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Embedded Linux

Linux Device Drivers โ€” From Kernel Modules to Hardware Control

Step into real kernel-space engineering: write Linux kernel modules, understand the Linux Driver Model and Device Tree, and build character drivers that control GPIO, PWM, and MMIO safely and cleanly.

๐Ÿ“š 3 units ๐Ÿชœ 3 steps / lessons โฑ๏ธ Self-paced
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Expected launch: Q4 2026
Pricing on launch

Available as part of Embedded Linux diploma bundles

ุงู„ูƒูˆุฑุณ ุฏู‡ ู‚ูŠุฏ ุงู„ุชุญุถูŠุฑ โ€” ุณุฌู„ ุจูŠุงู†ุงุชูƒ ูˆู‡ู†ุจู„ุบูƒ ุฃูˆู„ ู…ุง ูŠู†ุฒู„.

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What you will learn

  • โœ… Write, build, load, and debug Linux kernel modules
  • โœ… Understand Device Tree and the Linux Driver Model for hardware description
  • โœ… Implement character-device drivers that interact with GPIO and PWM subsystems

Curriculum & units

๐Ÿ“š 3 units ๐Ÿชœ 3 steps โฑ๏ธ Flexible
Session 1: Introduction to Linux Device Drivers 7 topics ยท Flexible pace
  • Development Environment Basics (Host vs Target, Compilation/Cross-Compilation, Development Environment)
  • Software Setup (Installing Required Packages, Kernel Headers & Build Environment)
  • Kernel & Driver Introduction (User Space vs Kernel Space, Kernel Space Components)
  • Linux Kernel Modules LKM (LKM Framework, Differences from User-Space Programs)
  • Building First Kernel Module (Hello World Module, Makefile for Kernel Modules, Module Information & Metadata, Loading & Unloading Modules)
  • Types of Device Drivers (Character, Block, Network)
  • Module Parameters (Passing Arguments to Drivers)
Session 2: Linux Driver Model & Device Tree 4 topics ยท Flexible pace
  • File Representation in Kernel (struct file, struct inode)
  • Device & Driver Model (Device & Driver Abstraction, Object-Oriented Style in Kernel, Object Lifecycle Management, Reference Counting)
  • Linux Driver Model LDM (Fundamental Data Structures: struct device/struct device_driver/struct bus_type, LDM Features)
  • Device Tree (What is Device Tree, Device Tree Syntax, Device Tree Compilation, Device Tree Overlays)
Session 3: Character Drivers GPIO & PWM 7 topics ยท Flexible pace
  • Character Device Driver Recap
  • Writing Character Device Driver (Device Registration: Major/Minor Numbers, Character Device Data Structures, Key Registration Functions, Making Device Visible in /dev)
  • Device Operations (Device File Operations, Device Identification)
  • Hardware Communication (Port I/O, Memory-Mapped I/O MMIO, Kernel Memory-Mapped I/O)
  • GPIO Subsystem (What is GPIO, Raspberry Pi GPIO, GPIO Frameworks, GPIOlib APIs & Tools, Sysfs GPIO Interface)
  • PWM (PWM Fundamentals: Frequency/Duty Cycle, PWM Platform Driver, Raspberry Pi PWM)
  • Linux Drivers Overview

Projects you will build

Tools & platforms

Target audience

  • Kernel-curious embedded Linux engineers
  • Developers moving from BSP to low-level hardware control
  • Learners preparing for Linux driver-development roles

Career paths

What you receive after finishing

Verification-ready certificates and HR-friendly training letters.

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Verified Certificate

Official Learn in Depth completion certificate with QR verification.

Verifiable on the public verification page.

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English Training Letter

For international companies and overseas employment.

On official Learn in Depth letterhead, signed by the instructor.

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Arabic Training Letter

For local employers in MENA and university coordination.

Bilingual stamped letter ready for HR submission.

