University of Colorado Boulder - Real-Time Project for Embedded Systems 

Course Goals and Learning Objectives

Course Detailed Overview with Assumed Prior Knowledge

Background Concepts Used for RTES Project

Detecting External Clock "Tick" with Machine Vision

Final Peer Review Assessment of RTES Project

Verifying Frame Synchronization to External Clock on Every Frame

RTES Project Demonstration of 1 Hz Solution

RTES Project Demonstration of 10 Hz Solution

Design Notations Used for Software Services

Code Walkthrough: V4L2 (Video for Linux 2) Camera Interface Demonstration

Code Demonstration: Frame Difference Interactive OpenCV Example

Use of Cheddar for Timing Analysis

General Methods for Tracing and Profiling RT Embedded Systems

Linux Syslog, GNU Profiling, and HTOP for RTES Project

EXTRA HELP - Home Lab Setup for RTES Project

More Software Design Methods and Notations

Basics of Real-Time Systems

Simple Design that Does Not Work and Why

Better Design Example, But Not Fault Tolerant

Better Design Somewhat Fault Tolerant

Best Practice Design Example

External Clock Tick Detection Starter Code Walk-through

Simple Frame Capture of 1800 Frames in One Process

Sequencing RT Services Using a Software Interval Timer

Request for Proposal - Goals and Objectives for the Project

Download RTES Project Starter Code and Build and Review

Project Design , Implementation and Functional Testing

Coding Tips and Debugging

Analysis: Methods of Multi-Service Timing Verification

Review of Common Mistakes

Most Common RTES Project Errors - A List to Consider

Using Sysprof and Kernel Shark on Linux

Wireshark Network Transport Tracing with Linux

Code Walk-through: Demonstration of Syslog for Timing Analysis

Example Peer Review Design Demonstration - V4L Example

Example Peer Review Design Walk-through - OpenCV Example

Take-Away and Final Notes for Course

Project and Final Take-Away Major Concepts