VxWorks 7: Inter-task Communication

Learn about the different mechanisms for communicating between tasks.

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About this course

VxWorks supports several different methods for inter-task communication. It can use shared memory, message queues or pipes. In some cases synchronization and mutual exclusion is built in to the method on others it must be added by the user. Communication is supported between user space and kernel space.

Learning Objectives

Welcome to VxWorks: Inter-task Communication! Here we are going to look at communication between tasks in VxWorks.

After this course you will:

  1. Understand the requirements of inter-task communication.
  2. Be aware of message queues and pipes.
  3. Be aware of shared memory and data structures.

Course Syllabus:

 

About this course

VxWorks supports several different methods for inter-task communication. It can use shared memory, message queues or pipes. In some cases synchronization and mutual exclusion is built in to the method on others it must be added by the user. Communication is supported between user space and kernel space.

Learning Objectives

Welcome to VxWorks: Inter-task Communication! Here we are going to look at communication between tasks in VxWorks.

After this course you will:

  1. Understand the requirements of inter-task communication.
  2. Be aware of message queues and pipes.
  3. Be aware of shared memory and data structures.

Course Syllabus: