In this tutorial we will be looking all the possible freeRtos configuration.
Task States
In the FreeRTOS a task can be in either of four different states viz., Running, Ready, Blocked and Suspended as shown in below image.
1.Running: The task which is executing currently is said to be in running state. It owns the CPU.
2.Ready: The task which is neither suspended nor blocked but still not executing will be in ready state. It's not in running state because either a high priority or equal priority task is executing.
3.Blocked: A task will go in blocked state whenever it is waiting for an event to happen. The event can be completing a delay period or availability of a resource. The blocked tasks are not available for scheduling.
4.Suspended: When vTaskSuspend() is called, the task goes in suspended state. It can be resumed by calling xTaskResume(). The suspended tasks are also not available for scheduling.
API Details
Here we will discuss some of the most frequently used APIs related to task.
1.xTaskCreate(): This interface is used to create a new Task, if the task is successfully created then it returns pdPass(1) or else errCOULD_NOT_ALLOCATE_REQUIRED_MEMORY(-1). Check this link for more details.
2.xTaskDelay(): This function is used to delay/block the task for specifed delay time(ticks). INCLUDE_vTaskDelay needs to be set to 1 in FreeRtosConfig.h file in porder to use this function. Check this link for more details.