Linux for Embedded and Real-time Applications

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Electronics, Circuits, Engineering

• Author: Doug Abbott
• ISBN: 9780123914330
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Publication: December 17, 2012
• Imprint: Newnes
• Language: English

This new edition of Linux for Embedded and Real-Time Applications provides a practical introduction to the basics and the latest developments in this rapidly evolving technology. Ideal for those new to using Linux in an embedded environment, it takes a hands-on approach and covers key concepts plus specific applications.

Key features include:

• Substantially updated to focus on a specific ARM-based single board computer (SBC) as a target for embedded application programming
• Includes an introduction to Android programming

With this book you will learn:

• The basics of Open Source, Linux and the embedded space

• How to set up a simple system and tool chain

• How to use simulation for initial application testing

• Network, graphics and Android programming

• How to use some of the many Linux components and tools

• How to configure and build the Linux kernel, BusyBox and U-Boot bootloader

• Provides a hands-on introduction for engineers and software developers who need to get up to speed quickly on embedded Linux, its operation and its capabilities - including Android

• Updated and changed accompanying tools, with a focus on the author’s specially-developed Embedded Linux Learning Kit