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Hands-On Embedded Programming with C++17

By : Maya Posch
5 (1)
Book Image

Hands-On Embedded Programming with C++17

5 (1)
By: Maya Posch

Overview of this book

C++ is a great choice for embedded development, most notably, because it does not add any bloat, extends maintainability, and offers many advantages over different programming languages. Hands-On Embedded Programming with C++17 will show you how C++ can be used to build robust and concurrent systems that leverage the available hardware resources. Starting with a primer on embedded programming and the latest features of C++17, the book takes you through various facets of good programming. You’ll learn how to use the concurrency, memory management, and functional programming features of C++ to build embedded systems. You will understand how to integrate your systems with external peripherals and efficient ways of working with drivers. This book will also guide you in testing and optimizing code for better performance and implementing useful design patterns. As an additional benefit, you will see how to work with Qt, the popular GUI library used for building embedded systems. By the end of the book, you will have gained the confidence to use C++ for embedded programming.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Taking it further


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  • At this point, you can further refine the system by implementing plant-watering profiles to add dry periods or to adjust for certain soil types. You can add new RGB LED modes to make full use of the color choices available.
  • The entire hardware could be built into an enclosure, to make it blend into the background, or maybe to make it more visible.
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  • In addition to the moisture sensor, you could also add a brightness sensor, a temperature sensor, and so on, to measure more aspects that affect the plant's health.
  • For bonus points, you could automate the applying of (liquid) fertilizer to the plant.