Embedded Systems and Operating System Development

Become an Expert in Embedded Systems: Develop your own OS in the C and Assembly Languages, and Design your own PCB

Created by: Victor Huerlimann
Embedded Systems and AI Engineer

What Will I Learn?

• Learn how to build an embedded system from the ground up on the bench. This will give you a great insight into the target platform, but is not mandatory
• Learn how to program a microcontroller from scratch by setting up wiring, clocking, connecting the programmer, and flashing binary applications to the chip
• Get a deep insight into what an operating system is, when you need one, and how it works on embedded platforms
• Understand Kernels, Multitasking, Context Switching, Scheduling, Critical Sections, and Task Synchronization from a practical perspective
• Understand CPU Architectures in general and how to choose a target CPU. Deep understanding of the MIPS32 Arch internals, like Registers and Memory Layout
• Programming of Advanced Applications for the Microchip PIC32 (MIPS32) microcontroller
• Develop Board Support Packages (BSP) for a Target Platform
• Deep and practical understanding of data communication over the SPI and I2C busses, as well as serial communication via UART modules (including USB-to-Serial)
• Learn how to develop a Preemptive and Cooperative Kernel based on CPU-specific assembly code for Task Context Switching
• Learn how to provide efficient internal services for Time, Task, and Memory Management
• Learn how to create Inter-Process Communication (IPC) with Mailboxes and Message Queues
• Get a deep understanding of - and learn how to implement - Real-Time Constraints in order for an operating system to be considered an RTOS (Real-Time OS)
• Understand the Priority Inversion problem and learn how to implement specific countermeasures
• Learn Device Driver development. We will develop drivers step by step for our Target Platform's peripherals, such as the display and the MicroSD card
• Interfacing User Application to the OS
• Understand how to write a binary image to the Target Platform's Program Flash at runtime, and create a USB/UART Bootloader
• Learn how to make a Porting of the OS, making it executable on different CPU Architectures
• Understanding of the Target Platform's Electrical Schematic and PCB Layout (optional)

Requirements

• Basic C programming skills are recommended but not mandatory. The code implementation will be performed hands-on, with explanation in real-time. No particular prior knowledge is required. If you have any questions, simply drop me a message: I will answer to you.

Target audience

• From embedded developers to hobbyists and enthusiasts who are willing to create their own Operating System.
• This course is hands-on: you will be guided step by step through the creation of a working Operating System, from the ground up.