HARDWARE
Embedded Open-Source Linux Development
Nº
561
DATE: CALL
PRICE NIS: 3780 + VAT /9 Tcs
DURATION: 3 Days
DATE: CALL
PRICE NIS: 3780 + VAT /9 Tcs
DURATION: 3 Days
Course Overview:
This intermediate-level course provides embedded systems developers with experience in creating an embedded open-source Linux operating system on a Xilinx development board. The course offers students hands-on experience from building the environment to booting the system using a basic, single-processor System on Chip (SoC) design with Linux 2.6 from the Xilinx kernel tree. This course introduces embedded Linux components, use of open-source components, environment configurations, network components, and debugging/profiling options for embedded Linux platforms. The primary focus is on embedded Linux development in conjunction with the Xilinx tool flow
Intermediate
Level:
Intermediate Who should attend?
Embedded software developers responsible for BSP generation, OS bring up and firmware aspects of the embedded
design flow
Prerequisities:
- Fundamental knowledge of Xilinx ISE tools
- Fundamental knowledge of Xilinx EDK tools
- Experience in C or C++ programming
- Basic understanding of VHDL or Verilog design
- Basic microprocessor design experience and understanding of MicroBlaze or PowerPC processor architecture
- Knowledge of operating system architecture
- Experience using Linux command-line shell for common file operations
Software Tools:
- ISE
- EDK
Skills Gained
After completing this training, you will be able to:
- Build a Linux development environment from pretested tool components:
- Describe basic concepts of an embedded Linux operating system
- Configure a Xilinx FPGA for a Linux operating system
- Determine scheduling requirements for an embedded Linux operating system and apply them to the FPGA configuration
- Analyze system requirements for interprocess
- communication and configure the FPGA
- Analyze system requirements for memory management and apply them to the system
- Develop and add Linux drivers to the system
Course Outline:
1. Introduction
2. Building the Environment
Lab 1: Building the Environment
3. Basic Linux System
Lab 2: Basic Linux System
4. Booting and Debugging
Lab 3: Boot Loader
5. Peripherals and Drivers
Lab 4: Peripherals and Drivers
6. Embedded Linux Memory Manager
7. Processes, Scheduling, and Timing
2. Building the Environment
Lab 1: Building the Environment
3. Basic Linux System
Lab 2: Basic Linux System
4. Booting and Debugging
Lab 3: Boot Loader
5. Peripherals and Drivers
Lab 4: Peripherals and Drivers
6. Embedded Linux Memory Manager
7. Processes, Scheduling, and Timing
Lab Descriptions
Lab 1: Building the Environment – On a virtual machine environment, download and build a Linux development system that integrates Xilinx tools and open-source components. Includes the use of build scripts.Lab 2: Basic Linux System – Configure the kernel, build the kernel without a root file system, download and start the kernel with xmd, try basic debugging techniques, build a minimal rootfs, rebuild Linux with a minimal rootfs, and boot Linux and login.
Lab 3: Boot Loader – Analyze the starting point of the kernel, analyze the boot messages, add the first-stage boot loader, add U-Boot, boot Linux with U-Boot, and boot Linux with an NFS rootfs.
Lab 4: Peripherals and Drivers – Program a Hello World kernel module, compile external kernel modules, and create a simple gpio driver.
