Computers as Components, Third Edition: Principles of Embedded Computing System Design (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)
"Compared to other leading academic books on embedded systems, this book takes a more structural approach to the discipline.this book presents components in detail and then discusses how they can be integrated into a system, mainly through examples. This makes it suitable for students and practitioners without a strong background in computer architecture, as the book gently introduces the basics of the subject..."--Computing Reviews, February 21, 2013"This update of the 2008 edition by Wayne Wolfe keeps pace with the growing prevalence of embedded processors, "systems-on-chips," in products ranging from automobiles and airplanes to alarm clocks and toys."--Reference and Research Book News,December 2012