The shear volume of embedded code produced by programmers demands a unified language and framework to create efficient and maintainable systems. UML(unified modeling language) statecharts are a practical way in which to create this framework. The software framework of from the first edition is now open source and has been significantly improved and expanded. It is now compatible with the very popular ARM7 architecture and Cortex-M3.

This book is presented in two parts, the first introduces statecharts, how to design with them and how to code them directly into C/C++ without the use of expensive tools. Part two introduces the author's event-driven framework for executing the material presented in part one.

*Focuses on core concepts rather than tools which are always changing allowing the reader to continue to use this information with various projects
*Provides a complete, ready-to-use, open source software architecture for small and large embedded systems
*Includes an extensive example using the ARM Cortex-M3 throughout the book highlighting issues programmers and architects encounter in everyday life