Course unit, curriculum year 2023–2024
COMP.CE.460
Real-time systems, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Course code
COMP.CE.460Language of instruction
EnglishAcademic years
2022–2023, 2023–2024Level of study
Advanced studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Esko PekkarinenResponsible teacher:
Panu SjövallResponsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Computing Sciences Studies 100 %
Core content
- Principles of real-time operating system
- Linux operating system
- Building Linux on standard platforms using basic tools
- Debugging Linux
- Developing Linux device drivers
- Virtual memory
- Interrupt handling
- Prototyping and simulation tools
Complementary knowledge
- RTOS implementations
- Kernel space development
- Yocto build system for custom platforms
- Typical kernel-space bugs
- Boot and run time driver loading
- Virtual and physical memory mapping
- Delayed processing
- Measurements
Specialist knowledge
- Selecting RTOS for a specific purpose
- RT-Linux
- Building Linux for SoC-FPGA
- Studying Kernel Panic by stacktrace
- Linux Device Tree
- Minimizing memory access latency
- Hardware assisted interrupt processing
- Real-time performance benchmarking
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Compulsory prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
Further information
Equivalences
Kokonaisuudet, joihin opintojakso kuuluu
Completion option 1
Approved exercises and an optional final exam.
Completion of all options is required.
Exam
28.08.2023 – 11.12.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
12.12.2023 – 07.01.2024
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Participation in teaching
28.08.2023 – 11.12.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)