LynxOS Real-time Applications and Device Driver Programming WorkshopPOSIX real-time programming and device-driver training

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Responding to industry demand, this new course features a full five days of hands-on labs, programming with POSIX®, and device-driver development for LynxOS real-time systems.

For the hands-on labs, students choose between Windows and Linux (RHE4) host systems, as desired. LynxOS versions 4.2 and 5.0 are both at students' disposal.

Next course offering

San José, CA, USA: May 21-May 25, 2012
Please confirm all dates prior to registration.
How to register

Recent course offerings

San José, CA, USA: Feb 27-Mar 2, 2012
San José, CA, USA: Nov 7-Nov 11, 2011
San José, CA, USA: Mar 28-Apr 1, 2011
Singapore, Singapore: Feb 14-Feb 18, 2011
San José, CA, USA: Dec 6-Dec 10, 2010
Toulon, France: Aug 30-Sep 2, 2010
San José, CA, USA: Mar 1-Mar 5, 2010
San José, CA, USA: Nov 16-Nov 20, 2009
San José, CA, USA: Oct 19-Oct 23, 2009
San José, CA, USA: Jul 13-Jul 17, 2009
San José, CA, USA: Sep 15-Sep 19, 2008
San José, CA, USA: Jun 9-Jun 13, 2008
Boston, MA, USA: Dec 4-Dec 7, 2007
Paris, France: Aug 27-Aug 31, 2007
Columbia, MD, USA: Jul 17-Jul 20, 2007
San José, CA, USA: Jul 10-Jul 13, 2007
Syracuse, NY, USA: Apr 17-Apr 20, 2007
San José, CA, USA: Feb 20-Feb 23, 2007

Prerequisite

POSIX.1c function calls

pthread_atfork
pthread_attr_destroy
pthread_attr_getdetachstate
pthread_attr_getinheritsched
pthread_attr_getschedparam
pthread_attr_getschedpolicy
pthread_attr_getscope
pthread_attr_getstackaddr
pthread_attr_getstacksize
pthread_attr_init
pthread_attr_setdetachstate
pthread_attr_setinheritsched
pthread_attr_setschedparam
pthread_attr_setschedpolicy
pthread_attr_setscope
pthread_attr_setstackaddr
pthread_attr_setstacksize
pthread_cancel
pthread_cleanup_pop
pthread_cleanup_push
pthread_condattr_destroy
pthread_condattr_getpshared
pthread_condattr_init
pthread_condattr_setpshared
pthread_cond_broadcast
pthread_cond_destroy
pthread_cond_init
pthread_cond_signal
pthread_cond_timedwait
pthread_cond_wait
pthread_create
pthread_detach
pthread_equal
pthread_exit
pthread_getschedparam
pthread_getspecific
pthread_join
pthread_key_create
pthread_key_delete
pthread_kill
pthread_mutexattr_destroy
pthread_mutexattr_getprioceiling
pthread_mutexattr_getprotocol
pthread_mutexattr_getpshared
pthread_mutexattr_init
pthread_mutexattr_setprioceiling
pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol
pthread_mutexattr_setpshared
pthread_mutex_destroy
pthread_mutex_init
pthread_mutex_lock
pthread_mutex_trylock
pthread_mutex_unlock
pthread_once
pthread_self
pthread_setcancelstate
pthread_setcanceltype
pthread_setschedparam
pthread_setspecific
pthread_sigmask
pthread_testcancel

Proficiency in C programming, and basic knowledge of UNIX® (i.e., using UNIX utilities such as cc, linker, vi, Emacs, etc.)

Who should attend?

Developers who are writing, modifying, or porting LynxOS real-time applications or device drivers. Individuals who wish to learn more about POSIX programming environments.

Course features

Cross Development Environment
- Directory Structure
- Developing an Application
Board Support
- Boot Sequence
- OS Loader
- Configuring the Kernel
Operating System Utilities
Development Tools
- Compiler and Linker
- Cross Development with Luminosity
- Debugger
  - TotalDB
  - Core Dump Analysis (GDB)
  - Kernel Debugger (SKDB)
- Analysis Tools
  - SpyKer
POSIX
- Processes
- Virtual Address Space
- fork() and execve()
- Threads
  - Thread Model
  - Thread Safe Functions
  - Creating a Thread
  - Thread and Process Attributes
  - Scheduler
- Pipes
- Signals
- Date/Time
- Timers
- Shared Memory
- Semaphores and Mutexes
- Condition Variables
- Barriers
- Reader/Writer Locks
- Asynchronous I/O
BSD Socket Programming
Device Driver Development
- Interaction Between LynxOS, Drivers, Devices and Applications
- Driver Components
  - Entry Points
  - Top Half
  - Bottom Half
- Driver Synchronization Methods
- Interrupt Handlers
- Physical Address Translation and DMA
- Programming PCI Devices
- Kernel Threads and Priority Tracking
- Methodologies for Optimizing Drivers for Real Time
Hands-on Labs
- Students choose between Windows and Linux (RHE4) host systems, as desired (LynxOS versions 4.2 and 5.0 are available)
- Cross Development Kit (CDK)
- Luminosity (Eclipse)
  - System Viewer
  - POSIX Applications
  - Device Driver Templates
- Debuggers
  - Total/db (GDB)
  - Core Dump Analysis (GDB)
  - Kernel Debugger (SKDB)
- Analysis Tools
  - SpyKer
- Developing an ICH5 AC'97 CODEC Output Driver
  - Creating a PCI Device Driver Using Scatter/Gather DMA
    - Physical Address Translation
  - Adding an Interrupt Handler
    - Physical Address Translation
  - Optimizing the Driver Using a Kernel Thread and Priority Tracking
  - Support select()

Embedded system training schedules

Most courses begin at 9 h and end at 17 h. Students should arrive at least 15 minutes early.

Embedded system training workshops are held at the LynuxWorks training center in San José, California, and in Saint-Cyr-l'École, France (Paris area). Workshops in France may be conducted in French or English, according to customer demand.

More courses are being planned. View a schedule. Contact one of our Training Coordinators for more information or to register. Sign up to our mailing list to receive announcements of future courses as they are announced.

Customized training is also regularly conducted at regional and customer locations. To arrange hands-on training at your facility, please contact one of our Training Coordinators.