C++ in the World of Embedded Systems

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Covers embedded system classes (limited‑resource, real‑time, safety‑critical) and argues modern C++ is usable on many targets as compiler support moves to C++14/17; flags two real risks: heap allocation and exceptions. Shows concrete patterns: MMIO register wrappers via templates with compile‑time checks, compile-time dependency injection to avoid virtual calls and enable gtest mocks, and an event queue built with boost static_vector/EASTL fixed containers plus pool/intrusive allocation. Examples aim to be testable on host via mock addresses and avoid runtime heap fragmentation.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 0:55Motivation
3. 3:49Embedded systems categories
4. 7:55Embedded development characteristic
5. 11:33Trivial hardware platform
6. 14:25Trivial software architecture
7. 16:19Connected real time system architecture
8. 18:40High performance non-embedded applications
9. 20:02Programming language requirements
10. 22:25Compiler support of C++ syntax standards
11. 23:54Standard library: Hosted & Freestanding
12. 26:41Limitations of C++ applicability
13. 30:28C++ application. Examples
14. 31:21C++ for device driver development
15. 37:41C++ MMIO abstractions. Address abstraction
16. 38:10C++ MMIO abstractions. Testing
17. 39:23Device drivers. Dependency injection
18. 41:28Device driver. Testing.
19. 43:28C++ for device drivers development. Summary
20. 45:31Memory allocation
21. 47:02Containers and algorithms
22. 49:24Event type
23. 52:22Types with fixed size storage
24. 54:13Container compatibility
25. 56:59Fixed-size containers
26. 58:36Pool allocation and intrusive containers

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