CS 452/652 Fall 2019 - Lecture 1

September 4, 2019 next

course web site should have all relevant information
follow the Piazza group
it is extremely important to find a compatible partner in terms of skill level, ambition, work habits, etc.
overview of infrastructure: track, trains, analog controller, ARM computer, track PC, development computer
use gtkterm terminal emulator to communicate from track PC to ARM computer
access code to MC 3018 given

two-box model: using separate computers for compiling and running
use basic library support available with gcc - some parts might require extra work
use C or C++, but keep in mind runtime limitations!
see 'iotest' example and README file for further information

no heap!
no memory mapping, memory protections!
- avoid hidden shared memory communication
basic GDB support