--- product_id: 568763466 title: "Applied Embedded Electronics: Design Essentials for Robust Systems" price: "₩117238" currency: KRW in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.kr/products/568763466-applied-embedded-electronics-design-essentials-for-robust-systems store_origin: KR region: South Korea --- # Applied Embedded Electronics: Design Essentials for Robust Systems **Price:** ₩117238 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Applied Embedded Electronics: Design Essentials for Robust Systems - **How much does it cost?** ₩117238 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kr](https://www.desertcart.kr/products/568763466-applied-embedded-electronics-design-essentials-for-robust-systems) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Applied Embedded Electronics: Design Essentials for Robust Systems [Twomey, Jerry] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Applied Embedded Electronics: Design Essentials for Robust Systems Review: Critical Resource For Embedded System Hardware And Software Developers - "Applied Embedded Electronics" by Jerry Twomey is an excellent practical introduction to a wide range of hardware topics for embedded systems. It’s a critical resource for anyone working on embedded systems hardware or software. I highly recommend it! It covers dozens of things I’ve run into on schematics and PCB’s and in code over the years working on a variety of systems. Some of those were idle curiosity, “That’s interesting,” and some were critical things that I had to go learn about in order to get my work done. This book is enormously helpful. Even for things I was already familiar with, it provides an additional level of detail. One of the main themes is the non-ideal nature of real hardware, as opposed to the academic ideal treatment in other books. It outlines the various things you need to account for to make things actually work and prevent problems. That starts right away in chapter 1, “Essential Concepts,” where it outlines the actual inductance and capacitance present at various points, and carries through all subsequent chapters. I really like chapter 2, “Architecting the System.” This uses a symbol notation that’s higher level than raw schematics to model functional blocks, making it easy to understand and talk about them. That’s another thing carried through subsequent chapters. Following individual chapters on major subsystems, blocks, and peripherals, chapter 10, “Digital Feedback Control,” provides an excellent summary bringing classical analog control theory into the modern digital realm. It covers PID control and variations using an all-digital pipeline of input sensor, ADC, DCU (Digital Control Unit, which could be MCU software or programmable logic, such as an FPGA, and may include DSP blocks), DAC, and output device. Chapter 11, “Schematic to PCB,” covers a wide range of practical considerations for designing real-world PCB’s. This is definitely a hardware book, not a software book. Chapter 12, “Software and Coding,” briefly covers a number of important practical real-world considerations. Readers interested in detailed software coverage can use Elecia White's new edition of “Making Embedded Systems” for bare-metal systems, and Brian Amos' “Hands-On RTOS with Microcontrollers” for RTOS-based systems. Chapter 13, “Special Systems and Applications,” covers the varying requirements and considerations for different industries and markets, including regulatory issues. Chapter 14, “Creating Great Products,” briefly outlines the process for product creation. Each chapter ends with a “Further Reading” list for deeper exploration. These are a great resource for following up the introduction the book provides. Review: A very practical approach for real world embedded hardware design! - I’ve been searching for a book like this for a long time! I’m a Mechatronics Engineer and have been working for almost 15 years with embedded systems design for medical equipment, especially hardware design. This book brings so much stuff that I deal with daily, and it is good to see I’m on the right track. Nonetheless, I learned a lot of new concepts and had many insights while reading it. The text is very well written and easy to understand. The author does not go deep into formulas and mathematics, it is a more practical and industry oriented approach, which I like. That’s not to say the book simplifies things – on the contrary, since the first chapter, the author debunks simplifications we had in academia and showcases real world problems hardware designers must face and solve, beginning with the simplest components such as resistors and capacitors, and building up to PCB design, EMC and signal integrity. There are also some interesting topics such as control, software, certification, and product design, that are very important in embedded systems, although not strictly related to electronics. I loved how broad the book is, covering many essential disciplines. At the end of each chapter, there are plenty of references if you want to examine the topics further. I recommend this book to anyone interested in working professionally with embedded hardware design. I wish I had that available when I was starting, as it would have saved me from a lot of trouble! However, It won’t teach everything from scratch – it assumes you have basic electronics and embedded systems knowledge. