Embedded Software Development: The Open-Source Approach delivers a practical introduction to embedded software development with a focus on open-source components. This programmer-centric book is written in a way that enables even novice practitioners to grasp the development process as a whole. Incorporating real code fragments and explicit real-world open-source operating system references (in particular FreeRTOS) throughout the text: Defines the role and purpose of embedded systems describing their internal structure and interfacing with software development tools Examines the inner workings of the GNU compiler collection (GCC)-based software development system or in other words toolchain Presents software execution models that can be adopted profitably to model and express concurrency Addresses the basic nomenclature models and concepts related to task-based scheduling algorithms Shows how an open-source protocol stack can be integrated in an embedded system and interfaced with other software components Analyzes the main components of the FreeRTOS Application Programming Interface (API) detailing the implementation of key operating system concepts Discusses advanced topics such as formal verification model checking runtime checks memory corruption security and dependability Embedded Software Development: The Open-Source Approach capitalizes on the authorsâ extensive research on real-time operating systems and communications used in embedded applications often carried out in strict cooperation with industry. Thus the book serves as a springboard for further research. . Language: English