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This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embedded_system


00:02:34 1 History
00:05:14 2 Applications
00:09:00 3 Characteristics
00:10:17 3.1 User interface
00:11:57 3.2 Processors in embedded systems
00:13:17 3.2.1 Ready-made computer boards
00:16:13 3.2.2 ASIC and FPGA solutions
00:16:46 3.3 Peripherals
00:18:02 3.4 Tools
00:21:27 4 Debugging
00:25:04 4.1 Tracing
00:25:50 4.2 Reliability
00:28:00 4.3 High vs. low volume
00:28:38 5 Embedded software architectures
00:28:54 5.1 Simple control loop
00:29:17 5.2 Interrupt-controlled system
00:30:19 5.3 Cooperative multitasking
00:31:04 5.4 Preemptive multitasking or multi-threading
00:33:20 5.5 Microkernels and exokernels
00:34:11 5.6 Monolithic kernels
00:35:50 5.7 Additional software components
00:36:43 6 See also



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An embedded system is a controller programmed and controlled by a real-time operating system (RTOS) with a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electrical system, often with real-time computing constraints. It is embedded as part of a complete device often including hardware and mechanical parts. Embedded systems control many devices in common use today. Ninety-eight percent of all microprocessors are manufactured to serve as embedded system component.Examples of properties of typical embedded computers when compared with general-purpose counterparts are low power consumption, small size, rugged operating ranges, and low per-unit cost. This comes at the price of limited processing resources, which make them significantly more difficult to program and to interact with. However, by building intelligence mechanisms on top of the hardware, taking advantage of possible existing sensors and the existence of a network of embedded units, one can both optimally manage available resources at the unit and network levels as well as provide augmented functions, well beyond those available. For example, intelligent techniques can be designed to manage power consumption of embedded systems.Modern embedded systems are often based on microcontrollers (i.e. CPUs with integrated memory or peripheral interfaces), but ordinary microprocessors (using external chips for memory and peripheral interface circuits) are also common, especially in more complex systems. In either case, the processor(s) used may be types ranging from general purpose to those specialized in certain class of computations, or even custom designed for the application at hand. A common standard class of dedicated processors is the digital signal processor (DSP).
Since the embedded system is dedicated to specific tasks, design engineers can optimize it to reduce the size and cost of the product and increase the reliability and performance. Some embedded systems are mass-produced, benefiting from economies of scale.
Embedded systems range from portable devices such as digital watches and MP3 players, to large stationary installations like traffic lights, factory controllers, and largely complex systems like hybrid vehicles, MRI, and avionics. Complexity varies from low, with a single microcontroller chip, to very high with multiple units, peripherals and networks mounted inside a large chassis or enclosure.