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OVERVIEW
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS OVERVIEW
o Embedded CPUs Dominate Market
o What Are Embedded Systems?
o Typical Embedded System Organization
o Typical Embedded System Functions
o Four Example Systems
o Signal Processing System Example
o Mission Critical System Example
o Distributed Control System Example
o "Small" System Example
o What's Different About Embedded Systems?
EMBEDDED COMPUTER DESIGN ISSUES
o Embedded Computer Design Requirements
o Real Time/Reactive Operation
o Small Size, Low Weight
o Safe and Reliable
o Harsh Environment
o Moderate To Extreme Cost Sensitivity

 SYSTEM-LEVEL DESIGN ISSUES

o System-Level Requirements
o End-Product Utility Is the Goal
o System Safety & Reliability
o Analog, Power, I/O
o Power management
LIFE-CYCLE ISSUES
o Product Life Cycle
o Life-Cycle Issues
o Component Acquisition
o System Certification
o Logistics & Repairs
o Upgrades
o Long-Term Component Availability
BUSINESS ISSUES
o Business Issues
o Design vs. Fabrication Costs
o Cycle Time (time To Market)
o Product Families
CULTURAL ISSUES
o Cultural Issues

o Mechanical/Computer Cultural Clash

o Accounting for Cost of Engineering Design
o Compelling Advantage Required (Inertia)
SUMMARY OBSERVATIONS
o Product Design, Not Digital Design
o Business Issues Can't Be Ignored
o HW/SW Codesign -- A Solution?
o Synthesis & Re-synthesis
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