A multi-session MQX training webinar is now available for free at Freescale.com and was created by MQX partner Embedded Access.
Essentials of MQX RTOS Application Development, Sessions 1-5
Each video is approximately 20 minutes long, and covers RTOS topics like:
- Session 1: MQX Architecture and Initialization (20 min)
- Creating tasks
- Setting priorities
- Scheduling
- Synchronization concepts
- Introduction to drivers
- Session 2: Designing for a Multi-Tasking Environment (15 min)
- Overview of a Multi-Tasking Environment
- Super Loop Programming Limitations
- Task Coding Structure
- Task States
- What is a blocking call?
- Task Context Switching
- Lab Assignment
- Overview of a Multi-Tasking Environment
- Session 3: Task Management and the Scheduler (21 min)
- RTOS Scheduling Policies
- Priority-based
- Time-slice (Round Robin)
- How the Scheduler Works
- Selecting Priority Levels for Tasks
- Task Template List
- Using Tasks in your System
- Lab Assignment
- RTOS Scheduling Policies
- Session 4: Synchronization and Message Passing (17 min)
- Synchronization Explanation
- Data Flow
- Control Flow
- Mutual Exclusion
- Synchronization Options
- Events
- Semaphores
- Mutexes
- Message Passing
- Message Passing
- Types of Message Pools
- Message Pool Creation
- Sending and Receiving
- Light-weight Message Passing
- Lab Assignment
- Synchronization Explanation
- Session 5: Introduction to Drivers (28 min)
- Driver Architecture
- Block vs. Byte modes
- POSIX drivers
- Low level drivers
- Polled vs. Interrupt modes
- Driver Initialization
- I/O Subsystem (POSIX)
- Walkthrough of the Serial Driver
- Polled vs. Interrupt
- Walkthrough of the Light-weight GPIO Driver
- Lab Assignment
- Driver Architecture
- Session 1: MQX Architecture and Initialization (20 min)
Anyone interested in learning more about RTOSs will find these topics useful for getting started. And there are more episodes to come!
Check out this page for more information on MQX RTOS: Freescale: Overview of Freescale MQX
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