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Chapter 1 Concepts for Developing Portable Firmware .............3Why Code Reuse Matters.................................................................................3Portable Firmware ............................................................................................5Modularity ......................................................................................................... 11Module Coupling and Cohesion.................................................................. 12Following A Standard .................................................................................... 14Portability Issues in C - Data Types ......................................................... 15Portability Issues in C - Structures and Unions................................... 17Portability Issues in C - Bit Fields............................................................. 18Portability Issues in C - Preprocessor Directives ............................... 19Hardware Abstraction Layers (HAL) ....................................................... 21Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) ........................................ 28Project Organization...................................................................................... 28Getting Started Writing Portable Firmware ......................................... 29Going Further ................................................................................................... 32Chapter 2 API and HAL Fundamentals.............................................37The Wonderful World of HALs ................................................................... 37APIs versus HALs............................................................................................. 38The API and HAL Landscape ....................................................................... 40The Good, Bad and Ugly................................................................................ 42Potential Issues and the Boogeyman....................................................... 42Characteristics Every HAL should Exhibit ............................................. 46To Build or Not to Build................................................................................ 56A First Look at a HAL...................................................................................... 58The API Scope ................................................................................................... 59API Characteristics to look for ................................................................... 60Designing your own APIs ............................................................................. 65A First Look at an API .................................................................................... 65Going Further ................................................................................................... 67Confidential - (c)2016 Jacob Beningo, All Rights Reserved, DRAFT A08Chapter 3 Device Driver Fundamentals in C..................................73Understanding the Memory Map...............................................................73Identifying Driver Interfaces.......................................................................77Design by Contract..........................................................................................80Assertion Fundamentals...............................................................................83Device Driver Models .....................................................................................85Polled versus Interrupt Driven Drivers
About the Author: Jacob Beningo is an embedded software consultant with over 15 years of experience in microcontroller based real-time embedded systems. After spending over ten years designing embedded systems for automotive, defense and space industries, Jacob founded Beningo Embedded Group in 2009. Jacob has worked with clients in more than a dozen countries to dramatically transform their businesses by improving product quality, cost and time to market. He has published more than 200 articles on embedded software development techniques, is a sought-after speaker and technical trainer who holds three degrees which include a Masters of Engineering from the University of Michigan. Jacob is an avid writer, trainer, consultant and entrepreneur who transforms the complex into simple and understandable concepts that accelerate technological innovation.
Jacob has demonstrated his leadership in the embedded systems industry by consulting and training at companies such as General Motors, Intel, Infineon and Renesas along with successfully completing over 50 projects. Jacob also speaks at and is involved in the embedded track selection committees at ARM Techcon, Embedded System Conferences and Sensor Expo. Jacob holds Bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering, Physics and Mathematics from Central Michigan University and a Master's degree in Space Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan.
In his spare time, Jacob enjoys spending time with his family, reading, writing, playing hockey and golf. In clear skies, he can often be found outside with his telescope, sipping a fine scotch while imaging the sky.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781484232965
  • Publisher: Apress
  • Publisher Imprint: Apress
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A Practical Approach to Apis, Hals and Drivers
  • Width: 178 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1484232968
  • Publisher Date: 08 Dec 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 308
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 630 gr


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