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Learn Embedded Linux by Building a Medical Device
with the Logic PD TI DM3730 Torpedo Development Kit
A FREE Timesys University Local Edition Workshop
Using open source Linux, Timesys LinuxLink tools and the
Logic PD TI DM3730 Torpedo Development Kit, attendees of this
hands-on training session will build a heart rate monitor.
Timesys University is a free,
embedded Linux training
program designed to help
developers shorten their learning
curve for embedded Linux
projects. The product designed
in this Timesys University
session will be optimized for
small footprint deployment on
the target and fast boot time.
Register
Pre-requisites for Attendees
of this Session:
• Please bring your own laptop. Linux
or Windows OS will work fine. If you
do not have access to a laptop, we
can provide one for you.
• Basic Linux knowledge and
familiarity with an UBUNTU based
host OS
• Familiarity with the C/C++ language
Attendees will use an Ubuntu based
host OS environment as provided by
instructor. Slides and all exercises with
solutions will be provided on a USB
key that attendees can keep.
All sessions are designed to provide hands-on experience throughout
the entire development process, including assembly of the development
environment and its use to develop a Linux based platform and a
Qt Embedded for Linux-based UI application.
Session Dates & Location:
AUGUST 23 / SAN DIEGO, CA
Avnet Electronics Marketing
15231 Avenue of Science, Suite 150
San Diego, CA 92128
Check-in: 8:30 a.m.
Class: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
(See ‘Session Agenda’ on back)
Module 1: How to assemble and deploy an initial BSP and setup the
development environment with the matching SDK
In this module, attendees will assemble a full development environment and learn how to quickly
create a BusyBox-based, small footprint, custom Linux platform. Developers will learn how to jumpstart
application development and system customization with GCC, glibc, libraries and utilities such
as GDB. This module will also outline typical challenges developers face when starting a new Linux
based project.
What you will learn:
• Logic PD TI DM3730 Torpedo Development Kit platform capabilities
• Embedded Linux primer, including an overview of embedded systems
• Embedded Linux concepts, including BSP, SDK, LinuxLink and Factory
• How to set up a Linux cross-development environment
• How to reflect product requirements in embedded Linux design
• How to quickly create your first custom Linux BSP/SDK
• How to deploy Linux on an embedded board
Hands-0n exercises:
• Embedded Linux-based product design process
• Building a custom BSP and SDK
• Deploying Linux on the Logic PD TI DM3730 Torpedo Development Kit
(Continued on back)
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Module 2: How to build a modern User Interface for a Heart Rate
Monitor using Qt Embedded for Linux
In this session, attendees will enhance their host development environment with desktop tools
that help in the development of value-add software. The UI for the heart rate application will be
designed using Timesys’s TimeStorm IDE with Qt WYSIWYG features. The application will provide
end users with an intuitive screen that presents various medical information. When the patient is in
distress the application will activate a sound alarm and it will activate external devices (LED in our
case) that are connected via GPIO lines.
What you will learn:
• How to setup your host environment to cross develop applications for the TI DM3730
• Qt Embedded for Linux as an example of a WYSIWYG UI design
- Qt primer
• How to develop an application with a modern IDE
Hands-on exercises:
• Setting up the application the development environment
• Building a UI-based application
- Custom widgets
- Skin development
• Testing and debugging of the application
Module 3: How to enhance your Heart Rate Monitor application to
control external devices via GPIO lines
The Qt application we have developed will control end devices via GPIO lines. Attendees will
reconfigure the Linux kernel to enable GPIO lines handling through sysfs. External LEDs connected
to select GPIO lines will serve as our end devices. In the final step in this module, attendees will
develop code that connects Qt widgets with GPIO lines. Attendees will learn how the use of the
make-based build system offered by Timesys helps complete system integration and customization.
What you will learn:
• How to combine all developed Linux components into a final product
• How to optimize for deployment, footprint, boot time
• How to modify bootloader settings for deployment in an SD card
• How to integrate LinuxLink tools into your corporate systems (case study)
• How to modify a filesystem design to meet your custom project needs
• How to rebuild the complete Linux platform from sources in a repeatable way
• How to manage Linux kernel builds with custom patches
• What GPIO is and how an application can control GPIO connected devices
Hands-on exercises:
• Reconfiguring the Linux kernel
• Setting up GPIO lines to control external devices
• Triggering GPIO lines from a Qt application
Session Agenda:
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Check-in
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
TI roadmap overview
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Timesys support for TI processors
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Hands-On: Learn embedded Linux
by building a Heart Rate Monitor
(10-minute break included)
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch (will be provided)
12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Hands-On: Learn embedded Linux
by building a Heart Rate Monitor
(10-minute break included)
Module 4: How to optimize, test and integrate the solution for fast boot
and quick deployment
The last module will focus on Linux platform integration and explain how to integrate the solution
for quick deployment using an SD card. Attendees will learn about common Linux techniques for
achieving a small footprint and fast booting end product. This includes the development of scripts
used to auto launch different features of the product at boot time.
What you will learn:
• How to combine all developed Linux components into a final product
• How to optimize for deployment, footprint, boot time
• How to modify bootloader settings for deployment in an SD card
• How to integrate LinuxLink tools into your corporate systems (case study)
Hands-on exercises:
• Building a Linux image for SD card deployment
• Linux kernel optimizations for fast booting
Register
To register for this Timesys University Local Edition workshop, visit:
www.timesys.com/embedded-linux/training/timesys-university/local/sandiego/register-ess
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