COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Wind River® Studio for VxWorks Application Developers course provides engineers and system administrators with a fast, cost-effective way to acquire the necessary skills to develop applications with VxWorks in Studio.

After this course, participants will be able to perform the following:

• Design and develop real-time applications in kernel and user modes
• Debug, build, and test real-time applications in a target host development environment with Studio and Visual Studio Code

Products Supported

• Wind River Studio
• VS Code

Course Format

• This one-day expert-led course consists of lectures and lab sessions.
• Attendees use Studio to gain experience with the topics presented.
• Participants receive individual guidance from an expert engineer who has extensive experience with Wind River technologies.

Audience

• Developers who work with VxWorks
• New project members on teams already using Wind River products
• Senior engineers who want to evaluate Studio technology

Prerequisite Skills

• One year of C programming
• Basic understanding of operating systems and debugging techniques

Prerequisite Courses

• None

Related Courses

• Real-Time Programming for Embedded Systems

Syllabus

Day 1

Wind River Studio for VxWorks Developers Overview

• Wind River Studio Overview
• Wind River Studio Tools
• VxWorks Overview
• The Development Workflow
• Workflow Enhancement Tools
• Getting Started with Wind River Studio
• Lab Exercise: Getting Started with Wind River Studio

Getting Started with VxWorks Application Development

• Understanding the Application Development Workflow
• Setting Up the Development Environment
• Booting VxWorks on a Simulated Target
• Understanding Projects and Workspaces
• Creating Workspaces
• Hands-On Lab
• Lab Exercise: Developing VxWorks with the Studio CLI
• Lab Exercise: Setting Up the Application Development Environment

Developing a Downloadable Kernel Module Application

• Understanding Downloadable Kernel Modules
• Creating and Building a DKM Project
• Understanding /hostfs and the Object Module Loader
• Running a DKM
• Debugging a DKM
• Hands-on Lab
• Lab Exercise: Developing Downloadable Kernel Module Applications

Developing a Real-Time Process Application

• Understanding Real Time Process
• Creating and Building an RTP Project
• Running an RTP
• Debugging an RTP
• Hands-on Lab
• Lab Exercise: Developing Real-Time Process Applications

Uploading Applications to Wind River Studio

• Uploading Applications to Wind River Studio
• Hands-on Lab
• Lab Exercise: Uploading Applications to Wind River Studio