Hardware/firmware interface design : best practices for improving embedded systems development / Gary Stringham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stringham, Gary.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer interfaces--Design and construction.

Computer interfaces.

Computer firmware--Design.

Computer firmware.

Embedded computer systems--Design and construction.

Embedded computer systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Best practices for improving embedded systems development

Place of Publication:

Burlington, MA : Newnes, c2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Why care about hardware/firmware interaction? These interfaces are critical, a solid hardware design married with adaptive firmware can access all the capabilities of an application and overcome limitations caused by poor communication. For the first time, a book has come along that will help hardware engineers and firmware engineers work together to mitigate or eliminate problems that occur when hardware and firmware are not optimally compatible. Solving these issues will save time and money, getting products to market sooner to create more revenue.The principles and best practices pr

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1. What Is the Hardware/Firmware Interface?; 1.1.1. What Are Hardware, Chips, and Blocks?; 1.1.2. What Are Firmware and Device Drivers?; 1.2. What Is a Best Practice?; 1.2.1. What Is a Principle?; 1.2.2. Benefits of Principles and Practices; 1.3. "First Time Right" Also Means ...; 1.3.1. Easier to Program; 1.3.2. Easier to Debug; 1.3.3. Easier to Work around Defects; 1.4. Target Audience; 1.4.1. Hardware Engineers; 1.4.2. Firmware Engineers; 1.4.3. This Book in a University Setting

1.5. Project Life Cycle1.6. Case Study; 1.6.1. Monochrome Video Block in the Unity ASIC; 1.6.2. A Case Study of a Good Example?; 1.7. Summary; References; Chapter 2: Principles; 2.1. Seven Principles of Hardware/Firmware Interface Design; 2.1.1. Collaborate on the Design; 2.1.2. Set and Adhere to Standards; 2.1.3. Balance the Load; 2.1.4. Design for Compatibility; 2.1.5. Anticipate the Impacts; 2.1.6. Design for Contingencies; 2.1.7. Plan Ahead; 2.2. Summary; Chapter 3: Collaboration; 3.1. First Steps; 3.1.1. Roles; 3.1.2. Kick-off Activities; 3.2. Formal Collaboration

3.2.1. Regular Meetings3.2.2. Initial Firmware Support; 3.2.3. Co-Development Techniques; 3.2.4. End-Game Hardware Support; 3.2.5. Documentation; 3.3. Informal Collaboration; 3.3.1. Formal Organizational Structure; 3.3.2. Hardware Engineers' Initiative; 3.3.3. Firmware Engineers' Initiative; 3.3.4. Collaborative Problem Solving; 3.4. Summary; 3.4.1. Supporting Principles; References; Chapter 4: Planning; 4.1. Industry Standards; 4.1.1. Existing Standards; 4.1.2. Implementing the Standard; 4.1.3. Derivations or New Creations; 4.2. Common Version; 4.3. Compatibility

4.3.1. Range of Backward and Forward Compatibility4.3.2. Combinations of Old vs. New; 4.4. Defects; 4.4.1. Document Defects; 4.4.2. Fix Defects; 4.4.3. Test Plan to Look for Defects; 4.5. Analysis; 4.5.1. Shared Pins; 4.5.2. Buffer Management; 4.5.3. Hardware/Firmware Interactions; 4.5.4. Analyzing Third-Party IP; 4.6. Postmortem; 4.7. Summary; 4.7.1. Supporting Principles; Chapter 5: Documentation; 5.1. Types; 5.1.1. Level and Types of Documentation; 5.1.2. Chip-Level vs.Block-Level Documentation; 5.1.3. Supported vs. Unsupported Documentation; 5.2. Document Management

5.2.1. Document Standards5.2.2. When to Write; 5.2.3. Accuracy; 5.3. Reviews; 5.3.1. When to Review; 5.3.2. Tracking Documentation Changes; 5.3.3. Firmware Engineers' Responsibilities Regarding Reviews; 5.4. Content; 5.4.1. General Content; 5.4.2. Sample Document Template; 5.4.3. History; 5.4.4. Features and Assumptions; 5.4.5. Reference and Tutorial; 5.4.6. Glossary and Errata; 5.5. Registers; 5.5.1. Document Registers; 5.5.2. Register Design Tools; 5.5.3. Table of Registers; 5.5.4. Register Details and Description; 5.6. Bits; 5.6.1. Register Map Format

5.6.2. Bit Positions, Types, and Defaults

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612711206

9781282711204

1282711202

9780080880198

0080880193

OCLC:

664572540