While the book is primarily aimed at college-level engineering students, it should also be of value to practicing engineers coming to embedded software from varied backgrounds, according to Wilson.
The book, and Project Socrates, will be organized around a "core" project based on a PC/104 SBC (single-board computer) that supports Windows CE. New capabilites will be added to the core project from one chapter to the next, Wilson says. The core project, called "CEbot", will allow students to build an autonomous mobile robot equipped with a complement of various sensors and servo motors, according to Wilson.
Interestingly, the book will not include a CD. Instead, Wilson says he plans to maintain and update supporting material such as sample source code and project data files via a dedicated website, with separate sections for instructors and students, with access controlled by means of usernames and passwords.
Wilson describes himself as a software engineer, an amateur robot researcher, and a devotee of Windows CE. He co-authored
Building Powerful Platforms With Windows CE with Aspi Havewala.
Wilson welcomes comment and feedback on his project and
book proposal at his
Project Socrates website.
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