Demystifying Embedded Systems Middleware

Chapter 3

Middleware and Standards in Embedded Systems

Publisher Summary

This chapter defines what middleware standards are. It demonstrates the importance of understanding middleware standards relative to an embedded systems design. The different types and examples of middleware standards were defined according to industries, as well as general purpose standards that are utilized in a wide variety of embedded systems. General examples relative to programming languages and a digital television receiver were used to demonstrate that middleware standards can define important components within an embedded system’s software stack. Standards are documented methodologies that can define some of the most important, as well as required components within ...