Embedded Software Development With C offers a powerful reference for professionals and researchers, and a valuable learning tool for students to lay a foundation for a solid foundation in hardware and software aspects of embedded systems development. Key features include resources for the basics of embedded system design and development with emphasis on software, an exploration of the 8051 microcontroller as it relates to embedded systems, a comprehensive tutorial material for the instructor to provide students with a laboratory of varying length and difficulty level, and support site includes all sample code, software tools and links to additional online references.