OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING FOR EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Embedded systems are hard to program. Much of the effort is concentrat ed on processor-management code, effort totally unrelated to the appli cation being built. Concurrent programming in embedded systems introdu ces even more problems - mechanisms are needed to protect critical dat a areas. The application of object modeling to such mechanisms results in numerous benefits: fewer programming errors, enhanced portability and improved reuse. We present some simple techniques for realising th ese benefits.