Course Outline
- Understanding Embedded Systems
- Basic Definition
- Key Historical Milestones
- Defining Characteristics
- Rationale for Using C++
- Comparing C and C++
- C as a Subset of C++ (with exceptions)
- Performance Implications
- Additional “Free” Features in C++
- Arguments Against Using C++
- Classes in C++
- Member Variables
- Instance Variables
- Class Variables
- Member Functions
- Instance Functions
- Class Functions
- Implicit Methods
- Constructors
- Initialization Processes
- Constructor Delegation
- Destructors
- Copy Assignment Operator
- Constructors
- Move Semantics – Preventing Unnecessary Deep Copies
- Usage of struct in C++
- Packages and Namespaces
- Member Variables
- Inheritance
- Overview
- Implementation Details
- Performance Considerations
- Multiple Inheritance
- Virtual Inheritance
- Polymorphism
- Overview
- Virtual Functions
- Virtual Destructors
- Implementation Mechanics
- Runtime Type Information (RTTI)
- Performance Analysis
- Templates
- Overview
- Function Templates
- Class Templates
- Variadic Templates
- Code Bloat Issues
- Implementation Strategies
- Template Meta-Programming
- Templates vs. Inheritance: A Comparison
- Error Handling
- Exception Handling Mechanisms
- Performance Concerns
- Implementation Details
- Inline Code
- Appropriate Usage Scenarios
- Strategic Approaches
- System Start-up
- System Boot Process
- The C Component
- The C++ Component
- Standard Library
- Standard Template Library (STL)
- iostream Library
- Key STL Extensions from C++11:
- Move Semantics
- Variadic Templates
- Concurrency Support
- Memory Management
- The C++ Memory Model
- stdint Types
- Atomic Types and Operations
- Management Strategies
- Variable Handling
- Placement New
- User-Defined Memory Management
- The C++ Memory Model
- Interoperability Between C and C++
- Name Mangling
- Static Initialization
- Dynamic Memory Handling
- struct Contents
- POD – Plain Old Data Types
- Design Patterns
- RAII – Resource Acquisition Is Initialization
- Memory-Mapped I/O
- Interrupt Handling
- Initialization of Static Objects
Requirements
There are no specific prerequisites required to participate in this course.
Testimonials (3)
Detailed explanation, re-iteration of points in a quite subtle way that really drove the knowledge home very well. Rod's willingness to double-check the odd obscure question that we rasied, to be sure that his answers were 100% right. Also, his interest in discussing the pros & cons of alternate coding styles so that we learnt not only how to use C++ in our intended way, but why it should be done that way.
Nick Dillon - cellxica Ltd
Course - Using C++ in Embedded Systems - Applying C++11/C++14
I enjoyed the time allocated for us to solve the exercices. This was very useful as it allowed us to spend some time thinking about our solutions and implementing them.
Valeriu - Siemens
Course - Using C++ in Embedded Systems - Applying C++11/C++14
The details on how compiler behaves depending on to the syntax usage. The "Quiz" sections are very stimulating
