Embedded LinuxR. Hardware, Software, and Interfacing

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Year: 2001
Pages: 103

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Embedded Linux: Hardware, Software, and Interfacing
Table of Contents
Copyright
Foreword
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Benefits of This Book
What This Book Covers
Who This Book Is For
Conventions Used in This Book
Part I: Getting Started
Chapter 1. Introducing Embedded Linux
Why Linux, Why Now?
What Is an Embedded System?
What Does span class
Implications of Open Source
Summary
Additional Reading
Chapter 2. System Architecture
Introducing Project Trailblazer
The Silverjack Resort Layout
Project Trailblazer Requirements
The Project Trailblazer System Architecture
Summary
Chapter 3. Selecting a Platform and Installing Tool Sets
Sources of Information
The Project Trailblazer Strategic Direction
Building tbdev1, the Embedded Linux Development Workstation
Summary
Additional Reading
Chapter 4. Booting Linux
The Target PBRs
The Linux Boot Process
The Linux root Filesystem
Creating the root Filesystem
Installing the TFTP Server
Installing minicom
Booting the Embedded Planet RPX-CLLF
Booting the Brightstar Engineering MediaEngine
Booting the Tri-M MZ104 and the COTS PC with a Flash IDE Drive
Boot Comparison
Summary
Additional Reading
Chapter 5. Debugging
Introducing gdb
Local Debugging
Remote Debugging
Network-Mounting the root Filesystem
Summary
Additional Reading
Part II: Interfacing
Chapter 6. Asynchronous Serial Communication Interfacing
The Project Trailblazer Asynchronous Serial Hardware Development Environment
Linux Serial Communications
Summary
Additional Reading
Chapter 7. Parallel Port Interfacing
Control Using the Parallel Port
Standard Parallel Port Control with Port IO
Standard Parallel Port Control Using ppdev
Developing a Custom Device Driver
Standard Parallel Port Control Using the Custom Device Driver liftmon_snowcon
Summary
Additional Reading
Chapter 8. USB Interfacing
Learning About USB
Project Trailblazer USB Hardware
Summary
Additional Reading
Chapter 9. Memory IO Interfacing
The Hardware Design Process
Developing Lift Monitoring and Snow-Making Control for the MediaEngine
Developing Lift Monitoring and Snow-Making Control for the RPX-CLLF
Summary
Additional Reading
Chapter 10. Synchronous Serial Communication Interfacing
Temperature Sensing and Display
SPI Communication and the LM70
I2C Communication with the Philips Semiconductor SAA1064
Summary
Additional Reading
Chapter 11. Using Interrupts For Timing
Linux Timing Sources
Measuring Interrupt Latency
Implementing the Race Timer
Summary
Additional Reading
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
Summary
Additional Reading
Chapter 13. Final Thoughts
GUI Development
Real-time Capabilities
The Embedded Linux Vendor Offerings
Project Trailblazer Hardware
Summary
Additional Reading