Real-Time Embedded Systems Concepts and Practices (Coursera)

Lab Description: The course requires the student to install embedded Linux on the Raspberry Pi ARM A-Series System-on-Chip processor. This course must be completed using a Raspberry Pi as an embedded system (headless) not a PC running Linux. You will however find Linux as a useful host development system or Windows with an SSH terminal access tool such as Putty, MobaXterm, or equivalent.

Course 1 of 4 in the Real-Time Embedded Systems Specialization.

What You Will Learn

- A beginning practitioner's understanding of rate monotonic theory, analysis, and practices for embedded systeems.

- Implementation of real-time services as POSIX threads.

- Difference between Linux user space and kernel space.

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Exploration of RT Challenges and Concepts

This module gives an introduction to real-time theory , challenges faced in designing real-time systems and scheduling policies implemented while comparing the Linux POSIX real-time threads to RTOS and MFE systems.

WEEK 2

Quality of Service Theory from Best Effort to Hard Real-Time

This module describes the utility curves used for analysis of real-time systems along with Rate Monotonic Scheduling Policy and its Least Upper Bound Condition. It also describes the absolute time and date standards which are critical parameters for real-time services.

WEEK 3

Scheduling and Concept of Real-Time Services

This module covers the methods of sequencing of service requests along with software scheduling and real-time scheduling policies.

WEEK 4

Overview of Real-time hardware architectures and software stacks

This module discusses the use of multi core microprocessors for real-time applications and gives an overview of RTOS Options (Open and Proprietary) and OS with POSIX Real-Time Extensions for real-time systems.