FreeRTOS Kernel Development Manual – Appendix

Word count: 214, reading time approximately 2 minutes

List of Abbreviations

Abbreviation Meaning Description
ADC Analog to Digital Converter Analog-to-digital converter
API Application Programming Interface Application programming interface
DMA Direct Memory Access Direct memory access
FAQ Frequently Asked Question Frequently asked questions
FIFO First In First Out First in first out
HMI Human Machine Interface Human-machine interface
IDE Integrated Development Environment Integrated development environment
IRQ Interrupt Request Interrupt request
ISR Interrupt Service Routine Interrupt service routine
LCD Liquid Crystal Display Liquid crystal display
MCU Microcontroller Microcontroller
RMS Rate Monotonic Scheduling Rate monotonic scheduling
RTOS Real-time Operating System Real-time operating system
SIL Safety Integrity Level Safety integrity level
SPI Serial Peripheral Interface Serial peripheral interface
TCB Task Control Block Task control block
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter

Original source: https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel-Book/blob/main/abbreviations.md

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