Books
We provide some suggestions about relevant books on this page.
Books about time-triggered systems
At TTE Systems, our products and services are based on time-triggered (TT) technology.
If you want to learn more about TT technology, two popular textbooks are available (in both English and Chinese editions).
“Embedded C” provides a gentle introduction to the programming of embedded systems using time-triggered software architectures. Embedded C targets 8051 microcontrollers.
“Patterns for Time-Triggered Embedded Systems” (which also targets 8051 microcontrollers) provides more detailed coverage of the use of time-triggered techniques in reliable embedded systems. Please note that “PTTES” can now be downloaded without charge from this website.
- Pont, M.J. (2002) “Embedded C”, Addison-Wesley. ISBN: 0-201-79523-X.
- Pont, M.J. (2003) “Embedded C”, Chinese Electric Power Press. ISBN: 7-5083-1814-5.
- Pont, M.J. (2004) “Embedded C”, Pearson Education Taiwan. ISBN: 986-7491-52-1.
- Pont, M.J. (2001) “Patterns for Time-Triggered Embedded Systems”, Addison-Wesley / ACM Press. ISBN: 0-201-331381.
- Pont, M.J. (2004) “Patterns for time-triggered embedded systems”, Chinese Electric Power Press ISBN: 7-5083-2206-1.
Book about microcontrollers
Our RapidiTTy™ MCU product is designed to support the rapid development of reliable embedded systems based on microcontrollers, include devices with an ARM Cortex-M3 core.
If you are unfamilar with the Cortex-M3 architecture, you may find the following book useful:
- Yiu, J (2007) “The Definitive Guide to the ARM Cortex-M3”, Newnes. ISBN: 978-0750685344.
Book about field-programmable gate arrays
Our RapidiTTy™ FPGA product is designed to support the rapid development of reliable embedded systems which are based on field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
If you have not worked with FPGAs, you may find the following book useful:
- Maxfield, C (2004) “The Design Warrior’s Guide to FPGAs”, Newnes. ISBN: 0-7506-7604-3.
This book (which is written in an informal and easy-to-read style) provides a comprehensive review of FPGA technology.
Book about PC hardware
Our RapidiTTy™ x86 product is designed to support the rapid development of reliable systems which are based on ‘embedded’ PC hardware.
If you are looking for a guide to PC hardware, we suggest that you consider the following (very comprehensive) book:
- Messmer, H-P (2001) “The Indispensable PC Hardware Book” (4th Edition), Addison-Wesley. ISBN: 978-0201596168.
Note: although this book is now a little long in the tooth for a hardware guide, it remains the most complete reference for the PC platform (and is still worth reading).