| Embedded Linux: Hardware, Software, and Interfacing (a book) |
[Vendor: Addison Wesley Professional]
Embedded Linux: Hardware, Software, and Interfacing -- by Dr. Craig Hollabaugh -- is one of the first books available that teaches you development and implementation of interfacing applications on an embedded Linux platform. In this book, you will find a comprehensive discussion of platform selection, cross-compiling, kernel compilation, root filesystem creation, booting, remote debugging, real-world interfacing, application control, data collection, archiving, and presentation.
This book includes serial, parallel, memory I/O, USB, and interrupt-driven hardware designs using x86, StrongARM, and PowerPC based target boards. In addition, you will find simple device driver module code that connects external devices to the kernel and network integration code that connects embedded Linux field devices to a centralized control center. Chapter examples will teach hardware developers how to store and activate their field bits and deliver process information using open source software. If you are a hardware developer, software developer, system integrator, or product manager who's begun exploring embedded Linux for interfacing applications, this book is for you.
Dr. Craig Hollabaugh's Embedded Linux will help you . . . - Select an embedded Linux platform (x86, StrongARM, and PowerPC architectures are covered)
- Create a cross-compiling and debugging development environment
- Build a custom Linux kernel for each architecture
- Create a minimum root filesystem
- Boot the custom Linux kernel on three target boards with x86, SA1110, and MPC860 microprocessors
- Remote debug programs running on a target board across an ethernet network using GNU tools
- Connect data acquisition and control electronics/peripherals using the microprocessor's serial, parallel, memory I/O, and USB interfaces
- Measure average interrupt latencies for the x86, SA1110, and MPC860 microprocessors
- Design an interrupt-driven process timer with 1mS accuracy
- Interface the peripherals to the kernel and applications using device driver modules
- Collect, control, store, and present data via open source protocols and applications
- Analyze embedded Linux vendor product offerings
Embedded Linux is published by Addison Wesley Professional (ISBN: 0672322269) and is available at Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com, and fatbrain.com.
Online sample
43 sample pages of the book are available for reading online at Amazon.com, here.
Table of Contents
Here is the book's table of contents . . .
Introduction
Part I - Getting Started
Chapter 1 - Introducing Embedded Linux Why Linux, Why Now?
What Is an Embedded System?
What Does Real-Time Mean?
Implications of Open Source Chapter 2 - System Architecture Introducing Project Trailblazer
The Silverjack Resort Layout
Project Trailblazer Requirements
Safety Requirements
Operations Requirements
Supplier Requirements
The Project Trailblazer System Architecture Chapter 3 - Selecting a Platform and Installing Tool Sets Sources of Information
The Project Trailblazer Strategic Direction
Building tbdev1, the Embedded Linux Development Workstation
Getting Started
Installing the Linux Operating System
Installing the Native GNU Tool Chain and Other Applications
Building the GNU Tool Chain for Cross-Compiling Chapter 4 - Booting Linux The Target PBRs
The Linux Boot Process
The Linux root Filesystem
Required Files for init
Required Files for bash
The root Filesystem Binary Files: Compile or Download?
