Similar to the way multi-core systems are excellent for segmenting firmware functionality and providing parallel execution, multi-processor systems are useful in many situations for a variety of reasons. Let's take a look at a few examples.
- Title Page
- Copyright and Credits
- About Packt
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1: Introduction and RTOS Concepts
- Introducing Real-Time Systems
- Understanding RTOS Tasks
- Task Signaling and Communication Mechanisms
- Section 2: Toolchain Setup
- Selecting the Right MCU
- Technical requirements
- The importance of MCU selection
- MCU considerations 
- Core considerations
- Hardware peripherals
- Connectivity
- Memory protection units
- Hardware floating-point units
- Digital signal processing functions
- Direct memory access channels
- Communication interfaces
- Hardware crypto engines
- Timing hardware
- Integrated analog
- Dedicated touch interfaces
- Display interfaces
- External memory support
- Real-time clock
- Audio support
- Power consumption
- Migrating MCUs mid-project
- Development board considerations
- Introducing the STM32 product line
- How our development board was selected
- Summary
- Questions
- Further reading
- Selecting an IDE
- Debugging Tools for Real-Time Systems
- Section 3: RTOS Application Examples
- The FreeRTOS Scheduler
- Protecting Data and Synchronizing Tasks
- Technical requirements
- Using semaphores
- Using mutexes
- Avoiding race conditions
- Using software timers
- Summary
- Questions
- Further reading
- Intertask Communication
- Section 4: Advanced RTOS Techniques
- Drivers and ISRs
- Sharing Hardware Peripherals across Tasks
- Tips for Creating a Well-Abstracted Architecture
- Creating Loose Coupling with Queues
- Choosing an RTOS API
- FreeRTOS Memory Management
- Multi-Processor and Multi-Core Systems
- Troubleshooting Tips and Next Steps
- Assessments
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