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #210,394 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #12 in Computer Hardware Peripherals (Books) #22 in Computer Hardware Embedded Systems #64 in Handheld & Mobile Devices | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (20) | | Dimensions | 7 x 1.25 x 9 inches | | Edition | 1st | | ISBN-10 | 1098144791 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1098144791 | | Item Weight | 2.1 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 596 pages | | Publication date | December 19, 2023 | | Publisher | O'Reilly Media | ## Images ![Applied Embedded Electronics: Design Essentials for Robust Systems - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71a6KYln-nL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Critical Resource For Embedded System Hardware And Software Developers *by S***M on May 24, 2024* "Applied Embedded Electronics" by Jerry Twomey is an excellent practical introduction to a wide range of hardware topics for embedded systems. It’s a critical resource for anyone working on embedded systems hardware or software. I highly recommend it! It covers dozens of things I’ve run into on schematics and PCB’s and in code over the years working on a variety of systems. Some of those were idle curiosity, “That’s interesting,” and some were critical things that I had to go learn about in order to get my work done. This book is enormously helpful. Even for things I was already familiar with, it provides an additional level of detail. One of the main themes is the non-ideal nature of real hardware, as opposed to the academic ideal treatment in other books. It outlines the various things you need to account for to make things actually work and prevent problems. That starts right away in chapter 1, “Essential Concepts,” where it outlines the actual inductance and capacitance present at various points, and carries through all subsequent chapters. I really like chapter 2, “Architecting the System.” This uses a symbol notation that’s higher level than raw schematics to model functional blocks, making it easy to understand and talk about them. That’s another thing carried through subsequent chapters. Following individual chapters on major subsystems, blocks, and peripherals, chapter 10, “Digital Feedback Control,” provides an excellent summary bringing classical analog control theory into the modern digital realm. It covers PID control and variations using an all-digital pipeline of input sensor, ADC, DCU (Digital Control Unit, which could be MCU software or programmable logic, such as an FPGA, and may include DSP blocks), DAC, and output device. Chapter 11, “Schematic to PCB,” covers a wide range of practical considerations for designing real-world PCB’s. This is definitely a hardware book, not a software book. Chapter 12, “Software and Coding,” briefly covers a number of important practical real-world considerations. Readers interested in detailed software coverage can use Elecia White's new edition of “Making Embedded Systems” for bare-metal systems, and Brian Amos' “Hands-On RTOS with Microcontrollers” for RTOS-based systems. Chapter 13, “Special Systems and Applications,” covers the varying requirements and considerations for different industries and markets, including regulatory issues. Chapter 14, “Creating Great Products,” briefly outlines the process for product creation. Each chapter ends with a “Further Reading” list for deeper exploration. These are a great resource for following up the introduction the book provides. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A very practical approach for real world embedded hardware design! *by A***. on May 15, 2024* I’ve been searching for a book like this for a long time! I’m a Mechatronics Engineer and have been working for almost 15 years with embedded systems design for medical equipment, especially hardware design. This book brings so much stuff that I deal with daily, and it is good to see I’m on the right track. Nonetheless, I learned a lot of new concepts and had many insights while reading it. The text is very well written and easy to understand. The author does not go deep into formulas and mathematics, it is a more practical and industry oriented approach, which I like. That’s not to say the book simplifies things – on the contrary, since the first chapter, the author debunks simplifications we had in academia and showcases real world problems hardware designers must face and solve, beginning with the simplest components such as resistors and capacitors, and building up to PCB design, EMC and signal integrity. There are also some interesting topics such as control, software, certification, and product design, that are very important in embedded systems, although not strictly related to electronics. I loved how broad the book is, covering many essential disciplines. At the end of each chapter, there are plenty of references if you want to examine the topics further. I recommend this book to anyone interested in working professionally with embedded hardware design. I wish I had that available when I was starting, as it would have saved me from a lot of trouble! However, It won’t teach everything from scratch – it assumes you have basic electronics and embedded systems knowledge. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good design resource *by N***N on July 1, 2025* This is a great book with straightforward advice. Clearly written and applicable to many types of designs. I purchased it expecting a bit more content on software/firmware. This is covered briefly in the later chapters, but the main focus is electrical. 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