Reliable Linux Wireless - Techniques for Debugging Wireless Module Integrations - Steve deRosier
Channel: The Linux Foundation
Date: 2018-03-15

Reliable Linux Wireless - Techniques for Debugging Wireless Module Integrations - Steve deRosier, Cal-Sierra Consulting LLC

 As the Internet of Things has exploded into our world, nearly every new embedded Linux device needs networking and wireless technologies. Issues with new adapters and compatibility problems between various devices and environmental issues are booming. Solving these problems should no longer be the domain of just a few experts. Steve deRosier will share the techniques that members of the Linux Wireless community can use to find, identify, and fix the many problems that may arise. This presentation will cover all layers, from the WiFi firmware blobs, the Kernel's Wireless device drivers, through user-space, and then out into the air. Attendees will gain an understanding of the fastest ways to get any embedded Linux wireless device working.

Anyone responsible for integrating, creating, or debugging wireless interfaces and connections for Linux devices will benefit from this presentation. 

About Steve deRosier
Steve deRosier is a member of the Linux Wireless community who has written drivers and contributed fixes to Linux. He spent nearly 10 years working in the Linux Wireless space for companies including Cozybit and Laird Technologies. Now, as the Principal Consultant for Cal-Sierra Consulting, he assists others as they integrate wireless into their embedded Linux products.