Who Should Attend :

 Good C Programmers seeking a career in the world of Linux.
Working Professionals from Microcontroller background, middleware C/C++.
Students seeking a career in Embedded Systems & Linux domain.

What will Be Outcome Of Training :

 Participant will be ready to do small embedded projects based on Linux.
Internals of Linux OS programming.
Developing application on Multiprocessing/ Multi treating/
  Network programming.
Debugging application and profiling applications for performance.

Syllabus

A training for C Developers to become Linux Programmers..Learn the A-Z of Linux Programming with a full blend of theory & practicals.

Hardware

This course enables the students to work on RuggedBoard-i.MX 6UL. Other single-board computers are available by special request. Each participant is also encouraged to bring their own hardware, to use with lab exercises as time permits.

RuggedBoard-i.MX 6UL

Class Notes:

Embedded Linux Class Notes

BSP Boot-Camp Class Notes

Training Highlights

• Learn through Practical’s

• Work on Latest ARM Core like Cortex A5/A8/A9

• Real World Examples and Projects

• Assured Post Training Support

• Unlimited Access to the Hardware Boards for Practical’s

• Training Tutorials & data available online

1. Linux Introduction & Installation

• What is Linux, How it has been evolved, GNU License & Kernel

• How Linux was designed,

• Sub systems of Linux [ Scheduler, Process, Memory

       Management, File System, Device Management]

• Ways to Install Linux [1. Dual Boot, 2. Within Windows, 3. Using Virtual Machine ]

• How to update Linux and install required package

2. Linux Introduction & Installation

•  Basic Commands

•  Dir & File Command

3. Linux Shell Commands

• System Commands

• Misc Command

Linux Basics & Internals

4. Shell Scripting

•  Writing Basic Linux Shell scripting

•  Variables & Operators in Shell scripting

•  Command Line Arguments

•  Logical Structures in Shell Scripting

5. C Programming in Linux

•  Writing C program on Linux

•  Compiling and executing Linux

•  Linux Executable format info & tools

•  Debugging C application on Linux using GDB

6. Makefiles

•  Understanding Makefiles

•  Writing Makefiles

•  Compiling Multiple source directory’s using Makefile

•  Advanced methods used in writing Makefiles

1. Process Management

•  Understanding Linux Process

•  How to create child process using [ system, exec, fork & clone ]

•  Managing Linux process

2. Linux Introduction & Installation

•  Basic Commands

•  Dir & File Command

2. File Operation in Linux

• How to write application to access files in Linux

• System Calls used in Linux to control special files like device nodes

• How to write a serial port access program in Linux

3. Linux Multi-Threading Programming

• Basics of Multithreading in Linux

• How to create multi-threading applications in Linux

• Managing & communication between Multiple threads

Linux Basics & Internals

4. Inter Process Communication

• Data sharing between multiple processes using IPC Mech.

• Writing apps using PIPEs, FIFOs, Msg Queues, Shared Memory

5. Network Programming in Linux

• How to develop client server based network application in Linux

• When and how to use TCP and UDP Protocols

6. Programming & Debugging Tools

• strace : Tracing System calls

• ltrace : Tracing Library calls

• Tools used to detect memory access error and Memory

• leakage in Linux : mtrace,valgrind

• Using gdb and ddd utilities  Core Dump Analysis etc.

1. Introduction, Setup & Hardware

• Introduction to Embedded Linux

• ARM Processor Basics & Families

• ARM Board Details and Schematic Overview

• Boot Process

• Host PC Setup for eLinux Development

2. Linux Introduction & Installation

•  Basic Commands

•  Dir & File Command

2. Toolchain & Hardware Practical’s

• Board Boot Options

• Flashing Bootloader & Linux Kernel on Board

• Setting up TFT and Running Application on Board

• Toolchain & its components  How to build toolchain

3. Bootloader U-Boot

• Introduction to Bootloader

• Primary Bootloader ( TI X-Loader )

