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Windows Device Driver

The windows device driver course covers everything about the device drivers which is a computer program which allows higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. A device driver typically communicates with the device through the computer bus or communications subsystem to which the hardware connects. Device drivers are hardware-dependent and operating-system-specific. This Device Driver training program imparts detailed knowledge about windows architecture, debugging techniques, writing and developing a device driver. At the successful completion of this Windows Device Driver Course an individual can expertly write as well as develop device drivers.

A ) Prerequisite

1. Knowledge of C language programming
2. Knowledge of Windows Architecture and Operating Systems Architecture.

B ) Course contents

1. 1 ) Windows Architecture Issues
  - The implications of NT/2000/XP design on driver
  - Architecture
  - Driver Design
  - Driver Implementation
  - Installing Drivers
  - Debugging Drivers

1. 2 ) Windows 2000/XP Drivers
  - Developing Drivers for Windows 2000 and XP
  - How to Convert Legacy Drivers
  - Supporting FireWire (IEEE-1394)
  - How 64-bit Drivers Will Work
  - Power Management
  - Plug and Play

1. 3 ) Windows Architecture
  - Layered Drivers
  - Memory Allocation Options
  - Lookaside Lists
  - IRQ Levels
  - Driver Threads

1. 4 ) Windows Architecture In-depth
  - The implications of NT/2000/XP design on driver
  - Architecture
  - Driver Design
  - Driver Implementation
  - Installing Drivers
  - Debugging Drivers

1. 5 ) Windows 2000/XP Drivers
  - Developing Drivers for Windows 2000 and XP
  - How to Convert Legacy Drivers
  - Supporting FireWire (IEEE-1394)
  - Plug and Play
  - Windows Architecture
  - Layered Drivers
  - Memory Allocation Options
  - IRQ Levels

1. 6 ) Overview of Windows Drivers
  - Kernel-Mode Drivers
  - Miniport Drivers
  - Windows Driver Model (WDM) Drivers
  - GraphicWindows 2000/XP Drivers
  - Developing Drivers for Windows 2000 and XP
  - How to Convert Legacy Drivers
  - Supporting FireWire (IEEE-1394)
  - Plug and Play s Drivers
  - Network Drivers

1. 7 ) Overview of the Software Development Kits a
  - WinNT DDK
  - Win32 SDK

1. 8 ) Debugging Environment
  - Environment Variations
  - Setup Procedures
  - Using Windbg
  - Kernel Debugging Options
  - Debugging Techniques
  - Interpreting System Bug Check Information
  - Stack Traces
  - Debugging Hang Conditions
  - Hardware Profiles
  - Overview of Windows NT Drivers
  - User-Mode Drivers
  - Kernel-Mode Drivers
  - Windows Driver Model (WDM) Drivers
  - Miniport Drivers
  - Graphics Drivers
  - Network Drivers

1. 9 ) Writing a Driver
  - Required Entry Points
  - Driver Objects and Resources
  - Initializing Device Objects and Extensions
  - Processing Input and Output in Kernel Mode
  - Serializing the Driver Processing
  - Using the Structured Exception Handler
  - Processing Windows NT Requests
  - Communicating with the Driver : operations
  - Communicating with the Driver : passing data
  - Latency? within the driver
  - Trapping Errors and Recovering
  - Event and Error Logging
  - Direct Memory Access (DMA) Issues
  - Registry Manipulation
  - Performing File I/O Within a Driver
  - Using Timers

1. 10 ) Developing the Driver
  - Building
  - Debugging
  - Tuning
  - Testing

1. 11 ) Mini project

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