New PSoC textbook “Introduction to Mixed-Signal, Embedded Design”
The title is “Introduction to Mixed-Signal, Embedded Design,” and it’s a new textbook focused on PSoC mixed-signal array design. Written by Dr. Alex N. Doboli and Dr. Edward H. Currie the textbook, now available, is written for upper division undergraduate and first-year graduate curricula and focuses on defining the characteristics of embedded design, embedded mixed-signal architectures, and top-down design. It also presents optimized implementations of these designs. The textbook discusses topics including the hardware and software used to implement analog and digital interfaces, various filter structures, amplifiers and other signal-conditioning circuits, pulse-width modulators, timers, and data structures for handling multiple similar peripheral devices. The PSoC architecture is selected by the authors to illustrate many of the text’s key points based largely on the device’s capability to deliver a broad range of components typical of a mixed-signal embedded system. The authors are two of academia’s premier authorities on mixed-signal and embedded systems. Dave Van Ess, Cypress Staff Applications Engineer, is the co-author of the practical exercises contained in the companion laboratory manual. The textbook is available at cypress.com/buyonline.