Learn the inner workings of an RTOS with MicroC/OS-II - a completely portable, ROMable, preemptive real-time kernel. Since 1992 MicroC/OS has been used by thousands of developers worldwide in applications ranging from cameras to ATMs. You can use it in your applications, too! MicroC/OS-II is a real-time kernel with performance comparable to many commercially available kernels. This new edition of the best selling C/OS, The Real-Time Kernel contains over 200 pages of new examples and explanations. Jean Labrosse shows you how the kernel was designed and built - and teaches you the fundamentals of a multitasking real-time system. You'll learn about kernel structure, task and time management, intertask communications and synchronization, and dynamic memory allocation in MicroC/OS-II. This latest release of MicroC/OS has been completely revised and includes many new features, including: a fixed-size block memory manager; user-definable callouts on task creation, task deletion, task switch, and system tick; support of TCB extensions; and stack checking. Since its first release, MicroC/OS has been ported to run on more than twenty different microprocessors. MicroC/OS-II is backward compatible with the first version of C/OS, and the author has also added an entire chapter on porting MicroC/OS-II to different processor architectures. The kernel is written in C for maximum portability. Complete code is included for use in your own applications.
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""MicroC/OS-II...does much more than simply present usable source code (though it does that also). It explains WHY the code is the way it is."
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Jean J. Labrosse is a Senior Technical Staff Member at Dynalco Controls in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He has a Master's degree in electrical engineering and has been designing embedded systems for many years. Labrosse is a regular lecturer at the Embedded Systems Conferences, and he is a member of the Advisory Board for the Conference. Jean keeps in touch with users through his e-mail address: Jean_Labrosse@compuserve.com
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I had never used a real-time kernel. I bought MicroC/OS-II and Embedded Systems building Blocks to get started. The books are very well written. The kernel works great. And in a couple of days I was up and running my first application based on the MicroC/OS-II kernel.
No need to shop for another kernel, no need to shop for other books to explain how a kernel works. This book is the answer to all your questions about "What is a real-time kernel? And how does it work?"
I highly recommend this book to beginners as well as experienced embedded programmers.
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I have a general background in computer science and am trying to learn about embedded systems from this book. My main objection is that the writing needs to be edited to improve clarity. For example on page 61, the author states "Generally, the first message inserted in the queue is the first message extracted from the queue (FIFO). In addition, to extract messages in a FIFO fashion, uC/OS-II allows a task to get messages Last-In-First-Out (LIFO)." The second sentence is ambiguous. Does it mean "In addition to the ability to extract messages in a FIFO fashion, ..." or "In addition, in order to extract messages in a FIFO fashion, ..."? On the next page the author states "Interrupts allow a microprocessor to process events when they occur, which prevents the microprocessor from continuously polling (looking at) an event to see if it has occurred." In this sentence, "prevents the microprocessor from" should be changed to "removes the need for the microprocessor to be". The average reader already knows enough about LIFOs, FIFOs, and interrupts to interpret these sentences correctly, but in many other cases the lack of clarity is a serious impediment to understanding. The book also contains various errors. For example, the path name of a .xls file, given on pages 370 and 403, is incorrect.
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If you want to implement uCOSII, then yes this book is the reference manual. It is not very nice looking and is made of thick paper but the content is good.
If you only want to learn the different aspects of writing and debugging code for embedded systems, I highy recommand "An Embedded Software Primer" by D.E. Simon. If you have Simon's, you don't need uCOSII.
If you only want to learn the different aspects of writing and debugging code for embedded systems, I highy recommand "An Embedded Software Primer" by D.E. Simon. If you have Simon's, you don't need uCOSII.
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A Starter's Book
If you are just starting to learn RTOS this book may have some value. If you have played with RTOS for a few years this book may not have much value to you. Read more
Published on Jun 18 2003
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Great Real Time Operating Systems book
Whether or not you end up using this RT Operating System - or another - or not be using an Operating System at all - this book gives you a very good illustration of all concurrency... Read more
Published on April 7 2003 by Yoav Yanai
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simply excellent
never in my career i've seen a so good, clear written book!
exceptional value for money! you can learn the basics of real
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exceptional value for money! you can learn the basics of real
time os in a very short time thanks to mr... Read more
Published on Mar 3 2003 by Franchini Giorgio
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just like a design doc
This RTOS book can almost be read as a design doc for the uCOS-II RTOS. There are plenty of descriptions, explanation of the API, pseudocode, flowcharts, and diagrams to help the... Read more
Published on Jan 14 2003
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A Great Book and a Great RTOS
There is no equivalent to this book. The knowledge offered here, along with the complete source code for the µC/OS real-time operating system is everything you need to know to... Read more
Published on Jun 26 2002 by Michael Barr
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To the Point
I have not actually read many technical books... I usually reference them when I have to during a project. This book is different.. Read more
Published on Oct 17 2000 by John Yaron
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Outstanding!
Jean LaBrosse is one of those people who has that uncanny knack for taking a complicated issue and making it seem simple. His MicroC/OS is a wonderful example. Read more
Published on Oct 2 2000 by Jack W. Crenshaw
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Good and Solid
I read this book when I needed to understand embedded real-time operating systems. The writing was clear, concise, and well-organized, a rare gem among technical literature of... Read more
Published on Aug 7 2000 by Steve Tennison
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No less than the best source on the subject.
The book clarifies some of the most obscure real-time programming concepts. It even does it in a language accessible to everybody, with tons of images and code samples. Read more
Published on April 25 2000 by Night Train
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Simply brilliant...
If you're new to the subject of RTOS: Buy the book.
Read it.
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Use it.
This book is an eye opener. Read more
Published on Feb 26 2000 by Jan Homuth
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