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freertos_sem

Overview

This document explains the freertos_sem example, what to expect when running it and a brief introduction to the API. The freertos_sem example code shows how semaphores works. Two different tasks are synchronized in bilateral rendezvous model.

The example uses four tasks. One producer_task and three consumer_tasks. The producer_task starts by creating of two semaphores (xSemaphore_producer and xSemaphore_consumer). These semaphores control access to virtual item. The synchronization is based on bilateral rendezvous pattern. Both of consumer and producer must be prepared to enable transaction.

Running the demo

After the board is flashed the Tera Term will show debug console output.

Example output: Producer_task created. Consumer_task 0 created. Consumer_task 1 created. Consumer_task 2 created. Consumer number: 0 Consumer 0 accepted item. Consumer number: 1 Consumer number: 2 Producer released item. Consumer 0 accepted item. Producer released item. Consumer 1 accepted item. Producer released item. Consumer 2 accepted item.

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