Real-time Operating Systems Book 1: The Theory
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This book deals with the fundamentals of operating systems for use in real-time embedded systems. It is aimed at those who wish to develop RTOS-based designs, using either commercial or free products. It does not set out to give you a knowledge to design an RTOS; leave that to the specialists. The target readership includes:- Students.- Engineers, scientists and mathematicians moving into software systems.- Professional and experienced software engineers entering the embedded field.- Programmers having little or no formal education in the underlying principles of software-based real-time systems.The material covers the key ‘nuts and bolts’ of RTOS structures and usage (as you would expect, of course). In many cases it shows how these are handled by practical real-time operating systems. It also places great emphasises on ways to structure the application software so that it can be effectively implemented using an RTOS. After studying this even the absolute beginner will see that it isn’t particularly difficult to implement RTOS-based designs and should be confident to take on such work.
Publisher : Independently published (January 28, 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 331 pages
ISBN-10 : 1795340657
ISBN-13 : 978-1795340656
Item Weight : 1.81 pounds
Dimensions : 8 x 0.75 x 10 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book provides a concise introduction to RTOS concepts that is useful for embedded systems. They describe it as an excellent overview of the fundamentals of RTOS, with clear explanations and pacing that makes it easy to follow. Readers praise the book as well-written, readable, and the best RTOS text on their shelves.
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Donald Bosley –
Best RTOS text on my shelf.
God send. RTOS agnostic which makes it useful regardless of your RTOS of choice, and the information in this book won’t age like other RTOS specific texts do. I feel like it covers all of the bases one needs to hit in order to understand what RTOS is, when to use RTOS, and general strategies to successfully implement an RTOS in your system. The ID’ing of pitfalls, performance trade-offs, and aspects that other professional texts just don’t get into, was great. So many books talk about things working, but never how they fail which is what actually happens in the real world. This book doesn’t ignore reality when discussing theory, which is the key difference between it and other resources I own. Could use a little bit more proof-reading/editing, but otherwise well worth the price of admission.
@EldevSA –
A Real Eye-Opener
I really learnt a lot from this book. Not just about RTOSs but about embedded systems in general despite the fact that I have been using microprocessors for more than 40 years (since the Motorola 6800 became available).I would recommend this book to advanced developers of embedded systems who are being persuaded to utilize an RTOS by more and more processor vendors. This book does an outstanding job of highlighting the serious issues to be considered and should help many developers avoid some of the pitfalls.Money well spent!
sean taylor –
Useful into to the theory of operating systems
A little verbose, and most of the material can probably be found online for free, but good intro to the pros and cons of RTOSs including material on the dangers of deadlock, priority inversion and techniques to avoid this.
Brad Smith –
Very practical and well written
The author provides an outstanding introduction and explanation of the RTOS with all of the capabilities and challenges that go along with it. The style of writing is so easy to follow that it reads like a good novel! The practical nature of the material and examples of real-world applications are able to really tie things together. This will prove to be an outstanding reference book to me for years to come.
Ryan Meoni –
Otherwise a good product. I wish there was more of an …
An advanced book meant for people already somewhat familiar with these topics. A lot of things aren’t explained and are assumed to already be known (what an interrupt is, what a serial communication is, ect). Otherwise a good product. I wish there was more of an explanation though of these terms and ideas used.
James Knutsen –
Solid Introduction to RTOS Concepts
This book provides a concise introduction to RTOS concepts that is very useful for embedded developers. I will be using this book and the author’s Book 2 to get newer developers at work up to speed with using an RTOS, specifically FreeRTOS.
Zihan –
Awesome book not just for RTOS also for General OS
This book explains the core concepts of RTOS in am extremely clear manner. Not just explaining a concept, but shows the whole story including what is the problem, why is it relevant, what is a simple solution, what is the drawback of the solution, how to improve it. A must read.
Sybex23 –
This is a great overview of the fundamentals of RTOS for embedded programming …
This is a great overview of the fundamentals of RTOS for embedded programming without being specific to any one vendor. If you are new to RTOS programming and need a simple straightforward text to explain how it works – this text is a great choice.
Araceli Garduño Estrada –
One of the best books outthere to learn on the subject. Well explained. Very good option for beginners as well as more advanced users.
Natarajan.V –
Wonderful practical book on operating system. Design of RTOS and deeper understand ing of its working is explained in lucid way. A must read for students and practicing engineers.
Vladimir Baus –
I found the book to be a good overview of the main concepts of embedded systems and OSs in general, but if someone already has some experience in the field, or even in some other branches of system software development, and wants some more details on the topic, one should then look elsewhere.
Amazon Customer –
Very good
Pablo T R. –
he leido muchos libros sobre este tema, y este es uno de los que más me gusta, lo cual no quiere decir el mejor.