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Company-Stamped Certificate

Company-stamped, for academic credit. Request it by contacting +20 155 876 5064 via WhatsApp or phone.

Issued upon request after successful completion.

Course FAQ

Yes โ€” Layer 1 starts with Python, Linux, and modern C++ foundations, then builds step by step toward kernels and drivers.

ุฃูŠูˆู‡ โ€” ู…ุณุงุฑ Layer 1 ูŠุจุฏุฃ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฃุณุงุณูŠุงุช ููŠ Python ูˆLinux ูˆModern C++ ุซู… ูŠุจู†ูŠ ุจุงู„ุชุฏุฑุฌ ุญุชู‰ ุงู„ู€ Kernel ูˆุงู„ู€ Drivers.

No. You can take Layer 1 only, Layer 2+3, or build your own path from the courses that fit your goal.

ู„ุง. ุชู‚ุฏุฑ ุชุฎุชุงุฑ Layer 1 ูู‚ุทุŒ ุฃูˆ Layer 2+3ุŒ ุฃูˆ ุชุจู†ูŠ ู…ุณุงุฑูƒ ุงู„ุฎุงุต ู…ู† ุงู„ูƒูˆุฑุณุงุช ุงู„ู…ู†ุงุณุจุฉ ู„ู‡ุฏููƒ.

It is highly hands-on: Linux CLI, kernel builds, toolchains, Qt, Raspberry Pi, Yocto, and real device-driver development.

ุงู„ู…ุญุชูˆู‰ ุนู…ู„ูŠ ุฌุฏู‹ุง: ุฃูˆุงู…ุฑ LinuxุŒ ุจู†ุงุก kernelsุŒ ToolchainsุŒ QtุŒ Raspberry PiุŒ YoctoุŒ ูˆูƒุชุงุจุฉ Device Drivers ุญู‚ูŠู‚ูŠุฉ.

The current target is Q4 2026. Register your details and we will send launch and pricing updates first.

ุงู„ู…ุณุชู‡ุฏู ุงู„ุญุงู„ูŠ ู‡ูˆ Q4 2026. ุณุฌู„ ุจูŠุงู†ุงุชูƒ ูˆุณู†ุฑุณู„ ู„ูƒ ุงู„ุฅุทู„ุงู‚ ุงู„ู†ู‡ุงุฆูŠ ูˆุงู„ุฃุณุนุงุฑ ุฃูˆู„ู‹ุง ุจุฃูˆู„.

Create your account, add the course to cart, and follow the payment steps.

ุณุฌู„ ุญุณุงุจูƒ ูˆุฃุถู ุงู„ูƒูˆุฑุณ ู„ู„ุณู„ุฉ ูˆุงุชุจุน ุฎุทูˆุงุช ุงู„ุฏูุน.

Yes โ€” students get an automatic discount shown at checkout.

ุฃูŠูˆู‡ โ€” ุงู„ุทู„ุจุฉ ู„ูŠู‡ู… ุฎุตู… ุฎุงุต ุจูŠุธู‡ุฑ ุฃูˆุชูˆู…ุงุชูŠูƒ.

All courses are recorded so you can learn at your own pace.

ูƒู„ ุงู„ูƒูˆุฑุณุงุช ู…ุณุฌู„ุฉ ุนุดุงู† ุชุชุนู„ู… ููŠ ุฃูŠ ูˆู‚ุช ูŠู†ุงุณุจูƒ.

Yes โ€” all courses are free for people from Palestine.

ุฃูŠูˆู‡ โ€” ูƒู„ ุงู„ูƒูˆุฑุณุงุช ู…ุฌุงู†ูŠุฉ ู„ุฃู‡ู„ ูู„ุณุทูŠู†.

Bank transfer, Vodafone Cash, InstaPay.

ุชุญูˆูŠู„ ุจู†ูƒูŠุŒ ููˆุฏุงููˆู† ูƒุงุดุŒ ุฅู†ุณุชุงุจุงูŠ.

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