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Department of Computer Science
WS 2020/2021

Real-Time Operating Systems Design and Implementation (RTOS)

Due to the current situation (COVID-19), this course will be taught pureley virtually. All material will be provided via the Moodle platform (Not ready yet), so that joining this work space is mandatory.

Lecture Sessions: Thursday 10:15-13:00
Exercise Sessions: Together with the lecture
Associated Persons: Dr-Ing. Kuan-Hsun Chen (Lecturer)
Start of Course: 04.11.2020
Finals: Oral Exam
Credits: 6 (requires successfull participation in labs and finals)
Moodle: https://moodle.tu-dortmund.de/course/view.php?id=21768

Due to Covid-19 we decided to teach this course virtually. Please register in the moodle-course (hyperlink above). There you can find teaching material, login data for the virtual course room (lectures and exercises) and further in­for­mation. If any issues arise, please contact Dr.-Ing. Kuan-Hsun Chen.

Course Information

Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) are very important to maintain the timeliness of the response in embedded systems. This course will discuss the kernel of real-time operating systems and how to design timing predictable systems for safety-critical and robust applications, such as robotic and automotive systems. The lectures will introduce the theoretical basis of RTOSes, and emphasize hands-on design and implementation of an RTOS.
In this course, we mainly focus on FreeRTOS, which is supported by Amazon Web Services as a specific solution for Internet of Things currently.

Prerequisites

  • Embedded Systems / Cyber-Physical System Fundemental is required
  • Basic knowledge of Operating Systems and C Programming are required
  • System Programing and operating Linux expereicne are desired

Reference books/materials:

  • Richard Barry, “Using the FreeRTOS Real Time Kernel - a Practical Guide,” Real Time Engineers Ltd, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-4467-6274-5
  • Giorgio C. Buttazzo, “Hard Real-Time Computing Systems: Predictable Scheduling Algorithms and Applications”, Springer, Third Edition, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-4614-0675-4
  • Alex Hoffman, "FreeRTOS Emulator with SDL2 Based Graphics and Input Library", https://alxhoff.github.io/FreeRTOS-Emulator/index.html New!