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| author | datdenkikniet <jcdra1@gmail.com> | 2023-05-05 19:20:57 +0200 |
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| committer | datdenkikniet <jcdra1@gmail.com> | 2023-05-11 19:20:58 +0200 |
| commit | 03b16a3a2d83af9b520fa5b5bad3ba76155f594d (patch) | |
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diff --git a/book/en/src/by-example/app_task.md b/book/en/src/by-example/app_task.md deleted file mode 100644 index b2731f6..0000000 --- a/book/en/src/by-example/app_task.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ -<!-- Should probably be removed --> - -# Defining tasks with `#[task]` - -Tasks, defined with `#[task]`, are the main mechanism of getting work done in RTIC. - -Tasks can - -* Be spawned (now or in the future, also by themselves) -* Receive messages (passing messages between tasks) -* Be prioritized, allowing preemptive multitasking -* Optionally bind to a hardware interrupt - -RTIC makes a distinction between “software tasks” and “hardware tasks”. - -*Hardware tasks* are tasks that are bound to a specific interrupt vector in the MCU while software tasks are not. - -This means that if a hardware task is bound to, lets say, a UART RX interrupt, the task will be run every -time that interrupt triggers, usually when a character is received. - -*Software tasks* are explicitly spawned in a task, either immediately or using the Monotonic timer mechanism. - -In the coming pages we will explore both tasks and the different options available. |