VXWORKS EVENTS

• VxWorks Events Overview
• Task Event Register
• Sending and Receiving Events
• Learning Check
• Lab Exercise: Working with VxWorks Events
• Lab Solution: Working with VxWorks Events

SEMAPHORES

• Semaphore Overview
• Binary Semaphores    
• Counting Semaphores
• VxWorks Events and Semaphores  
• Mutual Exclusion and Mutex Semaphores  
• Safe Mutex Deletion and Priority Inversion
• Other Preemption Locks for Tasks and ISRs    
• Learning Check
• Lab Exercise: Using Semaphores
• Lab Solution: Using Semaphores

INTER-TASK COMMUNICATION

• Overview of Communication Methods
• Shared Memory and Data Structures
• Message Queues
• Message Queue Events
• Pipes in VxWorks
• Learning Check
• Lab Exercise: Communicating between VxWorks Tasks
• Lab Solution: Communicating between VxWorks Tasks

REAL-TIME PROCESSES

• Overview of the RTP Model
• Memory Management Unit
• VxWorks component support for RTPs
• RTP execution and termination
• Debugging RTPs
• Shared Assets
• Public and private objects
• Design Considerations
• Learning Check
• Lab Exercise: Working with Real-Time Processes
• Lab Solution: Working with Real-Time Processes

VXWORKS MEMORY

• Memory Overview
• Physical Memory Layout
• Virtual Memory Layout
• Virtual Memory Allocation
• Heap Memory Allocation
• Examining Memory
• Learning Check
• Lab Exercise: Managing VxWorks Memory
• Lab Solution: Managing VxWorks Memory

SUMMARY

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