The IFPUG Functional Sizing Standards Committee (FSSC) is pleased to announce the availability of their recently-published white paper, on the Use of Function Points in Embedded Systems. This paper, authored by Steve Keim and Esteban Sanchez, provides an example, drawn from a simplified Aircraft Stall Warning and Protection Computer System, showing how each of the many components should be identified and counted.
You can obtain a copy by navigating to the IFPUG Member Services Area and logging in, then selecting the IFPUG Online Store and then clicking on the title of the Featured Product, Use of Function Points in Embedded Systems-Stall Warning & Protection Computer (SWPC) System. Add it to your cart, then continue on to Checkout, and follow the directions to make a purchase. To download your purchase, follow these directions.