Mailboxes
Abstract
Mailboxes are a simple method of intertask communication supported by Nucleus SE. They provide a low-cost, but flexible, means of passing simple data messages between tasks. In this chapter, the operation of mailboxes is outlined, with details of all the relevant application program interfaces. The implementation of mailboxes in Nucleus SE is also detailed.
Keywords
RTOS; Nucleus; mailbox
Mailboxes were introduced in Chapter 3, RTOS Services and Facilities. They are perhaps the second simplest method of intertask communication—after signals—supported by Nucleus SE. They provide a low-cost, but flexible, means of passing simple messages between tasks.
Using mailboxes
In Nucleus SE, mailboxes are configured at build time. There may ...
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