17. Packages

This section provides information for various add-on-packages for RTEMS (like various network stacks) that are maintained by the RTEMS community.

Note that earlier versions (up to 5) of RTEMS included this kind of software into the RTEMS core repository. Starting from RTEMS 6, such add-on-packages should now be in separate repositories to allow more flexibility. For example, the network stack that had been included in RTEMS 5 is now maintained separately and alternative stacks have been added as separate packages.

• 17.1. lwIP Network Stack
• 17.2. LibBSD - FreeBSD Network and Driver Stack
  • 17.2.1. LibBSD Usage
    • 17.2.1.1. Basics
  • 17.2.2. LibBSD Drivers and Subsystems
    • 17.2.2.1. LibBSD Network Drivers
      • 17.2.2.1.1. Tips for Testing a driver
      • 17.2.2.1.2. Cache Issues
• 17.3. RTEMS Legacy Network Stack
  • 17.3.1. Preface
  • 17.3.2. Quick Start
  • 17.3.3. Network Task Structure and Data Flow
  • 17.3.4. Networking Driver
    • 17.3.4.1. Introduction
    • 17.3.4.2. Learn about the network device
    • 17.3.4.3. Understand the network scheduling conventions
    • 17.3.4.4. Network Driver Makefile
    • 17.3.4.5. Write the Driver Attach Function
    • 17.3.4.6. Write the Driver Start Function.
    • 17.3.4.7. Write the Driver Initialization Function.
    • 17.3.4.8. Write the Driver Transmit Task
    • 17.3.4.9. Write the Driver Receive Task
    • 17.3.4.10. Write the Driver Interrupt Handler
    • 17.3.4.11. Write the Driver IOCTL Function
    • 17.3.4.12. Write the Driver Statistic-Printing Function
  • 17.3.5. Using Networking in an RTEMS Application
    • 17.3.5.1. Makefile changes
      • 17.3.5.1.1. Including the required managers
      • 17.3.5.1.2. Increasing the size of the heap
    • 17.3.5.2. System Configuration
    • 17.3.5.3. Initialization
      • 17.3.5.3.1. Additional include files
      • 17.3.5.3.2. Network Configuration
      • 17.3.5.3.3. Network device configuration
      • 17.3.5.3.4. Network initialization
    • 17.3.5.4. Application Programming Interface
      • 17.3.5.4.1. Network Statistics
      • 17.3.5.4.2. Tapping Into an Interface
      • 17.3.5.4.3. Socket Options
      • 17.3.5.4.4. Adding an IP Alias
      • 17.3.5.4.5. Adding a Default Route
      • 17.3.5.4.6. Time Synchronization Using NTP
  • 17.3.6. Testing the Driver
    • 17.3.6.1. Preliminary Setup
    • 17.3.6.2. Debug Output
    • 17.3.6.3. Monitor Commands
    • 17.3.6.4. Driver basic operation
    • 17.3.6.5. BOOTP/DHCP operation
    • 17.3.6.6. Stress Tests
      • 17.3.6.6.1. Giant packets
      • 17.3.6.6.2. Resource Exhaustion
      • 17.3.6.6.3. Cable Faults
      • 17.3.6.6.4. Throughput
  • 17.3.7. Network Servers
    • 17.3.7.1. RTEMS FTP Daemon
      • 17.3.7.1.1. Configuration Parameters
      • 17.3.7.1.2. Initializing FTPD (Starting the daemon)
      • 17.3.7.1.3. Using Hooks
  • 17.3.8. DEC 21140 Driver
    • 17.3.8.1. DEC 21240 Driver Introduction
    • 17.3.8.2. Document Revision History
    • 17.3.8.3. DEC21140 PCI Board Generalities
    • 17.3.8.4. RTEMS Driver Software Architecture
      • 17.3.8.4.1. Initialization phase
      • 17.3.8.4.2. Memory Buffer
      • 17.3.8.4.3. Receiver Thread
      • 17.3.8.4.4. Transmitter Thread
    • 17.3.8.5. Encountered Problems
    • 17.3.8.6. Netboot DEC driver
    • 17.3.8.7. List of Ethernet cards using the DEC chip
  • 17.3.9. Command and Variable Index