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C++ Programming for Embedded Systems
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C++ has been a popular general purpose programming language for many years. Recent developments in microcontroller technology (such as Arm Cortex®-M), increasing application complexity and enhancements made in the C++ 2011 standard mean that C++ is now replacing C as the preferred language for many embedded systems.
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This course teaches the C++ programming language in the context of real-time and embedded systems, highlighting the resource and performance implications of using key C++ features and programming styles. As well as giving delegates an in-depth understanding of the C++ programming language, the course provides practical experience of programming a modern embedded microcontroller using real-time development tools. It is a direct replacement for a general class in C++ programming, with the added benefit that the syllabus, contextual examples and exercises are tuned to the requirements of the Embedded System and System-on-Chip communities.
Although C++ for Embedded Systems focuses on the C++ language features that are appropriate for "bare metal" systems or those using a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), the course is also suitable for anyone wishing to learn C++ to develop applications within an Embedded Linux environment – C++ features such as stream-based I/O, that are generally only used with complex operating systems, are included in an optional module that can be presented if there is sufficient time and interest.
Approximately 50% of class time is dedicated to carefully designed hands-on exercises to reinforce and challenge the extent of learning. These involve programming and debugging a real embedded system.
C++ for Embedded Systems is aimed at electronic hardware, software and system-on-chip engineers who need to gain a working knowledge of the C++ language to build an embedded system.
The course is also suitable as a general introduction to C++ programming, particularly for anyone working in an electronics-related business area or with a background in digital electronics.
Delegates need a basic understanding of embedded systems, microcontroller architecture, and how to read a datasheet.
A good working knowledge of C is essential. Delegates should either have:
This course is not suitable as a first course in computer programming.
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Embedded system characteristics • Language choice • Memory mapped peripherals • Volatile variables • Compilation • System boot-up • Best Practices
The features added to C by C++ and the ANSI C-1999 standard, highlighting features useful to an embedded system • inline • const • Enhanced enumerations • constant expressions • auto • Overview of I/O streams • Function prototypes • Pass-by-reference • Default arguments • Function and operator overloading • String class • User-defined literals • Lambda functions and capture lists • Additional operators
Learn some tricky features often overlooked in C, but necessary for C++ • Scope • Linkage • Linking C and C++ • Namespaces • Static, automatic and dynamic storage • new and delete • Placement new • Arrays and Pointers • Vectors
Introduction to modeling and abstraction • Information hiding • Abstract data types • Classes and objects • Public and private class members • Member functions • Scope resolution • this pointer
How to ensure that objects are properly initialised, and how to tidy up afterwards • Constructors • Destructors • Delegating constructors • Copy constructors • Pointers and objects • Move semantics
More features of C++ classes • Friends • Operator overloading • Overloading assignment • Move assignment • Memory fragmentation • Working with memory pools • Static members • Constant objects and members
Derived classes • Inheritance • Protected members • Casting pointers • Order of initialization
Inheriting common behavior • Overriding methods • Virtual functions • Polymorphism • Late binding • Virtual destructors • Vtable • Cost of virtual functions • Abstract base classes and pure virtual functions • Interface classes
User-defined conversions • Explicit functions • Defaulted and deleted behavior • Run-Time Type Identification • Type casts • Nested classes • Multiple Inheritance • Pointer-to-member •Function wrapper
Function templates • Class templates • Template arguments • Template specialization • Dependent name and type lookup • Avoiding code bloat
Summary of the standard C and C++ libraries • Container classes • Container adapters • Creating and accessing containers • Initializer lists • Common Container Methods • Custom allocators • std::array • Other C++11 Enhancements • Iterators • range-for loop • Predicates • Function Objects • Bind • Lambda Functions • Filling a container • Non-modifying operations • transform • Searching • Sorting • Summary of the standard algorithms
Coding standards • Code analysis • Compile-time assertions • Run-time errors • Throwing and catching exceptions • Handlers • Standard exception classes • Preventing memory leakage • unique_ptr • Exception specification • Exceptions in Embedded Systems
Concurrency • Tasks and task switching • FreeRTOS • Creating and running tasks • Synchronisation • Process scheduling and pre-emption • Priority inversion • Mutex, Semaphore and Queue • Use of semaphores with interrupts • RTOS services
Compiler Optimization • Object files •Linkers and linker files • Loader • Makefiles • Integrated development environments • Debuggers • In-circuit emulation • Debug with Simulator/Emulator
Learn the principles of object-oriented design • Class relationships • The Unified Modeling Language • Class and object diagrams • Association • Composition • Dependency • Implementing class relationships in C++ • Initialization of class members • Singleton class • Design Patterns
State machine representations • Single class state machine • State Design Pattern • Boost mpl example
Another look at string class • I/O stream hierarchy • Formatted and unformatted streams • I/O of user-defined types • Manipulators • File Streams • Buffering • Stringstreams
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