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Architecting High-Performance Embedded Systems
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Architecting High-Performance Embedded Systems

by Jim Ledin
February 2021
Intermediate to advanced
376 pages
9h 6m
English
Packt Publishing
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Chapter 3: Operating in Real Time

This chapter addresses the need for embedded systems to generate real-time responses to inputs from sensors and other sources. The concepts of Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOSes) and their key features are introduced, as well as some challenges that commonly occur when implementing multitasking real-time applications. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the important characteristics of some popular open source and commercial RTOS implementations.

After completing this chapter, you will understand what it means for a system to operate in real time and will know the key attributes a real-time system must exhibit. You will understand the RTOS features that embedded systems rely upon, as well as some problems ...

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