Category Archives: FreeRTOS

FreeRTOS 8.2.0 Released

Version 8.2.0 of FreeRTOS, the open source, embedded RTOS has been released. The changelog reveals all the details. Some of the details are: The new task notification feature, providing a fast, lightweight mechanism for inter-process exchange of limited data. Following … Continue reading

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Summarizing FreeRTOS

Over the last weeks, we have been looking at the FreeRTOS project. We will surely revisit it in later articles, but until then, lets summarize. Introduction – what is a real-time operating system, and what is FreeRTOS all about. Tasks – how … Continue reading

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FreeRTOS – networking

Today, more and more systems go on-line. Just look at the tiny nanode covered earlier. Connectivity makes it easier to monitor remote sensors, implement home automation – as well as providing configuration and data read outs through a web interface. … Continue reading

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FreeRTOS – targets

One of the strenghts of FreeRTOS is the portability. In this installment, we will look at the available targets, and how to get up and running easily. Perhaps you already have a FreeRTOS compatible board in your lab.

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FreeRTOS – tasks

Coming from a bare metal embedded system, the tasks of FreeRTOS may seem intimidating. In this article, we will look at how to setup a pair of threads and have them cooperate.

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FreeRTOS

FreeRTOS is a free, as in liberty, real-time operating system for embedded systems. This means that you can have tasks, mutexes and timers for your PIC32/24, AVR32 or Cortex M3. In fact, there is official support for 27 architectures, and … Continue reading

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