How to Set the RTOS Tick Rate Appropriately?

How to Set the RTOS Tick Rate Appropriately?

Recently, a reader asked the following question: Why is the default configuration for the RTOS system tick (Tick) set to 1000? Can I configure it to 100, 10000, or 2000? Many beginners have this question, including myself when I first learned about RTOS. I was confused about what the different tick configurations meant and their … Read more

Choosing the Right Open Source RTOS for You

Choosing the Right Open Source RTOS for You

Open source RTOS, for those who have difficulty making choices, I hope this helps you; IAR project conversion, a nice feature for friends who are fond of IAR; Keil themes, many people are not optimistic about Keil’s themes, or it might solve your problem; VS Code, an editor suitable for the vast majority of programmers. … Read more

Zephyr 4.1 Released: Performance Surpasses FreeRTOS and ThreadX

Zephyr 4.1 Released: Performance Surpasses FreeRTOS and ThreadX

FreeRTOS, as the most widely used RTOS in the market, has been the developer’s first choice due to its superior performance and permissive open-source terms.Since Microsoft made ThreadX open-source and free for commercial use at the end of 2023 (hosted by the Eclipse Foundation), it quickly attracted a large number of developers and rapidly captured … Read more

Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls in FreeRTOS Interrupt Testing

Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls in FreeRTOS Interrupt Testing

Follow and star our public account for direct access to exciting content! [Image] Source: Technology Makes Dreams Greater Author: Li Xiaoyao Introduction to FreeRTOS InterruptsAny interrupt service routine that calls interrupt-safe FreeRTOS API functions can use the highest interrupt priority. Do not call interrupt-safe FreeRTOS API functions from any interrupt with a priority higher than … Read more

FreeRTOS Operating System (8)

FreeRTOS Operating System (8)

Delay Functions Classification of delay functions: Relative delay: vTaskDelay Absolute delay: vTaskDelayUntil Relative delay Absolute delay Relative delay means that each delay starts from the task execution function vTaskDelay() and ends after the specified delay time. Absolute delay means that the task calls the vTaskDelayUntil() function at fixed intervals, in other words, the task executes … Read more

FreeRTOS Series Article 27 – Analysis of FreeRTOS System Delays

FreeRTOS Series Article 27 - Analysis of FreeRTOS System Delays

Follow and star our public account, to access exciting content ID: Technology Makes Dreams Greater Author: Li Xiaoyao FreeRTOS provides two system delay functions: the relative delay function vTaskDelay() and the absolute delay function vTaskDelayUntil(). Relative delay means that each delay starts from the execution of the task function vTaskDelay() and ends after the specified … Read more

In-Depth Discussion on FreeRTOS Tasks

In-Depth Discussion on FreeRTOS Tasks

👩💻 [Unveiling the RTOS World] A Deep Dive into the Five States of Tasks, Enabling You to Master the Art of Embedded Scheduling! 👋 Have you ever wondered how smart devices like smartwatches, drones, and robotic vacuum cleaners manage various tasks in their “brains”? Today, we will explore the “Five Brothers of Task States” in … Read more

FreeRTOS Examples: A Collection of FreeRTOS Code Samples and a Practical Textbook for Embedded Real-Time Systems

FreeRTOS Examples: A Collection of FreeRTOS Code Samples and a Practical Textbook for Embedded Real-Time Systems

In the world of embedded development, every engineer has their own “secret weapon.” Today, I want to talk about FreeRTOS Examples, a project that not only preserves the core examples of FreeRTOS but also serves as a treasure trove filled with practical charm. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced developer, you can find … Read more

C Language Stands Out: Embedded Development Market Research

C Language Stands Out: Embedded Development Market Research

(Click the public account above to quickly follow) Source: oschina www.oschina.net/news/87778/2017-embedded-market-study The global electronics media group AspenCore released the 2017 Embedded Market Research Survey Report, with respondents mainly from North America (56.3%), Europe (25.2%), and Asia (10.6%). The complete report consists of 102 pages, and the download link is (http://m.eet.com/media/1246048/2017-embedded-market-study.pdf). Below are some slides extracted … Read more

Embedded Software Programming

Embedded Software Programming

Follow+Star Public Account Number, don’t miss out on exciting content Source | Awesome Engineer Community Today, I will discuss a commonly used event group programming method in embedded software programming, along with source code. Event Group The embedded event group is a widely used synchronization mechanism in embedded systems, primarily used for synchronization and communication … Read more