The main subject of this thesis is implementation of operating system based on Linux kernel. The thesis demonstrates ARM architecture and the programming model of this architecture very briefly. Then it explains initialization process of most significant peripherals including serial interfaces and memory controllers and describes booting process form NAND, NOR memory and UART interface. At the end it shows compiling procedures necessary for building u-boot and kernel.

Im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurden erstmalig Operational Research Sektionen (OR-S) in den englischen Streitkräften institutionell geschaffen. Diese unterstützten mit wissenschaftlicher Expertise die operativen Einheiten mit dem Ziel die Effektivität und Effizienz zu erhöhen. Gerade in der U-Boot Abwehr und der Sicherung von Geleitzügen konnten dadurch große Erfolge erzielt werden. Der Text gibt einen Einblick in die Arbeiten der OR-Sektionen des Royal Air Force (RAF) Costal Commands (CC) und der Royal Navy.

The aim of this work is to describe the basic mechanisms of memory management and access to peripherals via EBI at the ARM9 microcontroller family. It is a solution for connecting physical ethernet interface, SD / MMC card to the device and design a development kit with the ability to connect a hard or SSD drive. The second part is aimed at operating system Linux, its modification for the ARM9 family of microcontrollers and installing software packages.

Betong är idag ett av de material som vi använder mest i byggbranschen och det har sinaföljder. Mer än 50 % av energiutsläppen från byggplatsen kommer från cementtillverkningen.Voided biaxial slab eller VBS är en revolutionerande teknik där man gjuter in plastbollar ibetongen tillsammans med armeringen. Arbetstiden samt torktiden kortas ned samtidigt somvi bevarar hållfastheten och dess funktionalitet. I den här rapporten kommer vi titta närmarepå VBS teknik och jämföra det med konventionell betongplatta och se om tekniken är lämpligför att implementeras i Sverige.Vi har använt oss av en kvalitativ metod i form av källanalys från internet och tryckta källor.Även en komparativ metod i de fallen vi har hittat information från mer än en källa.Rapporten kommer enbart fokusera på betongplattor och våningsavskiljande bjälklag. VBSanvänds i horisontella plan endast. Tak och väggar är därför uteslutna. Tekniken kommerpresenteras i form av viktiga aspekter för dess överlevnad i den svenska marknaden såsomekonomi, strukturella fördelar och hållbarhet.Resultatet visar att VBS rent ekonomiskt nästan bara är positivt jämfört med denkonventionella betongplattan som endast består av armerad betong. Konstruktionsmässigt ärVBS ett konkurrenskraftigt alternativ till armerad betong. Böjhållfastheten är detsamma somarmerad betong. Andra bra positiva aspekter är miljövänligheten, arbetsmiljömässigt,energikonsumtion och värmeisolering.De mindre bra egenskaperna är sämre prestanda i skjuvmotstånd, brandmotstånd ochljudisolering.VBS kan implementeras i Sverige men för att plast ska introduceras i en så pass stor skala såbehövs en infrastruktur. Den bör tillgodose hållbart produktion av Bubbledeck och separeramaterialen vid rivning. Tekniken medför stora fördelar men trots det kan företagen få svårt attmotivera sig till att bygga med VBS när betong är så lättillgängligt och varit med så länge. / Concrete is today one of the materials we use most in the construction industry and it has itsconsequences. More than 50% of the energy emissions from the construction site come fromcement production. Voided biaxial slab or VBS is a revolutionary technique in which plasticballs are cast into the concrete together with the reinforcement. The working time and thedrying time are reduced while maintaining the strength and its functionality. In this report, wewill take a closer look at VBS technology and compare it with conventional concrete slab andsee if the technology is suitable for implementation in Sweden.We have used a qualitative method in the form of source analysis from the Internet andprinted sources. Also a comparative method in cases where we have found information frommore than one source.The report will focus solely on concrete slabs and floor separating flooring. VBS is used inhorizontal planes only. Roofs and walls are therefore excluded. The technology will bepresented in the form of important aspects for its survival in the Swedish market such aseconomy, structural benefits and sustainability.The result shows that VBS is financially almost only positive compared to the conventionalconcrete slab, which consists only of reinforced concrete. In terms of design, VBS is acompetitive alternative to reinforced concrete. The flexural strength is the same as reinforcedconcrete. Other good positive aspects are environmental friendliness, work environment,energy consumption and heat insulation.The less good features are poor performance in shear resistance, fire resistance and soundinsulation.VBS can be implemented in Sweden but for plastic to be introduced on such a large scale, aninfrastructure is needed. It should meet the sustainable production of Bubbledeck and separatethe materials during demolition. The technology brings great benefits, but despite this,companies can find it difficult to motivate them to build with VBS when concrete is so easilyaccessible and has been around for so long.

This thesis deals with electronic attendance systems which are nowadays being widely used to record employee attendance. General problem of attendance tracking is introduced in first part of the thesis along with a conceptual solution of an attendance system terminal. Author then describes a circuitry and a PCB design of a baseboard for a Cubieboard2 minicomputer, a RFID reader and a touchscreen LCD display. After successful testing of said PCB, the terminal has been completed and it was possible to focus on a software solution. Latter part of the thesis is dedicated to a specifics of the Allwinner A20 platform and its support by a GNU/Linux operating system. In following chapter author describes use of a Buildroot software for creating a Linux based binary image for an aforementioned minicomputer. Since an operating system and a peripheral support were successfully tested author could focus on a design and implementation of an attendance software that is described in the final chapter.