Modules and Projects in ELDD

Modules and Projects in:-

Embedded Linux and Device Drivers

 

Sl  No	Module No	module name	Working Days	Classes (2 Hrs)	labs (4 Hrs)
1.	00	Linux Systems and Network Administration	5	5	5
2.	01	Data Structures with C using Linux	20	15	20
3.	11	Shell Scripting using Bash	5	5	5
4.	03	Client Server Communication using Linux and IPC	10	7	10
5.	04	FTP based Client Server using Linux, Threads and Network Sockets	10	4	4
6.	12	Linux Architecture and Internals	8	8	4
7.	05	Character Device Driver	17	17	17
8.	06	Parallel Port Device Driver	10	5	10
9.	07	Serial Port Device Driver	10	5	10
10.	08	Block Device Driver	10	5	10

 

A brief description of Modules:

• Module 00: Linux System and Network Administration

  • It should normally take 5 working days for this module to be completed.

  • There would be 5 classes of 2 Hours each.

  • There would be 5 Labs of 4 Hours each.

After This Module would be over, you should be able to:

• Work comfertably on a Linux Workstation.

• Install Linux, flavour Fedora and Debian using media i.e. cdrom.

• Install Linux, flavour Fedora using media i.e. usb.

• Install Linux, flavour Fedora using network.

• Use vim editor efficiently for writing text and programs.

• Compile programs using gcc - C compiler.

• Able to Configure and use the following servers:

  • TFTP, FTP, TELNET, ssh, DNS, DHCP, NFS.

• Module 01: Date structures using C and Linux

  • It should normally take 17 working days for this module to be completed

  • There would be 17 classes of 2 Hours each.

  • There would be 17 Labs of 4 Hours each.

After This Module would be over, you should be:

• Comfortable with respect to programming in C

• Able to Implement and use Data Structures using C.

• Proficient in Advanced C.

• Having good understanding about gcc compiler.

• Able to debug complex C programs using gdb.

• Ready for System Programming using C

• Adept with Project Management tools.

• Efficient with Source code management tools.

• Module 11: Shell Scripting using Bash

  • It should normally take 5 working days for this module to be completed.

  • There would be 5 classes of 2 Hours each.

  • There would be 5 Labs of 4 Hours each.

After This Module would be over, you should be able to:

• write shell scripts using Bash

• Run and Controlling Scripts with ease

• Debug shell scripts

• Do scripting using files, sed, awk efficiently

• Control processes

• Handle System Administration

• Module 03:Linux programming and IPC

  • It should normally take 7 working days for this module to be completed.

  • There would be 7 classes of 2 Hours each.

  • There would be 7 Labs of 4 Hours each.

After this Module would be over, you should:

• be able to understand process creation, loading, duplication, replacement and destroying.

• be adept with Process Management, Signals and Signal Handlers.b

• be adroit with IPC Mechanism - Pipes, FIFOs, Message Queues and Shared Memory.

• be proficient with Synchronization Techniques - Semaphores.

• be seasoned and Skillful in implementing client server architecture using IPC and synchroniz optimally.

• have implemented a project using the concepts learned.

• Module 04: Network Programming using Threads and Sockets:

  • It should normally take 6 working days for this module to be completed.

  • There would be 4 classes of 2 Hours each.

  • There would be 4 Labs of 4 Hours each.

After this Module would be over, you should be able to:

• understand the concepts of Threads as used in linux.

• Synchronize Threads using joining and threads semaphores.

• debug timing faults in threads and synchronize.

• set thread attributes as required.

• implemtnt communication among threads.

• understand communication endpoints and implement network interface - sockets.

• communicate across the network using sockets.

• synchronize communication across the network

• Implement a network programming project using threads, threads semaphore, sockets using AF_INET.

• Module 12: Linux Architecture and Kernel Internals

  • It should normally take 15 working days for this module to be completed

  • There would be 15 classes of 2 Hours each.

  • There would be 15 Labs of 4 Hours each.

After this Module would be over, you should be:

• Work Comfortably on Linux Systems.

• Implement and use System Programs for Linux using C.

• Proficient in System C for Linux Systems.

• Know the Linux Kernel Architecture

• Understanding internals of Linux Operating System.

• Use Linux for System Software Development.

• Use Linux for Embedded and Applications Development.

• Use Linux for Network Programming

• Do Linux System Administeration.

• Module 05: Character Device Driver

  • It should normally take 17 working days for this module to be completed.

  • There would be 17 classes of 2 Hours each.

  • There would be 17 Labs of 4 Hours each.

After this Module would be over, you should be able to:

• have an indepth driver level underatanding

• understand the loadable kernel modules interfaces with the kernel

• write a complete GPIO character driver.

• synchronize device operations using semaphores, spinlocks, completion, blocking IO, wait queues.

• implement advanced device operations like io control, /proc, sysfs.

• underatand timing mechanism

• implement kernel timers, tasklets and shared queues.

• adept with usage of interrupts for devices.

• Module 06: Parallel Port Device Driver

  • It should normally take 7 working days for this module to be completed.

  • There would be 5 classes of 2 Hours each.

  • There would be 7 Labs of 4 Hours each.

After this Module would be over, you should be able to:

• understand the working of parallel port

• write device driver for parallel port from scratch in following modes

  • ​Compatiblity mode or centronics

  • Byte mode

  • nibble mode

  • ECP mode

  • EPP mode

  • use interrupts for Serial port.

• Module 07: Serial Port Device Driver:

  • It should normally take 7 working days for this module to be completed.

  • There would be 5 classes of 2 Hours each.

  • There would be 7 Labs of 4 Hours each.

After this Module would be over, you should be able to:

• adept with RS232 protocol

  • understand the working of serial port

• write device driver for serial port from scratch

• implement GPIO using serial port device driver

• interpreet datasheets for writing device drivers

• use interrupts for Serial port.

• Module 08: Block Device Driver:

  • It should normally take 7 working days for this module to be completed.

  • There would be 5 classes of 2 Hours each.

  • There would be 7 Labs of 4 Hours each.

After this Module would be over, you should be able to:

• understand the working of Block Drivers

• write write device driver from scratch

• implement GPIO using block device driver

• implement block device operations

• understand the gendisk structure.

• implement IO control

• do request processing

• use request queues

• understand bio structure, request structure fields, barrier requests, nonretryable requests.

• implement request completion functions.

• work with bios

• do block request with dma

• understand the mechanism for command pre-preperation

• Tagged command queueing