Teaching embedded software development utilising QNX and Qt with an automotive-themed coursework application

Peter Barrie; Gordon Morison

doi:10.1109/EDERC.2014.6924348

Teaching embedded software development utilising QNX and Qt with an automotive-themed coursework application

Peter Barrie, Gordon Morison

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Within the later stages of many Electronics or Computer Science degree programmes it is common to cover the programming of real-time systems, sometimes with an embedded orientation, instructing students in the fundamentals and application of multitasking and multithreading. Within this paper we detail the approach taken at Glasgow Caledonian University in the design of such a module as part of a programme in Computer and Electronic Systems Engineering. In particular we explain how we structure laboratory exercises to reflect the typical industrial design practice of partitioning systems into application layer and presentation layer - utilising QNX TM RTOS for application, integrated with open-source Qt for presentation and human interaction. The target application is based on a simple automotive dashboard executing on the Beagleboard-xM platform. The approach is shown to raise student interest and understanding of embedded application-building using highly productive toolsets.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 6th European Embedded Design in Education and Research Conference (EDERC)
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	6-10
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4799-6843-5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4799-6841-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EDERC.2014.6924348
Publication status	Published - 14 Oct 2014

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embedded systems
engineering education
electronics
embedded software

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Barrie, P. & Morison, G. (2014) Teaching embedded software development utilising QNX and Qt with an automotive-themed coursework application
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Teaching embedded software development utilising QNX and Qt with an automotive-themed coursework application

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