Embedded systems and software validation

Modern embedded systems require high performance, low cost and low power consumption.

Such systems typically consist of a heterogeneous collection of processors, specialized memory subsystems, and partially programmable or fixed-function components.

This heterogeneity, coupled with issues such as hardware/software partitioning, mapping, scheduling, etc., leads to a large number of design possibilities, making performance debugging and validation of such systems a difficult problem. Embedded systems are used to control safety critical applications such as flight control, automotive electronics and healthcare monitoring.

Clearly, developing reliable software/systems for such applications is of utmost importance.

This book describes a host of debugging and verification methods which can help to achieve this goal.