University of Colorado Boulder
Advanced Embedded Linux Development Specialization
University of Colorado Boulder

Advanced Embedded Linux Development Specialization

Deploy and Develop Software for Embedded Linux. Learn how to develop and deploy software for Embedded Linux based devices

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Daniel Walkes

Instructor: Daniel Walkes

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What you'll learn

  • Development of software for Linux user or kernel applications for Embedded Devices

  • Deployment of customized root filesystem or custom Linux distributions on Embedded Devices

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Specialization - 3 course series

Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot

Course 143 hours4.1 (58 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Fundamentals of Linux System Programming, including Processes and Threads.

  • How to build a custom Linux kernel and root filesystem for an Embedded device.

  • How to use Buildroot to build a custom Linux Kernel and root filesystem for an Embedded device.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Shell Script
Category: C Programming
Category: Linux
Category: Embedded Systems Engineering
Category: Electrical Engineering

What you'll learn

  • Fundamentals of Linux kernel development.

  • How to build a custom Linux kernel driver and deploy on an Embedded Device.

  • How to use the Yocto project to build Embedded Device images

Skills you'll gain

Category: Shell Script
Category: C Programming
Category: Embedded Systems
Category: Linux

What you'll learn

  • How to structure a product using Agile Scrum concepts

  • How to deploy a Buildroot or Yocto based project on Embedded Hardware

  • Relevant and recent concepts related to Embedded Linux development

Skills you'll gain

Category: Embedded Systems
Category: Agile Software Development
Category: Linux

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Daniel Walkes
University of Colorado Boulder
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