Computers as Components: Principles of Embedded Computing System Design (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) 2nd Edition

The “Computer as Components” book fills a long-awaited need. Herein is a great deal of information brought together in a logical and accurate framework so that it can readily be used for reference. The approach to ARM and it being an Object-Oriented language is the right approach, The diagrams help a lot and help a lecturer have the right picture for the needed idea. The book makes an ideal choice for a text.The Chapter names themselves allow both student and teacher the ability to index the level of understanding they have in each area and allow time for improvement where needed.The UML appendix is just where it ought to be.The theory and practice of Digital System Design (DSD) has morphed into being needed for whole new sets of environments. Thankfully, UML is still there to provide the tools needed to logically describe the new environments. Wolfe (Wayne Wolf) provides its description in the Appendix.

Book almost in perfect state, for the price better than a new one.Everything i must know about the subject present in the book.

I'm a computer/software engineer and this book was an accompaniment to a computer systems course I took during undergrad. It covers aspects including embedded systems, real-time operating systems, and all the inherent concerns surrounding their use and function (interrupts, peripheral I/O, memory, etc.), and also software design. The content is great for those really looking to "connect the dots" between the disparate courses taken in a conventional ECE undergrad curriculum, however there is a lot of unnecessary dribble. Sometimes the authors go on and on just to get one simple point across, which made it difficult to retain my attention at times. In contrast to the other, very technical textbooks I was reading at the time, this sort of read like a children's book, although it is far from that. I did find myself busting out my highlighter to take note of some content that provided me with those "Oh, so that's how that works!" moments. If it means anything, I've kept mine and probably don't intend to sell it. It's great for a general, ever-so-slightly technical overview of the computer systems field.

This book was the required text for a class or I would not have purchased it. It is poorly organized and poorly written. The author provides an annoying amount of superfluous commentary and makes unnecessary digressions, both of which obscure the points he must be trying to make, and the content is sometimes repetitious. Finally, the book contains grammatical errors and the text includes what must surely be editorial content such as "stet" and "the acronym is the name", rendering some sentences unintelligible. Most books have their faults, but this one has too many to make it a worthwhile purchase; there are better texts which cover the same material.

Excellent condition of book

So many mistakes