Embedded Real Time

Operating Systems
(ECE 367)
Dr. Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Professor
Department of Electronics and Communication
(ECE) Engineering
Lab – 03
FreeRTOS on Windows Simulator using
Eclipse and MingW
Tasks in FreeRTOS

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 Outline (Lab - 03)

 FreeRTOS on Windows Simulator using Eclipse and MingW

 Tasks in FreeRTOS

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 Creating a Task: Example 1
/*Below we have a simple Hello World Task Prototype */

void HelloTask(){
A Hello World Task
while(1)
Prototype – in Eclipse &
printf("Hello World\n"); MinGW
vTaskDelay(1000); /*1000 ms = 1 sec delay*/

/*Above we have a simple Hello World Task Prototype */

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 Creating a Task: Example 1(a)
/*Below we have a simple Hello World Task Prototype with Task Delete facility */

void HelloTask(){
A Hello World Task
int count1=0;
Prototype – in Eclipse &
while(1){ MinGW
printf("Hello World : %d\r\n", count1++);

vTaskDelay(1000);/*1000 ms = 1 sec delay*/

if(count1 == 10){
vTaskDelete(HT1); // Declare Global Handler HT1 on top
}

}
} /*Above we have a simple Hello World Task Prototype with Task Delete facility */

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 Creating a Task: Example 1
/*Insert ERTOS (ECE 367) Codes for Practice below this for Simulation Lab*/

/* --Creating a Hello World Task-by calling xTaskCreate----------------------------- */

xTaskHandle HT1;/*create Local Task Handler HT1*/

xTaskCreate(HelloTask, "HelloTask", configMINIMAL_STACK_SIZE, NULL, 1, &HT1); /* Create
a Task*/

/* -------Creating a Hello World Task----------------------------------------------- */

/*Insert ERTOS (ECE 367) Codes for Practice above this for Simulation Lab*/

A Hello World Task

Prototype – in Eclipse &
MinGW

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 Creating a Task: Example 2
/*Below we have a Task 1 Prototype which will be created in Task 2 */

void HelloTask1(){
Task 1 Prototype which
int count1=0; will be created in Task 2 –
in Eclipse & MinGW
while(1){
printf("Hello World1 : %d\r\n", count1++);

vTaskDelay(1000);} /*1000 ms = 1 sec delay*/

//if(count1 == 10){
// vTaskDelete(HT1);
}

/*Above we have a Task 1 Prototype which will be created in Task 2 */

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 Creating a Task: Example 2
/*Below we have a Task 2 Prototype which creates Task 1 */

void HelloTask2(){

//xTaskHandle HT1; /* Local Handler for Task 1*/

xTaskCreate(HelloTask1, "HelloTask1", configMINIMAL_STACK_SIZE, NULL, 1, &HT1);

int count2=0;

while(1){
printf("Hello World2 : %d\r\n", count2++);
vTaskDelay(4000); /*4000 ms = 4 sec delay*/

if(count2 == 10){
vTaskDelete(HT2); Task 2 Prototype which
}
creates Task 1 – in Eclipse
} & MinGW
}
/*Above we have a Task 2 Prototype which creates Task 1 */

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 Creating a Task: Example 2
int main( void )
{
/* This demo uses heap_5.c, so start by defining some heap regions. heap_5 is only
used for test and example reasons. Heap_4 is more appropriate. See
http://www.freertos.org/a00111.html for an explanation. */
prvInitialiseHeap();

/* Do not include trace code when performing a code coverage analysis. */

#if( projCOVERAGE_TEST != 1 )
{
/* Initialise the trace recorder. Use of the trace recorder is optional.
See http://www.FreeRTOS.org/trace for more information. */
vTraceEnable( TRC_START );

/* ---------------------------------------- */
//xTaskHandle HT1;
//xTaskCreate(HelloTask1, "HelloTask1", configMINIMAL_STACK_SIZE, NULL, 1, &HT1);
/* ----------------------------------------- */
 Part of main() function for creating task
handlers or creating both Task 1 and Task 2
using xTaskCreate() function.

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 Creating a Task: Example 2
/* ---------------------------------------- */
// xTaskHandle HT2;
xTaskCreate(HelloTask2, "HelloTask2", configMINIMAL_STACK_SIZE, NULL, 2, &HT2);
/* ----------------------------------------- */

/* ---------------------------------------- */
/*xTaskHandle NT1;
xTaskCreate(vTask1, "vTask1", configMINIMAL_STACK_SIZE, NULL, 1, &NT1);*/
/* ----------------------------------------- */

/* Start the trace recording - the recording is written to a file if

configASSERT() is called. */
printf( "\r\nTrace started.\r\nThe trace will be dumped to disk if a call to
configASSERT() fails.\r\n" );
printf( "Uncomment the call to kbhit() in this file to also dump trace with a key
press.\r\n" );
uiTraceStart();
}  More code follows after #endif
#endif  Part of main() function for creating task
handlers or using both Task 1 and Task 2
using xTaskCreate() function.

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 Next Lab
 Queues and Mailboxes on Windows Simulator using Eclipse and
MingW

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 Bibliography
 K.C. Wang, “Embedded and Real-Time Operating Systems,” Springer
International Publishing, 2017.
 Rajib Mall, “Real Times Systems: Theory and Practice,” Pearson Education.
 Jonathan W. Valvano, “Embedded Systems: Real-Time Operating Systems for
Arm® Cortex™-M Microcontrollers,” CreateSpace Independent Publishing
Platform.
 Wolf, Wayne, Computers as Components – Principles of Embedded Computing
System Design, Second Edition, Morgan-Kaufmann, 2008.

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