Embedded Linux Systems Architecture Training Course

Buildroot is an open-source project comprising scripts that generate a cross-compilation toolchain, a customizable root filesystem image, and a Linux kernel tailored for embedded devices. In this hands-on course, participants will learn how to utilise Buildroot effectively:

• How to select software to include in the root filesystem.
• How to add new packages and modify existing ones.
• How to add support for new embedded boards.

Throughout the course, participants will produce bootable filesystem images. Remote courses are delivered using the QEMU emulator, while in-person sessions allow the use of either QEMU or real embedded boards at the trainer's discretion.

Other projects with similar objectives include the Yocto project and OpenWRT. Please consult these presentations to help determine which solution best suits your needs.

This training will explain how to use SysML, the modelling language for systems engineering. You will particularly explore block diagrams for modelling the structure of complex systems. You will delve into sequence diagrams, state machine diagrams, and activity diagrams for dynamic modelling. You will also learn to use specific SysML diagrams such as requirements diagrams and parametric diagrams, as well as the concept of allocation. We will also emphasise the need to define a modelling approach suitable for the company's context and the type of system under study. Practical exercises will be carried out using NoMagic's modelling tool, Cameo Systems Modeler (MagicDraw).

Audience:

Systems engineers, business analysts, and architects who need to model complex systems involving both hardware and software.

Pedagogical method:

Theoretical presentation illustrated with examples
50% hands-on exercises with Cameo Systems Modeler using a case study throughout the training

Domain-Driven Design (DDD) is a methodology for managing complex software behaviours during development.

This course provides an introduction to Enterprise Architect, designed for individuals who intend to utilize Sparx Systems’ UML modelling tool but are new to its features, functions, and practical application.

Combining lectures, demonstrations, and interactive labs, this course illustrates the foundational methods for establishing and maintaining an Enterprise Architecture (EA) through the use of the Unified Architecture Framework (UAF) version 1.2.

The LEDE Project (Linux Embedded Development Environment) is a Linux operating system built upon OpenWrt. It serves as a full replacement for vendor-supplied firmware across a broad spectrum of wireless routers and non-network devices.

In this instructor-led live training, participants will learn how to set up a LEDE-based wireless router.

Audience

• Network administrators and technicians

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

This instructor-led, live training is aimed at beginner-level engineers and professionals who wish to use MBPLE within CATIA Magic to understand and implement product line engineering concepts.

• By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
• Understand the key concepts and vocabulary of PLE and MBPLE
• Describe best practices for product line modeling
• Implement a product line definition process in CATIA Magic
• Use MBPLE features such as feature models, variation points, and configurations

The OCSMP Model Builder – Fundamental examination evaluates the knowledge and skills necessary to create a basic SysML model of a system. The exam covers model concepts and organization, basic requirements capture and management, structure and behavior models, parametric models, allocation relationships, and the use of stereotypes. With the knowledge and skills covered at this level, plus familiarity with a suitable SysML modeling tool, a holder of the OCSMP Model Builder – Fundamental Certification should be a productive contributor to modeling tasks performed by a Systems Engineering team employing a model-based systems engineering approach using SysML. The OCSMP Model Builder – Fundamental Certification is a prerequisite for the program’s two higher levels, and requires the OCSMP Model User Certification as its prerequisite.

This examination (as well as the others in the OCSMP series) tests your ability to apply the knowledge and skills listed here in the context of a model of a system. As you study, go beyond each individual diagram to understand how aspects that it models can influence or affect aspects of the system represented in other diagram types.

In this instructor-led live training Portugal (online or onsite), participants will learn how to use SysML as implemented in Enterprise Architect (EA) to carry out system requirements analysis and modeling.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand and apply SysML to Systems Engineering projects, using a Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach.
• Identify system requirements based on use case models.
• Design and analyze system architecture.

This hands-on training demonstrates how to effectively utilise the SysML modelling language. Participants will explore block diagrams for structurally modelling complex systems, while deepening their understanding of sequence diagrams, state diagrams, and activity diagrams for dynamic modelling. Additionally, the course covers specific SysML diagrams, such as the requirements diagram and parametric diagram, alongside the crucial concept of allocation. Attention is also given to defining a modelling approach tailored to the organisation’s context and the system under study. Finally, the current state of SysML modelling tools will be reviewed.

Audience:

Project managers, architects, and system engineers responsible for modelling complex systems that encompass both software and hardware components.

Teaching Method:

• Theoretical presentation accompanied by examples
• Case study conducted on paper, featuring a SysML tool demonstration by the trainer

This course is tailored for analysts, designers, developers, testers, and project managers.

The workshop covers problem analysis, design, and system documentation using UML and Sparx Systems' Enterprise Architect. The training highlights the program's advanced capabilities (such as MDA, profiles, and XMI) alongside best practices that can significantly streamline and accelerate the modeling process.

As the training concentrates on the Enterprise Architect tool, participants are expected to already possess UML modeling skills. For those wishing to learn modeling fundamentals, we offer dedicated UML training courses.

Training Methodology

10% Lecture, 90% Workshop

Designed for business analysts, managers, team leaders, and process owners, this course provides the essential competencies needed to create use case diagrams and scenarios. These tools serve as an effective means of eliciting, analysing, documenting, and communicating functional requirements. Participants will gain hands-on experience creating use cases using the Unified Modelling Language (UML) to visually represent interactions between actors and use cases.

In this instructor-led live training Portugal, participants will learn how to create a build system for embedded Linux based on the Yocto Project.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamental concepts behind a Yocto Project build system, including recipes, metadata, and layers.
• Build a Linux image and run it under emulation.
• Save time and energy building embedded Linux systems.

Description

This four-day training programme blends theoretical knowledge with practical exercises to introduce the Yocto Project.
It addresses frequently asked questions such as:

• Is it truly necessary to utilise a different version of the toolchain, libraries, and packages for every GNU/Linux project, along with adhering to a distinct workflow?
• Can you guarantee that the development environment remains identical for all developers and suppliers, ensuring that builds produced today remain reproducible and identical more than ten years from now?
• Can the YP help identify the software licenses under which the packages you utilise are licensed?

Hands-on sessions are conducted on target hardware (e.g., Beagle Bone Black Rev. C - http://beagleboard.org/BLACK). Upon completion of the training, you will receive a Docker image containing Ubuntu 14.x with all dependencies pre-installed, along with examples, enabling you to work with the course material in your own lab environments. Please note that this is not an introductory course for Embedded GNU/Linux. You should already possess knowledge of how Embedded GNU/Linux operates, as well as how to configure and build the GNU/Linux kernel and kernel drivers.

Who should attend?

This training is for those who already use GNU/Linux in their projects and have likely heard about the Yocto Project but have hesitated to explore it further, or have encountered difficulties using it. If you are unsure whether and how your daily workflow can be adapted to the YP, and generally find the YP rather complex, questioning the necessity given that previous methods were (supposedly) simpler, this course will help you decide whether the YP is suitable for your needs. The workshop is designed for software, development, and system engineers, testers, administrators, and other professionals interested in the YP, provided they have a solid understanding of Embedded GNU/Linux.