TOIK14 - Operating Systems for Embedded Systems>

Course Code:	TOIK14
Confirmed by:	Dean Aug 1, 2014
Revised by:	Director of Education Jan 27, 2016
Valid From:	Aug 1, 2016
Version:	2
Reg number:	2016/417-313

Education Cycle:	First-cycle level
Disciplinary domain:	Technology (95%) and social sciences (5%)
Subject group:	DT1
Specialised in:	G1F
Main field of study:	Computer Engineering

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)

After a successful course, the student shall

Knowledge and understanding

- display knowledge of and be able to explain how operating systems structured and works, especially when it comes to interrupts, processes, threads, and scheduling
- show familiarity with the characteristics of different types of real-time systems.
- display knowledge of the interaction between the hardware and operating system
- show familiarity with and be able to describe some common operating systems for embedded Systems
- demonstrate comprehension of the interaction between the hardware and operating system
- demonstrate comprehension of how the interrupt, jitter and operating, etc. affect a real-time, and how these impacts can be minimized
- demonstrate comprehension of how Linux-like operating systems are structured in terms of architecture, configuration management, process management, file system, etc.

Skills and abilities

- demonstrate the ability to use an operating system in the development of an embedded system
- demonstrate skills of using programming interface in the operating system for the creation of
periodic tasks, communication between tasks and task synchronization
- demonstrate the ability to avoid the various problems that can arise in inter-process communication

Judgement and approach

- demonstrate the ability to use different methods to determine if scheduling is possible

The course covers the theories behind, and use of, operating systems for real-time applications and embedded systems.

The course covers the following topics:

- Introduction to Real-Time Systems
- Structure of operating systems, including real-time properties
- Concurrent Programming
- Scheduling of real-time tasks
- The use of operating systems

Type of instruction

Lectures and laboratory work.

The teaching is normally conducted in Swedish, but can occasionally be in English.

Prerequisites

General entry requirements and completed course Microcontrollers, 6 credits and Introduction to Programming, 9 credits (or the equivalent).

Examination and grades

The course is graded 5,4,3 or Fail.

Registration of examination:

Name of the Test	Value	Grading
Examination¹	4 credits	5/4/3/U
Laboratory work	5 credits	U/G

¹ Determines the final grade of the course, which is issued only when all course units have been passed.