Embedded Linux Dojo

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Buy tickets at https://in.explara.com/e/embedded-linux-dojo (https://in.explara.com/e/embedded-linux-dojo)

What is it?

Embedded Linux Dojo is a place where people can practice, and improve their product integration skills.

The goal of the Dojo is to practice building a Wi-Fi Router, with add-on features, like: Activity LED, 3G/4G Hotspot, Web based Status Monitor, Web based Configurator, Caching using Transparent Proxy, Captive Portal, NAS, Dropbox LAN Sync, WPS Push Button Configuration, Network Diagnostics, Data Statistics - Top URLs, Top Domains, Web Content Filtering

How Does it Work?

• The event is of 5 hours of duration, with 4 hours for the activity and 1 hour for demonstration.

• People are grouped into teams of 5 members each.

• Each team is given an Embedded Linux board with a Debian based root filesystem.

• Instructions will be provided to build a Wi-Fi Router, using the system.

• In the first 4 hours, the teams build the base Wi-Fi Router and add a feature to the Wi-Fi router. Some features are listed above.

• In the last 1 hour, the teams choose one member to explain and demonstrate the feature built by their team.

How do I Join?

You can buy the tickets on Explara, the tickets cost about 100 Rs each. Ticket link: https://in.explara.com/e/embedded-linux-dojo

Why do you charge for the event?

We charge for the event, so that people take the RSVP, a little more seriously. That way we get a more accurate head count, since the no. of seats are limited.

The amount will be put to good use for providing lunch and refreshments during the event.

Pre-requisites

Linux and Networking Fundamentals. If you are not familiar with Linux and networking fundamentals you can brush up some fundamentals from the following resources.

• Linux Command Line - http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/UNIXhelp/

• Linux Networking Concepts and Commands - http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/linag2/book/ Chapter 1 - 6.