Embedded Operating Systems A Practical Approach

This easy-to- follow textbook/reference guides the reader through the creation of a fully functional embedded operating system, from its source code, in order to develop a deeper understanding of each component and how they work together. The text describes in detail the procedure for building the bootloader, kernel, filesystem, shared libraries, start-up scripts, configuration files and system utilities, to produce a GNU/Linux operating system. This fully updated second edition also includes new material on virtual machine technologies such as VirtualBox, Vagrant and the Linux container system Docker.

The hands-on nature and clearly structured approach of this textbook will appeal strongly to practically minded undergraduate and graduate level students, as well as to industry professionals involved in this area.

Introduction.- Overview of GNU/Linux.- Containers.- The Filesystem in Detail.- Building an Embedded System (First Pass).- Building an Embedded System (Second Pass).- Compiler Toolchains.- Embedded ARM Devices.- Openwrt.- Appendix A: Udhcpd Default Script.- Appendix B: Start-Up Scripts.

Alan Holt is a WiFi engineer for Zeetta Networks where he works on research and development into software defined networks.  Formally, he was a senior lecturer at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. He was a network engineer at AT&T for 13 years.  Alan holds BSc and PhD degrees in Computer Science and Telematics, respectively. His other publications include the Springer title Network Performance Analysis: Using the J Programming Language. 

Chi-Yu Huang is currently working a senior Application Operations Engineer at GE Aviation Systems. Formally, she was a software consultant for Airbus UK PLM and worked on fuel tank modeling projects.  Chi has a BSc in Information Systems, an MSc in Management Information Technology and a PhD in Computer Science. Together with Dr. Holt, she is also co-author of the Springer book 802.11 Wireless Networks: Security and Analysis.