Indroduction:

The course is more towards covering advance System topics towards using C++ for embedded/system projecs. We use GNU or Visual C++ compiler for labs and ARM9 hardware for any specific HW related issue! (based on the need).

Attendees perform hands on embedded programming, on PC during course practicals. Target hardware may be used on need basis. Approximately 50% of the course is given over to practical work.

 

Overview:

A 5 day course covering C++ in general on the first three days and real-time issues on the last two days!!. Fifty percent of the course is spent on practical work!!

 

Course Objectives:

• To provide an understanding of the essentials of the C++ programming language.
• To give you practical experience of writing C++ for realtime & embedded systems.
• To give you the confidence to apply these new concepts to your next real-time project.

 

Delegates will learn:

• The core C++ syntax and semantics
• How to access hardware in the language
• How to program interrupt handlers in C++
• About memory and performance issues associated with C++
• How real-time operating systems affect the use of the language

 

Pre-requisites:

• A working knowledge of C

 

Who Should Attend:

The course is designed for real-time engineers who are embarking on a project using C++ for the first time. It is also targeted at developers currently reluctant to move to C++ from C as they believe it poses too great an overhead. This course will clearly demonstrate both the strengths and weaknesses of C++ versus C.

 

Duration:

Five days

 

Course Materials:

• Training Handbook

 

Our other related Courses:

• Real-Time Systems Design with UML 2.0
• Embedded C Workshop
• Fundamentals of Real-Time Operating systems

 

Course Workshop:

The course makes use of target hardware during the realtime practical exercises. We use GNU or Visual C++ compiler for labs and ARM9 hardware for any specific HW related issue! (based on need).

 

Course Contents

Introduction to real-time systems

− What is a real-time and embedded computer system − The need for a rigorous development procedure
From C to C++

− Non object-oriented C++ enhancements to basic C − Conveniences of C++ over and above C

Introduction to Object Oriented (OO) Principles

− Key characteristics of OO development − OO techniques and the real-time software development process

Introduction to Classes

− Classes & class instances − Methods − Constructors & destructors

More on Classes

− Inlining member functions − const member functions − static class members and functions − arrays of classes − implementing object relationships

Inheritance

− Building class hierarchies − Dynamic binding for class methods, virtual functions − Polymorphism

Multiple inheritance (MI)

− MI and interfaces

Functions and Operators

− Class defined conversions − Overloading and function selection − Friend functions − Overloading operators − Dynamic memory allocation revisited

Exception Handling

− What are exceptions? − Throwing an exception − The try block − Catching an exception − Rethrowing exceptions − Catch all handlers − Exception specifications

Templates

− Introduce parameterised types and functions − Function templates − Class templates

The Standard Library

− Introducing the Standard Template Library

Software Structuring

− Structuring large scale software systems − Separate implementation from interface header files − Dealing with name conflicts − Linking with other languages

Embedded C++

− A summary of Embedded C++ − Embedded C++ features

Real-Time Specifics

− Low level facilities of C++ including: − Accessing hardware − Manipulating information at the bit level − Synchronising I/O with CPU via − Polling − Interrupts

Interrupt Programming

− Interrupt Service Routines in C++ − functional approach − class approach

Target Specific Considerations:

− Data types;
− Language features affecting portability;
− Non-standard C++ language features;
− Assembly language interfacing;
− Designing ROMable objects.

Concurrency:

− Concurrency;
− Scheduling strategies;
− Sharing resources in multi-tasking systems;
− Synchronizing tasks;
− Transferring data between tasks.