useful. 3
Most designers aren’t aware of the scary fact that code complexity-and thus dedules-
grow much faster than code size. The book details a number of ways to#nearize ,I-- eom-
plexitybize curve to help get products to market faster.
Hardware and software can never be designed in isolation from each other, which IS a theme
that the author addresses throughout the book. Mr. Ganssle shows how to get better, more ink-
grated code and hardware designs, and then how to troubleshoot the inevitable problems.
Finally, the book recognizes that we all work in an environment populated with bosses and
coworkers. The Art of Designing Embedded Syems-discusses ways to deal with these people,
to further your career, and to build a fun environment condqive to creative work.
JACK GANSSLE the Principal Consultant of The roupf“an independent consulting firm
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for embedded applications. He has foundedfNktuccessful electronics companies and has been
a contributing editor for EDN, Embedded Systems Pmgmmming, and Ocean Navigator maga-
zines. He also sits on the board of the Embedded 9ystems Conference. He is the author of an
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