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EDUCATION SERVICES

VXWORKS 6.9 TO VXWORKS 7 MIGRATION

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The VxWorks 6.9 to VxWorks 7 Migration training course increases VxWorks
Course title:  6.9 to VxWorks 7 Migration
the productivity of software engineers developing VxWorks appli- Duration: Two days
cations with Wind River® Workbench.
Format: Instructor-led lectures and hands-on lab
After this course, participants will be able to perform the following: sessions; instructor-led Live
Remote delivery available
• Identify the available features of Workbench 4 and VxWorks 7
• Identify the changes in VxWorks 7 project management Content: 
Day 1: Moving to VxWorks 7; Managing
Projects in Workbench 4; Debugging
• Differentiate between application mode debugging and stop
VxWorks 7 in Workbench 4
mode debugging
• Configure and use VxWorks 7 analysis tools Day 2: VxWorks 7 Analysis Tools; VxWorks
7 Memory; Migrating BSPs and Device
• Understand VxWorks 7 memory layouts and create custom
Drivers to VxWorks 7
memory pools
• Explain the difference between a VxWorks 6.9 BSP and a
VxWorks 7 BSP, as well as the difference between drivers
PREREQUISITE COURSES
PRODUCTS SUPPORTED • Real-Time Programming for Embedded Systems
• VxWorks 7
• Wind River Workbench 4 RELATED COURSES
• VxWorks 6.x Board Support Package
COURSE FORMAT • VxWorks 6.x Device Drivers
• This two-day expert-led course consists of lectures and lab • VxWorks 7 Essentials
sessions.
• Attendees use VxWorks 7, Wind River Workbench 4 for VxWorks SYLLABUS
7, and the wrtool. Day 1
• Participants utilize simulated hardware (with Wind River Simics ) ®
MOVING TO VXWORKS 7
during hands-on labs.
• Profiles and platforms
• Participants receive individual guidance from an expert engineer
• Workbench 4 features
who has extensive experience with Wind River technologies.
• VxWorks 7 features
• Booting a hardware target
AUDIENCE
• Host and target connection
• Engineers proficient in VxWorks 6.x
• VxWorks simulator
• New project members on teams using Wind River products
• Senior engineers evaluating VxWorks technology MANAGING PROJECTS IN WORKBENCH 4
PREREQUISITE SKILLS • Wind River Workbench project types
• Layers and package management
• One year of C programming
• VxWorks 7 source build projects
• Basic understanding of operating systems
• VxWorks 7 image projects
• Experience with BSP and device drivers

1 | Data Sheet WHEN IT MATTERS, IT RUNS ON WIND RIVER

 VXWORKS 6.9 TO VXWORKS 7 MIGRATION

• VxWorks 7 application projects GLOBAL REACH OF WIND RIVER EDUCATION SERVICES

• wrtool utility With more than 30 years of device software experience,
• LAB: Managing VxWorks 7 Image Projects Wind River provides education services in every region of the
world. Our private classes can be tailored to your needs by
DEBUGGING VXWORKS 7 IN WORKBENCH 4 adding or removing topics from multiple courses. If you have
• Debugger overview more specific project challenges, Wind River Mentoring pro-
• Application mode and stop mode vides coaching by experienced engineers to help you integrate
• Breakpoints Wind River solutions into your environment. And when you’re too
• Debugging in application mode busy to attend a whole class, our On-Demand Learning options
• Debugging in stop mode provide around-the-clock access to advanced and specialized
• LAB: Debugging VxWorks 7 in Stop Mode topics. All of our education services are led by expert engineers
who are closely connected to the Wind River technical commu-
Day 2
nity for access to specific expertise.
VXWORKS 7 ANALYSIS TOOLS
• Analysis tools overview CONTACT US
• System Viewer For more information about Wind River Education Services, visit
• System Browser www.windriver.com/education/.
• CPU Profiler Wind River World Headquarters
• Memory Analyzer
500 Wind River Way
• LAB: Using VxWorks 7 Analysis Tools
Alameda, CA 94501
USA
VXWORKS 7 MEMORY Toll-free: 800-545-9463
• Introduction Tel.: 510-748-4100
• Physical memory layout Fax: 510-749-2454
• Virtual memory layout [email protected]
• Heap memory allocation
Wind River EMEA
• Virtual memory allocation
• Examining memory Steinheilstrasse 10
85737 Ismaning
MIGRATING BSPS AND DEVICE DRIVERS TO VXWORKS 7 Germany
Tel.: +49 89 962 445 0
• VxWorks 6.9 vs. VxWorks 7 BSPs Fax: +49 89 962 445 999
• Migrating to a VxWorks 7 BSP
• Reusing a VxWorks 6.9 BSP in VxWorks 7 [email protected]
• VxWorks 6.9 vs. VxWorks 7 device drivers
• Probing and configuring devices
• Methods, device resources, and driver structure
• Migrating a legacy VxBus device driver
• LAB: Migrating BSPs and Device Drivers to VxWorks 7

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