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Hands-On Embedded Programming with C++17

You're reading from   Hands-On Embedded Programming with C++17 Create versatile and robust embedded solutions for MCUs and RTOSes with modern C++

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788629300
Length 458 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: The Fundamentals - Embedded programming and the role of C++
2. What Are Embedded Systems? FREE CHAPTER 3. C++ as an Embedded Language 4. Developing for Embedded Linux and Similar Systems 5. Resource-Restricted Embedded Systems 6. Example - Soil Humidity Monitor with Wi-Fi 7. Section 2: Testing, Monitoring
8. Testing OS-Based Applications 9. Testing Resource-Restricted Platforms 10. Example - Linux-Based Infotainment System 11. Example - Building Monitoring and Control 12. Section 3: Integration with other tools and frameworks
13. Developing Embedded Systems with Qt 14. Developing for Hybrid SoC/FPGA Systems 15. Best Practices 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Extending the system

In addition to audio formats, one could also add the ability to play back videos and integrate the ability to make and respond to phone calls (using the Bluetooth API). One may want to extend the application to make it more flexible and modular, so that, for example, one could add a module that would add the voice commands and resulting actions.

Having voice output would be convenient as well, making it more aligned with the current commercial offerings. For this, one could use the text-to-speech API that's available in the Qt framework.

It would also be useful to add more information to the infotainment system by querying remote APIs for things such as the current weather, news updates, and maybe even running updates on a current football game. The voice-based UI could be used to set up timers and task reminders, integrate a calendar, and much more...

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