rtos – Row Coding

Polling or Interrupt based method

August 16, 2023 by Tarik

If the event of interest is: Asynchronous Urgent Infrequent then an interrupt based handler would make sense. If the event of interest is: Synchronous (i.e. you know when to expect it within a small window) Not Urgent (i.e. a slow polling interval has no ill effects) Frequent (i.e. majority of your polling cycles create a … Read more

What is the difference between RTOS and Embedded Linux? [closed]

May 26, 2023 by Tarik

Linux is a general-purpose OS (GPOS); its application to embedded systems is usually motivated by the availability of device support, file-systems, network connectivity, and UI support. All these things can be available in an RTOS, but often with less broad support, or at additional cost or integration effort. Many RTOS are not full OS in … Read more