GitLab CI/CD: Automating Software Delivery

Instructors: Starweaver

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Recognize how GitLab pipelines, runners, jobs, and stages allow for automated deployment and delivery of software.
Create CI/CD workflows that run design validation and testing against PCB designs and firmware.
Integrate EDA deployment strategies such as simulating and hardware-in-the-loop testing into GitLab CI/CD pipelines.

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There are 3 modules in this course

DevOps has become a core aspect of the everyday development process. Being able to automate common tasks like testing, building, and deploying software allows developers to be more efficient and effective. Extending beyond the world of software, CI/CD can also provide many benefits for hardware development. This comprehensive course equips DevOps specialists and hardware developers with essential skills to build automation into their development processes. Through hands-on labs using industry standard tools like GitLab, you'll master the process of building CI/CD pipelines for hardware projects.

This course is for DevOps engineers, hardware developers, and technical leads who manage firmware and hardware development workflows, focusing on automation, testing, deployment, and reliability in hardware projects. Learners should have a basic understanding of C/C++ programming, hardware concepts (PCBs, firmware, embedded components), and Git. No prior CI/CD experience is needed, but an interest in automation and DevOps is helpful. By course completion, you'll confidently be able to build hardware test and deployment processes using GitLab CI/CD pipelines. This course provides the practical expertise required to enhance your development process and automate the common tasks you have.

This module introduces learners to the fundamentals of GitLab CI/CD. They'll learn how pipelines are constructed and how runners process defined jobs in stages to achieve desired CI/CD results.

What's included

4 videos2 readings1 peer review

4 videos Total 18 minutes

Welcome to GitLab CI/CD: Automating Software Delivery 3 minutes
Defining Jobs and Stages in the GitLab CI/CD YAML File 5 minutes
Running CI/CD Pipelines with GitLab Runners 5 minutes
How CI/CD Applies Beyond Software 5 minutes

2 readings Total 10 minutes

Welcome to the Course: Course Overview 5 minutes
Getting Started with GitLab CI/CD Pipeline 5 minutes

1 peer review Total 20 minutes

Hands-On-Learning: Building your First CI/CD Pipeline 20 minutes

This module discusses how learners can validate designs and test code automatically using CI/CD pipelines in GitLab. The process of validating code and designs is essential, as it helps ensure that builds will function correctly on their target hardware

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 peer review

EDA, or Electronic Design Automation, is the process of automating design of electronics. In this module, you'll learn the best practices for implementing EDA. You'll also see hands-on examples of different EDA concepts being implemented using GitLab CI/CD pipelines.