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Chapter 1: Course Introduction

Introduction | Course Home

Welcome to Zephyr RTOS Development

Welcome to the comprehensive Zephyr Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) course! This course will transform you from an embedded systems enthusiast into a confident Zephyr developer capable of building production-grade, real-time embedded applications using modern tools and workflows.

What You’ll Master

By completing this course, you will gain the skills to:

Core Competencies:

Real-World Applications:

From IoT sensor networks and industrial automation to medical devices and autonomous systems, you’ll learn to build the embedded software that powers our connected world.

Who This Course Is For

Target Audience:

Prerequisites:

Course Structure and Learning Path

This course follows a carefully designed progression from fundamentals to advanced topics:

Foundation (Chapters 1-6)

Goal: Establish core knowledge and development environment

Core Development Skills (Chapters 7-13)

Goal: Master essential Zephyr development techniques

Advanced Topics (Chapters 14-17)

Goal: Professional-level system integration

What Makes This Course Different

Hands-On Approach: Every concept is immediately applied through practical labs using real hardware (Raspberry Pi 4B) and development boards.

Modern Development Practices: Learn current industry standards using VS Code, West build system, and device tree configuration.

Real-World Focus: Examples and projects mirror actual embedded systems found in IoT, automotive, and industrial applications.

Progressive Complexity: Each chapter builds on previous knowledge while introducing new concepts at a manageable pace.

Course Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

Technical Skills:

Professional Competencies:

Course Flow and Chapter Overview

The course is structured in three progressive phases:

graph TD
    subgraph "Foundation Phase"
        A[1. Course Introduction] --> B[2. Introduction to Zephyr]
        B --> C[3. Zephyr Build System]
        C --> D[4. Configure Zephyr]
        D --> E[5. West Tool]
        E --> F[6. Zephyr Fundamentals]
    end

    subgraph "Core Development Phase"
        F --> G[7. Thread Management]
        G --> H[8. Tracing and Logging]
        H --> I[9. Memory Management]
        I --> J[10. User Mode]
        J --> K[11. Multithreading Primitives]
        K --> L[12. Inter-Thread Communication]
        L --> M[13. Interrupt Management]
    end

    subgraph "Advanced Topics Phase"
        M --> N[14. Modules]
        N --> O[15. Writing Kconfig Symbols]
        O --> P[16. Device Driver Architecture]
        P --> Q[17. Power Management]
    end

    subgraph "Capstone Project"
        Q --> R[18. Capstone Project]
    end

Getting Started

Development Hardware:

This course primarily uses the Raspberry Pi 4B as the target platform, with alternative instructions provided for other popular development boards like Nordic nRF52840 DK and STM32 Discovery.

Required Tools:

Note: Complete development environment setup and workspace configuration will be covered step-by-step in Chapter 2.

Time Commitment:

Learning Approach

Each chapter follows a consistent structure:

  1. Introduction: Motivation and overview of the topic
  2. Theory: Deep dive into concepts and technical details
  3. Lab Exercises: Hands-on practice with real hardware
  4. Summary: Key takeaways and connections to future topics

Success Tips:

Chapter 1 Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will:

Ready to begin? Continue to Chapter 2, where you’ll discover what Zephyr RTOS is, why it’s the ideal choice for modern embedded systems development, and complete your hands-on development environment setup.

Next: Introduction to Zephyr

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