From 03b16a3a2d83af9b520fa5b5bad3ba76155f594d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: datdenkikniet Date: Fri, 5 May 2023 19:20:57 +0200 Subject: Archive app_task.md --- book/en/archive/by_example/app_task.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ book/en/src/by-example/app_task.md | 23 ----------------------- 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) create mode 100644 book/en/archive/by_example/app_task.md delete mode 100644 book/en/src/by-example/app_task.md (limited to 'book') diff --git a/book/en/archive/by_example/app_task.md b/book/en/archive/by_example/app_task.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b2731f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/book/en/archive/by_example/app_task.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ + + +# 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. 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 @@ - - -# 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. -- cgit v1.2.3