Online Course – Google’s Certified Professional Internship in Advanced Embedded Linux Development

Internship – 3-part course series

The courses in this specialization can also be taken toward an academic degree as ECEA 5305 – 5307, as part of the CU Boulder Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree.

This specialization provides students with the fundamental knowledge of embedded operating systems, including a practical understanding of how to configure and operate a Linux-based embedded system. Students gain expertise in software development tools and methods that can be used to create applications and build custom Linux-based embedded devices.

Hands-on Learning Project

This course will focus on parallel software design for embedded system applications using the Linux operating system. At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Configure, build, and run the Linux kernel and file system from source.
• Build their own embedded Linux distribution using the Buildroot or Yocto frameworks.
• Use systems programming terms to develop software for embedded devices, including file I/O, multiprocessing, signals, and time-related POSIX APIs.
• Write software for inter-process and inter-process communication using sockets and signals.
• Monitor parallel software programs using GDB, Valgrind, and other tools for analysis, profiling, and tracing.
• Create a custom driver for Linux.
• Understand issues related to Linux driver development, including debugging techniques, parallel techniques, response times, and “memory allocation”.
• Present their knowledge in a final project that illustrates the course concepts on hardware.