Course Outline

Tolchain

  • Minimal elements of toolchain - Types of toolchain - Types of C libraries for toolchain - Criteria for selecting toolchain
  • Toolchain examples - Installing a toolchain - Adding libraries to toolchain
  • Lab 1
    • Create a Bare metal application [intact with UART]

 Boot loader

  • What is boot loader - Pre-boot loader - Loading the kernel - Boot loader-kernel ABI – ATAGS and FDT
  • Examples of boot loaders - U-Boot command line - U-Boot environment - Automating boot – bootcmd
  • Lab 2
    • Build and running Uboot on RP2

Kernel

  • Kernel vs User space - Kernel version numbers - Bug fix releases - Board support packages -Levels of board support
  • Board support - Kernel modules - Kernel configuration - Building the kernel - Kernel command line
  • Lab 3
    • Building and running Linux on RP2
  • What is user space - The root file system (rootfs) - Other options for a rootfs - Busybox and examples
  • init: Busybox init and System V init - System V inittab - Device nodes: /dev - The rootfs during development
  • The rootfs in production
  • Dealing with gpio - Portable computer- Ssh - VNC - telnet  -Tftp - SCP - Raspberry Pi Digital Picture Frame

Projects:

  14 Hours
 

Testimonials (4)

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