Embedded Systems

  1. Real-Time Operating Systems
    1. RTOS Fundamentals
      1. Real-Time System Classification
        1. Hard Real-Time Systems
          1. Soft Real-Time Systems
            1. Firm Real-Time Systems
            2. Timing Constraints
              1. Deadlines
                1. Response Time
                  1. Latency
                    1. Jitter
                    2. Determinism Requirements
                    3. Task Management
                      1. Task Creation and Deletion
                        1. Task States
                          1. Ready State
                            1. Running State
                              1. Blocked State
                                1. Suspended State
                                2. Task Control Blocks
                                  1. Context Switching
                                  2. Scheduling Algorithms
                                    1. Preemptive Scheduling
                                      1. Cooperative Scheduling
                                        1. Priority-Based Scheduling
                                          1. Round-Robin Scheduling
                                            1. Earliest Deadline First
                                              1. Rate Monotonic Scheduling
                                              2. Inter-Task Communication
                                                1. Message Queues
                                                  1. Semaphores
                                                    1. Binary Semaphores
                                                      1. Counting Semaphores
                                                        1. Mutex Semaphores
                                                        2. Event Flags
                                                          1. Mailboxes
                                                            1. Pipes and FIFOs
                                                            2. Synchronization Issues
                                                              1. Race Conditions
                                                                1. Deadlocks
                                                                  1. Priority Inversion
                                                                    1. Priority Inheritance
                                                                    2. Memory Management in RTOS
                                                                      1. Static Allocation
                                                                        1. Dynamic Allocation
                                                                          1. Memory Pools
                                                                            1. Stack Overflow Protection

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