Title :
Choosing the brain(s) of an embedded system
Author :
Conte, Thomas M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
fDate :
7/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Embedded processors are fundamentally different from desktop processors -costs are too tight for fancy chip sets and expensive packaging. So if you´re new to embedded processors, the marketplace is foreign. Worse, so are the design decisions. When you consider purchasing an embedded microprocessor, look carefully at the direct memory access engine
Keywords :
computer purchase; computer selection; digital storage; embedded systems; file organisation; costs; design decisions; direct memory access engine; embedded processor selection; marketplace; purchasing philosophy; Costs; Digital signal processing; Embedded system; Instruments; Kernel; Libraries; Microprocessors; National electric code; Optimized production technology; Prototypes;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2002.1016908
