Web seminars tackle embedded Linux topics

New webinars cover best practices for embedded Linux development through an examination of project risk and the benefits of a common toolset.

TimeSys Corp is adding more sessions to its popular series of educational webinars for embedded Linux developers.

Running through March and April, the new topics cover best practices for embedded Linux development through an examination of project risk and the benefits of a common toolset.

Later sessions in the series look at technology choices for developers building devices with a graphical interface and an in-depth look at the QEMU processor emulator.

These new sessions complement the dozens of webinars TimeSys has held over the past year.

Past topics have covered a wide variety of embedded Linux topics for all skill levels and each session is available for playback.

On 20th March 2007 at 1700 GMT "Using LinuxLink to reduce project risk" will present a detailed discussion around the risks in an embedded Linux project and how using LinuxLink addresses those risks.

The webinar will enumerate the risk points, some less obvious than others, that every project manager responsible for an embedded Linux deliverable should know and understand, and show what LinuxLink offers to mitigate risks without the loss of freedom typical of traditional embedded Linux distributions.

On 29th March 2007 at 1700 GMT, the webinar is entitled "Adopting a common embedded Linux toolset".

Managers of engineering divisions using open source frequently find their departments wrestling with issues around managing several different Linux distributions.

Some solutions may be created from scratch, others based on an open source distribution, while others from a commercial vendor.

TimeSys understands and embraces this model by providing a flexible tool set designed to integrate into an existing project while still providing all of the necessary components for new projects.

The title for 12th April 2007 is "Building an embedded device with a GUI".

This webinar evaluates the alternatives you can use to create an embedded device with a GUI.

This session covers several different approaches, providing the details you need to select the right approach for your next project.

The webinar will include a hands-on example of using open source components to create a GUI-based platform for a typical embedded board.

"QEMU for embedded Linux engineers" is the topic on 26th April 2007.

QEMU may be the most important project that you haven't heard of yet.

QEMU is a processor emulator that has quietly been making strides in supporting architectures used by embedded engineers, so you can run your natively compiled PowerPC or ARM code on your x86 development host, or even run the "native" gcc compiler on a much faster host system, eliminating the pitfalls behind cross-compiling.

The webinar will discuss QEMU features, processor support, benefits and drawbacks.

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