Thank you everybody for your responses. I'm glad to hear that the analog hardware design is considered the most critical part of the job. Since I have some experience here I might be in better shape than I thought.

What worries me is the programming part. Here my experience is limited to a few introductory classes taken many years ago. I know almost nothing about program design or construction. I expect that the IDE will provide a few examples of the "Hello World" kind to get me familiar with their product but after that all I see is a big blank sheet of paper.

When I take on a project I prefer to fill all the holes in my knowledge before I start on the parts I do know. I've sometimes had to scrap work because I didn't understand something crucial about the job at first.

I realize that I don't need to be a programming expert before I begin but I sure would like to have read a book or two on the subject of embedded software design. Having that will reduce the time I spend worrying.

As I said before, thanks for your assistance. I appreciate it.

Don