Signals
Abstract
Signals are a very simple method of intertask communication supported by Nucleus SE. They provide a low cost by means of passing simple flagging messages between tasks. In this chapter, the operation of signals is outlined, with details of all the relevant application program interfaces. The implementation of signals in Nucleus SE is also detailed.
Keywords
RTOS; Nucleus; signals
In this chapter, I am going to look at signals, which are the simplest method of intertask communication supported by Nucleus SE. They provide a very low cost by means of passing simple messages between tasks.
Using signals
Signals are different from all the other types of kernel objects, in that they are not autonomous—signals are associated with tasks and ...
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