Embedded C Application Design Principles

• Basic embedded system knowledge
• Embedded C programming experience
• An understanding of electronics fundamentals

Audience:

• Developers

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at C developers wishing to learn embedded C design principles.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the design considerations that make embedded C programs reliable
• Define the functionality of an embedded system
• Define the program logic and structure to obtain the desired result
• Design a reliable, error-free embedded application
• Obtain optimal performance from target hardware

Format of the Course:

• Interactive lecture and discussion
• Exercises and practice
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment

Course Customization Options:

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction

• What is design?
• C vs Embedded C

The Life-Cycle of an Embedded Application

• The development process
• The maintenance process
• The extended life cycle

Design Tools

• Open source vs proprietary 
• Compiler, assemblers and linkers
• Libraries
• Debuggers
• Simulators
• IDEs

Embedded Design Challenges

• Embedded computing design constraints
• Cost considerations
• Performance and efficiency
• Power consumption
• Thermal management

Defining the Design Goals

• Keeping it simple
• Defining the functionality
• Defining the program logic and structure

System Reliability

• Inspection and maintenance
• Uptime requirements
• Points of failure 

Code Reusablility

• Redundancy-free design

Code Abstraction

• Information hiding
• Context-free modules

Code Modularization

• Decomposition
• Loose coupling
• Strong cohesion
• Acyclic dependencies

Code Maintainability

• Readability
• Testability
• Configurability
• Performance upgrades 

Hardware Considerations

• Scalable Thermal Design Power (TDP)
• Integrated graphics
• Other

Summary and Conclusion