Embedded Systems Programming

  1. Device Driver Development
    1. Device Driver Concepts
      1. Driver Architecture
        1. Layered Driver Model
          1. Hardware Abstraction
            1. Device Independence
            2. Driver Types
              1. Character Drivers
                1. Block Drivers
                  1. Network Drivers
                    1. Platform Drivers
                    2. Driver Lifecycle
                      1. Driver Loading
                        1. Device Initialization
                          1. Runtime Operation
                            1. Driver Unloading
                          2. Driver Development Process
                            1. Hardware Analysis
                              1. Datasheet Analysis
                                1. Register Mapping
                                  1. Timing Requirements
                                  2. Driver Design
                                    1. Interface Definition
                                      1. Data Structures
                                        1. State Management
                                        2. Implementation Strategies
                                          1. Polling vs Interrupt-Driven
                                            1. Synchronous vs Asynchronous
                                              1. Buffering Strategies
                                            2. Basic Driver Implementation
                                              1. Driver Initialization
                                                1. Resource Allocation
                                                  1. Register Configuration
                                                    1. Interrupt Setup
                                                    2. Data Transfer Operations
                                                      1. Read Operations
                                                        1. Write Operations
                                                          1. Buffer Management
                                                          2. Interrupt Handling
                                                            1. Interrupt Service Routines
                                                              1. Deferred Processing
                                                                1. Interrupt Sharing
                                                                2. Error Handling
                                                                  1. Error Detection
                                                                    1. Error Recovery
                                                                      1. Error Reporting
                                                                    2. Advanced Driver Concepts
                                                                      1. DMA Integration
                                                                        1. DMA Setup
                                                                          1. Scatter-Gather Lists
                                                                            1. DMA Completion Handling
                                                                            2. Power Management
                                                                              1. Device Power States
                                                                                1. Runtime Power Management
                                                                                  1. System Sleep Support
                                                                                  2. Hot-Plug Support
                                                                                    1. Device Detection
                                                                                      1. Dynamic Configuration
                                                                                        1. Resource Management
                                                                                      2. Driver Testing and Validation
                                                                                        1. Unit Testing
                                                                                          1. Test Framework Integration
                                                                                            1. Mock Hardware
                                                                                            2. Integration Testing
                                                                                              1. Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing
                                                                                                1. System-Level Testing
                                                                                                2. Performance Testing
                                                                                                  1. Throughput Measurement
                                                                                                    1. Latency Analysis
                                                                                                      1. Resource Utilization

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                                                                                                  8. Debugging and Testing Embedded Systems