Hands-On RTOS with Microcontrollers

Chapter 17

1. You should do the following:
   1. Connect a debugger.
   2. Figure out where the program stopped.
   3. If it is a configASSERT, read the comments surrounding the assertion. If it fails before the scheduler starts, you've likely overflowed your FreeRTOS heap.
2. Any one of the following:
   • Task stack overflows
   • Misprioritized ISRs
   • Inadequate heap size
3. False. Debugging tools such as Segger SystemView exist, which provide both printf-style output as well as instrumentation for observing the code's behavior.