This course is part of the Advanced Embedded Linux Development Specialization

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Advanced Embedded Linux Development SpecializationUniversity of Colorado Boulder

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This course provides an introduction to Kernel Driver development for the Linux operating system. The Yocto build system is introduced, which students use to build their own custom Embedded Linux system through programming assignments.
Linux Kernel Programming and Introduction to Yocto Project can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5306, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.

This course builds on the assignments and knowledge obtained in the Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot, which must be completed before starting this course.

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Advanced Embedded Linux Development Specialization

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Undergraduate degree in EE or CS and successful completion of the Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot course.

Approx. 40 hours to complete

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What you will learn

Fundamentals of Linux kernel development.
How to build a custom Linux kernel driver and deploy on an Embedded Device.
How to use the Yocto project to build Embedded Device images

Skills you will gain

Shell Script
C Programming
Linux
Embedded Systems

Flexible deadlines

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Course 2 of 3 in the

Advanced Embedded Linux Development Specialization

Advanced Level

Undergraduate degree in EE or CS and successful completion of the Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot course.

Approx. 40 hours to complete

English

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Daniel Walkes

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Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering

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University of Colorado Boulder

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

9 hours to complete

Introduction to Device Drivers and Yocto

9 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 132 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes

11 videos

Introduction to Device Drivers10mDevice Drivers Overview12mIntroduction to Kernel Modules14mBuilding and Loading Kernel Modules11mKernel Module Design Basics13mIntroduction to Yocto13mBuilding a Yocto Image19mYocto/Buildroot Comparison7mAssignment 6 Part 1: Threading and Linked Lists11mAssignment 6 Part 1: Socket Server Threading Demo9mAssignment 6 Part 2: Yocto Environment Bringup Demo 8m

2 readings

Assignment 6 Part 1 Instructions10mAssignment 6 Part 2 Instructions10m

2 practice exercises

Intro to Device Drivers10mBuilding and Running Kernel Modules10m

Week2

Week 2

8 hours to complete

Linux Character Drivers and Debugging

In this module, you will learn about the different types of Linux Kernel drivers and the kernel support for character device drivers. You will learn about fundamental driver data structures and functions for interacting with user space. You will understand the basics of Kernel debugging and how this differs from application debugging. You will implement a unit-tested circular buffer which will be used in future assignments. Finally, you will build a Yocto embedded device image with support for an out of tree kernel module.

8 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 80 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes

7 videos

Connecting to Userspace15mDevice Driver File Operations17mDevice Driver and Userspace Continued8mCircular Buffer Implementation10mAssignment 7 Part 1 Demo: Circular Buffer Assignment overview and demo1mKernel Debugging15mAssignment 7 Part 2 Demo: Yocto and Buildroot Kernel Driver Builds10m

2 readings

Assignment 7 Part 1 Instructions10mAssignment 7 Part 2 Instructions10m

2 practice exercises

Character Device Drivers10mKernel Debugging Techniques10m

Week3

Week 3

12 hours to complete

Concurrency in the Linux Kernel

In this module, you will learn the basics of concurrency in the Linux kernel, and how to use semaphore and mutex in your device driver to design for concurrent access. You will learn the difference between atomic and non atomic context and strategies for locking in each context. You will modify your socket application to interact with a custom character device based on your tested circular buffer implementation using the concurrency concepts discussed in the module.

12 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 99 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

Week4

Week 4

12 hours to complete

Kernel sleeping and ioctl

12 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 71 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

About the Advanced Embedded Linux Development Specialization

This courses in this specialization can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5305 - 5307, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.

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