Understanding the Purpose of HOOK Functions in RTOS

Understanding the Purpose of HOOK Functions in RTOS

Follow +Star Public Account Number, don’t miss the wonderful content Author | strongerHuang WeChat Public Account | Embedded Column In many operating systems, there is a type of API function interface: HOOK functions (also known as hook functions). For example: HOOK functions can be found in Windows desktop operating systems, µC/OS, FreeRTOS and other real-time … Read more

Understanding Scheduling Strategies in RTOS Applications

Understanding Scheduling Strategies in RTOS Applications

Follow+Star Public Account, don’t miss out on exciting content Source | Microtech Technology Transitioning from software development with a front-back architecture to using Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) can be a challenging task. However, there are many advantages to using RTOS, such as simplifying application integration and supporting task preemption scheduling. It becomes meaningful to use … Read more

Bare Metal vs RTOS Multithreading: A Comprehensive Guide

Bare Metal vs RTOS Multithreading: A Comprehensive Guide

Many beginners start learning from bare metal but often do not understand the difference between bare metal and operating systems. Some even believe that using interrupts can replace multitasking. Do you agree? Bare Metal Systems Bare metal systems are usually divided into polling systems and foreground-background systems. 1. Polling System A polling system is when … Read more

Choosing Between µCOS and FreeRTOS: A Comprehensive Guide

Choosing Between µCOS and FreeRTOS: A Comprehensive Guide

Follow+Star Public Account Number, don’t miss wonderful content Author | strongerHuang WeChat Public Account | strongerHuang Recently, some friends have been asking: When learning RTOS, should I choose µCOS or FreeRTOS? In fact, similar questions are often asked by colleagues, and there is no unified answer. Generally speaking, once you learn one RTOS, learning other … Read more

How Multitasking is Implemented in RTOS Real-Time Operating Systems

How Multitasking is Implemented in RTOS Real-Time Operating Systems

Follow our official account to never miss an update! Many friends who have been using bare-metal programming for a long time may have misunderstandings about many concepts when switching to learn RTOS. 1Introduction Most people do not understand some concepts in RTOS when they start learning real-time operating systems. They are often confronted with concepts … Read more

Understanding the RTOS Kernel: A Guide for Beginners

Understanding the RTOS Kernel: A Guide for Beginners

Follow+Star Public Account Number, don’t miss exciting content Author | strongerHuang WeChat Public Account | strongerHuang I recently saw a discussion in a technical group about whether to read the RTOS kernel source code. From the perspective of someone who has been there, I would say: it is not necessary, I do not recommend reading … Read more

Why Not Use Global Variables for Inter-task Communication in RTOS?

Why Not Use Global Variables for Inter-task Communication in RTOS?

Follow+Star Public Account Number, don’t miss wonderful content Author | strongerHuang WeChat Public Account | strongerHuang Students who have a deep understanding of RTOS principles or have read RTOS source code should know: RTOS implements inter-task communication usually by a series of pointers. The “effective data” of inter-task communication is actually implemented by pointers pointing … Read more

Is RTOS Really Real-Time?

Is RTOS Really Real-Time?

We often say RTOS (Real Time Operating System), so what exactly is a real-time operating system? Is it really real-time? I believe many beginners have this question. Brief Introduction to RTOS RTOS:Real Time Operating System, which means real-time operating system. The explanation from Baidu Encyclopedia: A real-time operating system is one that can accept and … Read more

How to Choose the Right RTOS for Your Project

How to Choose the Right RTOS for Your Project

The author of this article, Jacob Beningo, is an embedded software consultant with over 15 years of experience in microcontroller development based on real-time embedded systems. Below are some suggestions he offers on selecting an RTOS, which we hope will inspire you. Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) are now part of over 50% of embedded projects, … Read more

Is RTOS Really a Real-Time Operating System?

Is RTOS Really a Real-Time Operating System?

Follow+Star public number, don’t miss wonderful content Author | strongerHuang WeChat public account | strongerHuang Everyone knows that RTOS (Real Time Operating System) is a real-time operating system. So what exactly is a real-time operating system? Is RTOS really real-time? I believe many beginners have such doubts. What is RTOS RTOS:Real Time Operating System, which … Read more

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