Programming Embedded Systems

Question 1

Steps of a Development System

Answer 1

• Editor
• Compiler
• Linker
• Loader

Question 2

Elements of software development

Answer 2

• Debugger

- IDE (Integrated Development Environment)

Question 3

Editor (2 bullets)

Answer 3

• > Creates readable text files in the programming language

- > Insertion of program text, perhaps pre-compiler instructions.

Question 4

Compiler (3 bullets)

Answer 4

• > Creates object code from source through a translation process.
• > Checks for grammar or syntax error.
• > Object code contains the binary code for a specific processor for a given source code module.

Question 5

Linker (function)

Answer 5

Creates executable code from the object code of the programmer and the object code of the library.

Question 6

Loader (2 functions)

Answer 6

• > Loads the program to a free position in the RAM

- > Function is usually provided by the operating system.

Question 7

Debugger (definition)

Answer 7

-> System for the identification of logical or semantic errors.

Question 8

IDE (definition)

Answer 8

Integrated Development Environment

• > Makes all the steps in program development possible from a common development user interface.
• > Allows the graphical development of software.
• > Hides the complexity of developing.

Question 9

Make tool / definition and use

Answer 9

Make is a build management tool that control the entire translation and build process. This process usually is described in the corresponding make-files, which then include the files used and the necessary compiler options. MAKE is part of the POSIX 1003 standards.