Building parallel, embedded, and real-time applications with Ada
By: John W. McCormick, Frank Singhoff, Jérôme Hugues
Contributors: Singhoff, Frank; Hugues, Jerome
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780521197168
Subjects: Real-time data processing; Multiprocessors; COMPUTERS / Software Development & Engineering / General; Ada (Computer program language); Programming; Embedded computer systems; Parallel programming (Computer science)
Description: "The arrival and popularity of multi-core processors has sparked a renewed interest in the development of parallel programs. Similarly, the availability of low-cost microprocessors and sensors has generated a great interest in embedded real-time programs. This book provides students and programmers whose backgrounds are in traditional sequential programming with the opportunity to expand their capabilities into parallel, embedded, real-time and distributed computing. It also addresses the theoretical foundation of real-time scheduling analysis, focusing on theory that is useful for actual applications. Written by award-winning educators at a level suitable for undergraduates and beginning graduate students, this book is the first truly entry-level textbook in the subject. Complete examples allow readers to understand the context in which a new concept is used, and enable them to build and run the examples, make changes, and observe the results"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction and overview; 2. Sequential programming with Ada; 3. Task basics; 4. Communication and synchronization based on shared objects; 5. Communication and synchronization based on direct interaction; 6. Distributed systems with Ada; 7. Real-time systems and scheduling concepts; 8. Real-time programming with Ada; 9. Tools for building and verifying real-time applications; Index.