Websites:

Real-time and Embedded Sites

• Real-time Linux Site
  
• Embedded Systems Magazine
  
• Real-Time Magazine
• Tics Realtime Magazine
• Real-time Encylopaedia
• Embedded Software Association
• IEEE Technical Committee on RT Systems
• Safety-Critical Systems

Books:

Embedded and Real-time Systems

• Computer As Components, Wolf, W., Morgan-Kaufmann, 1-555860-541-X, 2001. Probably the best overall treatment of the subject with practicalities oriented towards the ARM and SHARC processors.
• Embedded Microcompute Systems, Valvano, J., Brooks Cole, 0-534-36642-2, 2000. Excellent coverage of hardware and software topics oriented towards the Motorola products.
• Microcomputer Engineering, Miller, G., Prentice-Hall 00-13-895368-6, 1999. Good coverage of 68HC11 processor family and some great examples of systems.
• The Art of Designing Embedded Systems, Ganssle, J., Newnes, 0-7506-9869-1. A concise philosophical treatment of the subject. Not really a beginners book.
• MicroC/OS-II, LaBrosse, J., R&D Books, 0-87930-543-6. Good instruction on the design of real-time os's.
• Embedded Systems Building Blocks, LaBrosse, J., R&D Books, 0-87930-604-1. Book of embedded system problems and C code solutions. Great resource, but not a textbook.
• Embedded Microprocessor Systems, Ball, S., Newnes, 0-7506-7234-X, 2000. More hardware than software, but a concise introduction to the issues.
• Real-Time Systems, Liu, J., Prentice-Hall 0-13-099651-3, 2000. For real-time software development and real-time operating systems, this is the most comprehensive textbook.
• An Introduction to Real-Time Systems, Buhr and Bailey, Prentice-Hall, 0-13-606070-6. Good theoretical treatment of system modeling and design.
• Real-Time Programming, Grehan, Moote and Cyliax, Addison-Wesley, 0-201-48540-0. Organized around their ETS real-time operating system kernal and not much general coverage. Some excellent experiments in real-time operating systems.
• Real-Time Software Systems, Cooling, J., PWS Publising (Thompson Computer Press, 0-534-95492-8. Theoretical treatment of real-time design issues.
• Real-time Design Patterns, Douglass, B., Addison-Wesley, 0-201-69956-7.
• Linux for Embedded and Real-time Applications, Abbot, D., Newnes, 0-750607546-2.
• Embedded Linux, Hollabaugh, C., Addison-Wesley, 0-672-32226-9.
• Software Engineering for Real-time Systems, Cooling, J., Addison-Wesley, 0-201-59620-2.

  Recommendations

  There is no single book that covers these topics and there are few that even cover a single topic well. Here are some that seem to be better.

  • Linux Real-time systems - Linux for Embedded and Real-time Systems (Abbot) or Embedded Linux (Hollabaugh) are both good, but with different foci. The Hollabaugh book is centered on Project Trailblazer, which is not really in the mainstream, but it has good technical discussions.
  • Embedded systems - Computers as Components (Wolf) For a concise and more hardware-oriented approach, Embedded Microprocessor Systems (Ball). A software engineering approach is found in The Art of Designing Embedded Systems (Ganssle).
  • Real-time Systems - Real-Time Systems (Liu) is the best all-around book on the subject. Another choice with less comprehensive coverage but some practical information is Real-time Programming (Grehan, et al).
  • If I wanted just an academic, bookworm look at embedded systems, I would get the books by Wolf, Ganssle and Liu. If I wanted to go more practical but not get hands-on, the Valvano book would be a good alternative to those two.
  • If I wanted to do this all at minimum cost, I would get the book by Ball.
  • For real-time OS's, you should have the LaBrosse book in hand.

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