So, you wanna be an embedded engineer the guide to embedded engineering, from consultancy to the corporate ladder
In this new, highly practical guide, expert embedded designer and manager Lewin Edwards answers the question, "How do I become an embedded engineer?? Embedded professionals agree that there is a treacherous gap between graduating from school and becoming an effective engineer in the workplace,...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier/Newnes
c2006.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Embedded technology series.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627236706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; So, You Wanna Be an Embedded Engineer; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 About This Book; 1.2 What Is an Embedded Engineer?; Chapter 2. Education; 2.1 Traditional Education Paths into Embedded Engineering; 2.2 Getting in Without Traditional Education (and Acquiring It Thereafter); 2.3 I Write Software-How Much Electronics Must I Learn?; 2.4 Educational Traps, Dead-Ends, and Scams to Avoid; 2.5 Practical Skills You'll Want to Acquire; Chapter 3. Teaching Yourself, Bottom-Up (Small Embedded Systems); 3.1 Target Audience; 3.2 Intel (Et al.) 8051 Variants
- 3.3 Atmel AVR3.4 Texas Instruments MSP430; 3.5 Microchip PICmicro; 3.6 Less Common Architectures for Special Needs; 3.7 What Programming Languages Should I Learn? C++ vs. C vs. Assembly Language in Small Embedded Systems; 3.8 Brief Ravings on Copy-Protected Development Tools; 3.9 An Example 8-Bit Project Using AVR and Free Tools; Chapter 4. Teaching Yourself, Top-Down (Large Embedded Systems); 4.1 Target Audience; 4.2 Embedded x86 Solutions; 4.3 ARM; 4.4 PowerPC; 4.5 Linux; 4.6 eCos; 4.7 What Programming Languages Should I Learn for Large Embedded Systems?; 4.8 A Final Word on Part Selection
- Chapter 5. Working for Yourself as an Embedded Engineer5.1 Is Self-Employment for You? Risks and Benefits; 5.2 From Moonlighting to Full-Time Consultant Status- Bookkeeping, Taxes and Workload; 5.3 Ways to Find and Keep Customers; 5.4 Iterative Projects: Never-Ending Horror?; 5.5 Pricing Your Services Appropriately; 5.6 Establishing Your Own Working Best Practices; 5.7 More Than a Handshake: The Importance of Contracts; Chapter 6. Working for a Small Company; 6.1 Analyze Your Goals: Benefits and Downsides of the Small Company; 6.2 How to Get the Job
- 6.3 Responsibilities and Stresses in a Small Company6.4 Personal Dynamics in Small Companies; 6.5 Managing Tightly Limited Resources; 6.6 Task Breakdown: A Typical Week; Chapter 7. Working for a Larger Company; 7.1 Analyze Your Goals: Benefits and Downsides of the Large Company; 7.2 How to Get the Job; 7.3 Globalization: Outsourcing and Temporary Worker Visas; 7.4 Procedures and You: Keeping Your Head Above Water; 7.5 Managing Relationships with Marketing; 7.6 Task Breakdown: A Typical Week; Chapter 8. Conclusion; Go Forth and Conquer
