Course Outline
Introduction
Overview of an embedded Linux system architecture
Overview of Pocky and bitbake
Preparing your development environment
Preparing your target development board and toolkits
Understanding the Yocto Project source tree
Building an image
Using the Toaster web interface to initiate builds
Adding packages to the generated image
Understanding Board Support Packages (BSPs), recipes, configurations and layers
Writing a recipe
Overview of some existing build systems - Autotools, CMake, Meson
Building, configuring and adding a custom application
Troubleshooting build failures
Fixing common cross-compilation issues
Customizing the build with layers
Extending existing recipes
Writing a custom machine configuration
Adding and managing runtime packages
Adding a custom image
Creating a custom image
Generatig rootfs
Using the Yocto Project SDK
Develop an application using the Poky SDK
The Application Development Toolkit
Closing remarks
Requirements
- Candidates are required to have demonstrated the ability to compile a kernel for a standard desktop (non-embedded) Linux environment.
- Proficiency in identifying the constituent components of the Linux userspace on a desktop system is expected.
- Applicants must be skilled in creating and applying patches.
- Candidates should be able to define GNU Make, Autotools, and identify alternative build systems in use.
- Prior experience maintaining at least one Linux package, whether as an upstream contributor or within a traditional Linux desktop distribution, is preferred.
- Previous experience with embedded development does not substitute for the foundational knowledge of traditional Linux desktops outlined above.
Audience
- Developers
- System engineers
- Test engineers
- System administrators
Testimonials (4)
Practical excersises
Marcin Janicki - Hectronic Polska Sp. z o.o.
Course - Yocto Project
I generally was benefit from the practical exercises.
Ismael Martinez - ESML SD IBERIA HOLDING S.A.
Course - Yocto Project
High professionalism
Oleg Polyakov - Northforge Innovations Inc
Course - Yocto Project
I really enjoy having a virtual PC online, I can do exercises whenever I want
