Brief Explanation of Embedded System. • System Designed to handle specific
task or set of tasks. • Difficult To ... History of Embedded Systems. • 1961:US Air ...
Embedded Systems By Jacob Halstead
Brief Explanation of Embedded System • System Designed to handle specific task or set of tasks • Difficult To change tasks • Reliable
History of Embedded Systems • 1961:US Air Force's Minuteman ICBM contained first “modern” embedded system
TI and Intel Develop single chip general purpose micro processor
Early Microcontroller • Cheaper but less flexible than general purpose microprocessors • Embedded systems to be used for more tasks
F‐14 Tomcat uses first microprocessor based embedded system
Modern Day
Hardware Development • Keep in mind: – Cost • Purchase • NRE
– Performance • Predictability and reliability • Real time • Worst Case
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Size Memory Constraints Power Consumption Flexibility Security
