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Embedded Programming with C and C++: A Practical Guide to Firmware Development, Hardware Control, Real Time Systems, and Device Programming - Couverture souple

Westwood, Nathan

 
9798172202506: Embedded Programming with C and C++: A Practical Guide to Firmware Development, Hardware Control, Real Time Systems, and Device Programming

Synopsis

Learn How Software Controls the Physical World

Modern devices are not powered by hardware alone. Behind every smart appliance, robot, wearable device, automotive controller, medical instrument, and IoT product is firmware that connects software decisions with real-world electronics.

Embedded Programming with C and C++ provides a practical guide to writing reliable firmware for microcontrollers and embedded systems. Instead of teaching programming languages in isolation, this book connects C and C++ concepts directly to memory, registers, peripherals, timing, hardware control, and real-time behavior.

Inside this book, you will learn:

  • How embedded software differs from desktop applications
  • How firmware becomes part of a physical product
  • How to write efficient embedded C for microcontrollers
  • How pointers, memory, data types, and variables work in firmware environments
  • How to interact with hardware through registers and memory-mapped I/O
  • How to design clean firmware architectures using modular programming
  • How to use C++ features while maintaining embedded control
  • How to control GPIO, timers, ADC, PWM, and other peripherals
  • How interrupts and real-time systems create responsive devices
  • How UART, SPI, and I2C communication work with hardware modules
  • How to read sensors and control physical devices
  • How to debug firmware using practical engineering methods
  • How to optimize memory, speed, and power usage
  • How to build safer and more reliable embedded applications

Each chapter combines practical explanations with worked examples, design reviews, troubleshooting guidance, engineering workshops, and exercises to help you develop professional embedded programming skills.

Whether you are an electronics student, computer engineer, maker, robotics enthusiast, or programmer moving into hardware development, this book provides the foundation needed to understand how code becomes real-world behavior.

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