Learning Plan for Understanding Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)

Understanding the Basics of RTOS

  • Basics of RTOS can be understood using C knowledge
  • Importance of RTOS, architecture, processes, threads, and inter-process communication mechanism
  • Utilize programming constructs like variables, loops, and functions from C for memory management in RTOS
graph TD A["Understanding the Basics of RTOS"] B["Basics of RTOS can be understood using C knowledge"] C["Importance of RTOS, architecture, processes, threads, and inter-process communication mechanism"] D["Utilize programming constructs like variables, loops, and functions from C for memory management in RTOS"] A --> B A --> C A --> D

Mapping concepts from C to RTOS

  • Use C to understand scheduling policies, thread development, and synchronization in RTOS.
  • Draw parallels between multi-threading in RTOS and multi-branch operations in C.
  • RTOS handles threads similar to how C handles branches.

Exploring Real-Time Kernel

  • Explore Real-Time Kernel
  • Understand its working
  • Learn about the different types of Real-Time Kernel
  • Use knowledge of program control flow in C to understand context switching in RTOS

Delving into RTOS Services

  • Services provided by RTOS:
    • Event services
    • Timer services
    • Data services
    • Message services
  • Understanding of variables, constants, and operators in C can help in comprehending RTOS API calls quickly.

Hands-On Project: Building a Temperature Control System

  • Hands-On Project: Building a Temperature Control System
  • Bring together C and RTOS understanding
  • Practical project involving a Temperature Control System
  • Design a multithreaded program using C
  • Tasks include reading temperature, controlling heater, generating alerts, etc.
graph TD A["Hands-On Project: Building a Temperature Control System"] B["Bring together C and RTOS understanding"] C["Practical project involving a Temperature Control System"] D["Design a multithreaded program using C"] E["Tasks include reading temperature, controlling heater, generating alerts, etc."] A --> B A --> C A --> D A --> E

RTOS Libraries

  • Introduce RTOS libraries
  • Incorporate them into ongoing project
  • Implement real-time tasks, intertask communication, and synchronization
  • Utilize libraries in real-world applications

Advanced RTOS Concepts

  • Learn advanced RTOS concepts like nested interrupts, RTOS porting, etc.
  • Explore popular RTOS like FreeRTOS, RTLinux using C and embedded programming knowledge.

Capstone Project: Designing Real-Time Sensor Data Analysis System

  • Design a Real-Time Sensor Data Analysis System as a final capstone project
  • Forecast the use of RTOS for efficient data handling and real-time system capabilities
  • Incorporate everything learned so far
  • Use C skills to facilitate the project smoothly

Let's get started with the course!

Now that we have a comprehensive plan for the course, Let's Get Started with RTOS.