Embedded Linux®: Hardware, Software, and Interfacing

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 14
Part I: Getting Started......Page 18
  Why Linux, Why Now?......Page 20
  What Is an Embedded System?......Page 21
  What Does Real-Time Mean?......Page 22
  Implications of Open Source......Page 23
  Summary......Page 24
  Additional Reading......Page 25
  Introducing Project Trailblazer......Page 26
  The Silverjack Resort Layout......Page 27
  Project Trailblazer Requirements......Page 29
  The Project Trailblazer System Architecture......Page 32
  Summary......Page 33
  Sources of Information......Page 34
  The Project Trailblazer Strategic Direction......Page 35
  Building tbdev1, the Embedded Linux Development Workstation......Page 37
  Summary......Page 76
  Additional Reading......Page 77
 4 Booting Linux......Page 78
  The Target PBRs......Page 79
  The Linux Boot Process......Page 80
  The Linux root Filesystem......Page 81
  Creating the root Filesystem......Page 99
  Installing the TFTP Server......Page 106
  Booting the Embedded Planet RPX-CLLF......Page 108
  Booting the Brightstar Engineering MediaEngine......Page 115
  Booting the Tri-M MZ104 and the COTS PC with a Flash IDE Drive......Page 122
  Summary......Page 132
  Additional Reading......Page 133
  Introducing gdb......Page 134
  Local Debugging......Page 135
  Remote Debugging......Page 139
  Network-Mounting the root Filesystem......Page 144
  Additional Reading......Page 150
Part II: Interfacing......Page 152
 6 Asynchronous Serial Communication Interfacing......Page 154
  The Project Trailblazer Asynchronous Serial Hardware Development Environment......Page 155
  Linux Serial Communications......Page 157
  Summary......Page 171
  Additional Reading......Page 172
 7 Parallel Port Interfacing......Page 174
  Control Using the Parallel Port......Page 176
  Standard Parallel Port Control with Port I/O......Page 179
  Standard Parallel Port Control Using ppdev......Page 186
  Developing a Custom Device Driver......Page 189
  Standard Parallel Port Control Using the Custom Device Driver liftmon_snowcon......Page 200
  Additional Reading......Page 217
 8 USB Interfacing......Page 218
  Learning About USB......Page 219
  Project Trailblazer USB Hardware......Page 221
  Additional Reading......Page 238
  The Hardware Design Process......Page 240
  Developing Lift Monitoring and Snow-Making Control for the MediaEngine......Page 242
  Developing Lift Monitoring and Snow-Making Control for the RPX-CLLF......Page 265
  Summary......Page 287
  Additional Reading......Page 288
 10 Synchronous Serial Communication Interfacing......Page 290
  Temperature Sensing and Display......Page 291
  SPI Communication and the LM70......Page 292
  I2C Communication with the Philips Semiconductor SAA1064......Page 311
  Additional Reading......Page 332
  Linux Timing Sources......Page 334
  Measuring Interrupt Latency......Page 336
  Implementing the Race Timer......Page 360
  Summary......Page 377
  Additional Reading......Page 378
  Integration Overview......Page 380
  Installing the System Integration Applications......Page 382
  Creating and Testing the Project Trailblazer Database......Page 386
  Developing the Target and CGI Integration Scripts......Page 391
  Additional Reading......Page 410
  GUI Development......Page 412
  The Embedded Linux Vendor Offerings......Page 413
  Project Trailblazer Hardware......Page 414
  Additional Reading......Page 416
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