• Bootloader Commands and their usage

4. U-Boot Porting

• Bootloader Source Code Structure

• Compiling Bootloader

• How to port Bootloader on ARM Based Hardware

• Patching Bootloader

Embedded Linux Porting

5. Customizing Bootloader

• Modifying Bootloader for new feature

• Modifying Bootloader to support new device

• Command Line Arguments & ATAG

• Booting with SD Card

• Setting up NFS Server

• Booting with NFS Server

• Linux Kernel Compilation

6. Linux Kernel

• Introduction to Linux Kernel Arch

• Kernel Dir Structure

• Kernel Layers H/W dependent and independent ( BSP )

• Kernel Build System ( KConfig )

7. Kernel Porting & Compilation

• How to configure and compile for ARM Hardware

• Type of kernel images ( vmlinux, zImage, uImage )

• Kernel initialization process

• How to port Kernel on New ARM Hardware

8. Kernel Modification

• How to modify the Kernel code

• How to integrate new driver/module in the kernel image

• Building static and dynamic kernel modules

9. Root File System

• Components of Roofs

• Types of Roofs

• Different types of Flash Device ( NOR / NAND )

• Building Roofs from scratch and using Build System ( Buildroot )

10. Embedded Application Development

•  How to develop embedded applications

• Debugging application on target using GDB

• Running sample Web-Server Application

• Using Eclipse for embedded application development

1.Introduction and Arch of Linux Device Drivers

• Introduction to Kernel Space and User Space

• Memory Management in Kernel

• How to develop Kernel Device Driver

• Layers of LDD

• Processor Memory Layout  Device Register Access from Code

3. Character Device Drivers

• Linux Kernel Device Driver Framework

• Virtual File System as bridge between Driver and Application

• Implementing basic character driver

2. Linux Introduction & Installation

•  Basic Commands

•  Dir & File Command

2. Kernel Module Programming

• Kernel Module Programming

• Module Parameters

• Exporting Symbols between modules

4. Character Device Drivers

• Writing Makefile to compile Device driver

• Compiling and running on X86

• Cross Compiling and running on ARM Hardware

Device Driver Development

5.Advance options in Character Device Drivers

• Implementing advance api like ioct in character device driver

• Standards to follow while implementing ioctl

• Writing and testing LED driver with IOCTL on ARM Hardware

6. Interrupts in Device Driver

• Interrupts in ARM Processor

• Interrupts Mechanism in Linux Kernel

• How to implement Interrupts in device driver

7. Interrupt Handling & Bottom Half

• Writing and testing Interrupt for Button press on ARM Target

• Writing and testing multiple Interrupts in single driver

• How to implement Shared Interrupts

• How to handle lengthy ISR using Bottom Half ( Soft IRQ, Tasklet & Workquees )

8. Special File Systems ProcFS & SysFS

• Ram based files systems in Linux

• Using procfs for special purpose and accessing kernel data structure How to implement procfs

• Sysfs implementation in device drivers for easy application access.

8. Special File Systems ProcFS & SysFS

• Ram based files systems in Linux

• Using procfs for special purpose and accessing kernel data structure How to implement procfs

• Sysfs implementation in device drivers for easy application access.

8. Special File Systems ProcFS & SysFS

• Ram based files systems in Linux

• Using procfs for special purposes and accessing kernel data structure How to implement procfs

• Systems implementation in device drivers for easy application access.

9. Introduction to Block Device and Network Device Drivers

• Introduction to block and network device drivers

• Case study of Network Device Drivers

10. Advance Device Drivers and debugging

• MTD Subsystem for Flash Memory Devices

• Nand and Nor Device Drivers

• USB Subsystem Introduction

• How usb gadget drivers are used in Embedded Applications

• Debugging Techniques like debugs / target debugging

Optional​​

• If you are having any technical queries related to syllabus covered (LAB & Theory), we provide an additional weekend session for the same.