Teaching device drivers technology in a real-time systems curriculum

Abstract

Describes activities related to development of device driver software-a topic very often left aside in most academic programs. With an individualized instruction, access to a well-equipped laboratory and self-motivated students, we proved that device driver development can be successfully taught. The artifacts of the research and development are posted on the World Wide Web and thus can serve as easily accessible teaching material for system developers. In the development, we used the real-time operating system platforms LynxOS and VxWorks and explored Linux.