Creating the root Filesystem
Deciding Which Package to Use
The Process for Building the root Filesystem
Running buildrootfilesystem
Installing the TFTP Server
Installing minicom
Booting the Embedded Planet RPX-CLLF
Embedded Planet RPX-CLLF Target PBR Review
Booting the Brightstar Engineering MediaEngine
Brightstar Engineering MediaEngine Target PBR Review
Booting the Tri-M MZ104 and the COTS PC with a Flash IDE Drive
Flash IDE Technology
Preparing the Tri-M MZ104 and the COTS PC
Booting the Tri-M MZ104 Target
Tri-M MZ104 Target Platform Boot Requirements Review
Boot Comparison Chapter 5 - Debugging Introducing gdb
Local Debugging
Remote Debugging
Network-Mounting the root Filesystem
Configuring the NFS Server
Configuring the Target Kernels Part II Interfacing
Chapter 6 - Asynchronous Serial Communication Interfacing The Project Trailblazer Asynchronous Serial Hardware
Development Environment
Target EIA/ TIA-232-E Compliance
Linux Serial Communications
Setting the Serial Port Control Signals with setSerialSignal
Reading the Serial Port Control Signals with getSerialSignal
Providing Serial Communication for bash Scripts, Using querySerial Chapter 7 - Parallel Port Interfacing Control Using the Parallel Port
Standard Parallel Port Control with Port I/ O
Monitoring Lift Operation Using Port I/ O
Snow-Making Control Using Port I/ O
Standard Parallel Port Control Using ppdev
Developing a Custom Device Driver
Understanding helloworld_proc_module
Compiling, Inserting, and Testing helloworld_proc_module on the MediaEngine
Standard Parallel Port Control Using the Custom Device Driver liftmon_snowcon
Enhancements to helloworld_proc_module to Create liftmon_snowcon
Compiling, Inserting, and Testing liftmon_snowcon on the MZ104 Chapter 8 - USB Interfacing Learning About USB
Project Trailblazer USB Hardware
USB Audio: Yamaha YST-MS35D USB Speakers
USB Image Capture: Kensington VideoCAM Super-VGA
PC Camera
USB Mass Storage: SanDisk USB SmartMedia Card Reader Chapter 9 - Memory I/O Interfacing The Hardware Design Process
Developing Lift Monitoring and Snow-Making Control for the MediaEngine
Designing the External Interface Hardware for the MediaEngine
Finding Space in the Memory Map for the MediaEngine
Finding the Register Base Address for the MediaEngine
Configuring the Memory Controller for the MediaEngine
Assigning the Output Module Enable Signal for the MediaEngine
Configuring the I/ O Port Controller for the MediaEngine
Writing the helloworldbit Testing Device Driver for the MediaEngine
Writing the liftmon_snowcon Device Driver for the MediaEngine
Developing Lift Monitoring and Snow-Making Control for the RPX-CLLF
Designing the External Interface Hardware for the RPX-CLLF
Finding Space in the Memory Map for the RPX-CLLF
Finding the Register Base Address for the RPX-CLLF
Configuring the Memory Controller for the RPX-CLLF
Assigning the Output Module Enable Signal for the RPX-CLLF
Configuring the I/ O Port Controller for the RPX-CLLF
Writing the helloworldbit Testing Device Driver for the RPX-CLLF
Writing the liftmon_snowcon Device Driver for the RPX-CLLF Chapter 10 - Synchronous Serial Communication Interfacing Temperature Sensing and Display
SPI Communication and the LM70
Connecting the LM70 to the x86 Parallel Printer Port
Connecting the LM70 to the MediaEngine
I2C Communication with the Philips Semiconductor SAA1064
Connecting the SAA1064 to the x86 Parallel Printer Port
Connecting the SAA1064 to the RPX-CLLF Chapter 11 - Using Interrupts For Timing Linux Timing Sources
Measuring Interrupt Latency
Measuring Interrupt Latency on the MZ104
Measuring Interrupt Latency on the MediaEngine
Measuring Interrupt Latency on the RPX-CLLF
Interrupt Latency Test Implementing the Race Timer
Race Timer Interrupt Processing Using Tasklets
Race Timer Status Display Using System Timers Chapter 12 - System Integration Integration Overview
Installing the System Integration Applications
Creating and Testing the Project Trailblazer Database
Developing the Target and CGI Integration Scripts
Collecting and Distributing Temperature Data
Collecting and Distributing Image Data
Collecting Guest Pass Identification and Allowing Lift Access Chapter 13 - Final Thoughts GUI Development
Real-time Capabilities
The Embedded Linux Vendor Offerings
Project Trailblazer Hardware
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