Computer Science Project Abstract
CORBA TOP FOR LINUX ON EMBEDDED BOARDS
Presenter:
Jered Wierzbicki, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 1500 W. Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506; jered@imsa.edu
Mentor:
Margaret Votava, Computing Division/Experiment Online Support, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, PO Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510
Abstract:
The elegance, versatility, and familiarity of an open-source Unix kernel and software are perfectly suited to the development constraints of real-time research applications. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory asked me to create a scalable remote process monitoring facility for Linux on embedded boards as part of an effort to evaluate its viability for use in data collection. This was trivial to realize in the form of a CORBA interface which published the contents of the proc file system and a hacked up version of top that queried the interface.