Building RTOS: A Beginner’s Guide to Embedded OS Development

Building RTOS: A Beginner's Guide to Embedded OS Development

This article will take you through the core concepts of Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) in a straightforward manner, gradually guiding you to create a small yet fully functional RTOS. We will cover the basic components of RTOS, task scheduling, portability, and task synchronization mechanisms. 1. Basic Components of RTOS A minimal RTOS typically includes the … Read more

Fundamentals of Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)

Fundamentals of Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)

01 Fundamentals of Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) is an operating system (OS) designed to provide real-time application processes with data, typically without buffering delays. The key factors in an RTOS are minimal interrupt latency and minimal thread switching latency. The value of an RTOS lies in its response speed or predictability, … Read more

Inter-Task and Inter-Process Communication in VxWorks

Inter-Task and Inter-Process Communication in VxWorks

Click “Read the original text” to access more VxWorks resources VxWorks provides several different mechanisms for inter-task communication. The different methods available include: Semaphores Semaphores are the primary means of synchronization between tasks in VxWorks. There are three different types of semaphores: binary semaphores, counting semaphores, and mutex semaphores. Binary semaphores are used for simple … Read more