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130 <div class="textblock"><p><a class="anchor" id="mainpage"></a> Modern embedded applications often need to concurrently execute multiple activities such as sensor readings, connectivity, machine-learning algorithms, graphics display and others. A real-time operating system (RTOS) equips users with necessary mechanisms that simplify implementation of complex programs and ensure their reliable operation with deterministic timing.</p>
131 <p><b>CMSIS-RTOS2</b> specifies a generic RTOS interface over real-time OS kernels running on Arm® Cortex® processor-based devices. Applications and middleware components can <a class="el" href="usingOS2.html">use CMSIS_RTOS2 API</a> for better code reuse and simpler integration in various software ecosystems.</p>
132 <p>CMSIS-RTOS2 also specifies a standard <a class="el" href="group__CMSIS__RTOS__TickAPI.html">OS Tick interface</a> for use by RTOS kernels. It provides several OS tick implementations for simple kernel porting to different Cortex-M and Cortex-A processors.</p>
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136 CMSIS-RTOS2 interface</div></div>
137 <h1><a class="anchor" id="rtos2_benefits"></a>
139 <p>CMSIS-RTOS2 provides great benefits to the embedded developers and software vendors:</p>
141 <li>The CMSIS-RTOS2 API covers all common services expected from a modern RTOS kernel for efficient thread management, inter-thread communication, timing control and others. See <a class="el" href="usingOS2.html#rtos2_functionalities">Functionality overview</a> for details.</li>
142 <li>The unified API increases developers' productivity and reduces learning efforts. It makes the software components reusable across different software stacks.</li>
143 <li>The API enables use of advanced CPU features by RTOS and application, such as secure/non-secure execution with TrustZone, multi-core operation, access protection with MPU, and others.</li>
144 <li>The C interface is binary compliant with the <a href="https://github.com/ARM-software/abi-aa/">Application Binary Interface (ABI) for Arm architecture</a> and enables inter-operation between various toolchains.</li>
145 <li><a class="el" href="rtosValidation.html">RTOS Validation Suite</a> provides a set of tests to verify compatibility to CMSIS-RTOS2 API definitions.</li>
146 <li>CMSIS-RTOS2 is well adopted by the industry, has many years of continuous improvements and commitment for future developments.</li>
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149 <p>‍<b>Note</b></p><ul>
150 <li>The CMSIS-RTOS2 defines a minimum feature set. It's architecture allows to use advanced vendor-specific features directly as well. </li>
153 <h1><a class="anchor" id="rtos2_kernels"></a>
154 Supported RTOS kernels</h1>
155 <p>Many popular RTOS kernels include support for CMSIS-RTOS2 API:</p>
156 <p><b>CMSIS-RTX</b> (or Keil RTX5): provides most complete support for CMSIS-RTOS2 API and uses it as native interface. For more information see:</p>
158 <li><a href="https://github.com/ARM-software/CMSIS-RTX">CMSIS-RTX GitHub repository</a></li>
159 <li><a href="https://arm-software.github.io/CMSIS-RTX/">CMSIS-RTX documentation</a></li>
160 <li><a href="https://www.keil.arm.com/packs/cmsis-rtx-arm/versions/">CMSIS-RTX pack</a></li>
162 <p><b>FreeRTOS</b> : this popular RTOS kernel is enabled with CMSIS-RTOS2 API in the <em>CMSIS-FreeRTOS</em> variant. To learn more see:</p>
164 <li><a href="https://github.com/ARM-software/CMSIS-FreeRTOS">CMSIS-FreeRTOS GitHub repository</a></li>
165 <li><a href="https://arm-software.github.io/CMSIS-FreeRTOS/">CMSIS-FreeRTOS documentation</a></li>
166 <li><a href="https://www.keil.arm.com/packs/cmsis-freertos-arm/versions/">CMSIS-FreeRTOS pack</a></li>
168 <p><b>Zephyr RTOS</b>: is developed under governance of Linux Foundation and includes CMSIS-RTOS2 API support. See more at:</p>
170 <li><a href="https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr">Zephyr GitHub repository</a>, see folder <em>subsys/portability/cmsis_rtos_v2/</em></li>
171 <li><a href="https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/services/portability/cmsis_rtos_v2.html">Zephyr documentation about CMSIS-RTOS2 support</a></li>
173 <p><b>embOS</b>: is a preemptive RTOS designed by Segger, and provides support for CMSIS-RTOS2 API.</p>
175 <li><a href="https://wiki.segger.com/Using_embOS_in_CMSIS-Pack_projects">Using embOS in CMSIS-Pack projects</a></li>
176 <li><a href="https://www.keil.arm.com/packs/cmsis-embos-segger/versions/">CMSIS-embOS pack</a></li>
178 <p><b>Azure ThreadX RTOS for STM32</b>: is an integration of Azure RTOS into STM32 middleware provided by STMicroelectronics.</p>
180 <li><a href="https://wiki.st.com/stm32mcu/wiki/Introduction_to_THREADX#CMSIS-RTOS_API_Support">CMSIS-RTOS API support in ThreadX for STM32</a></li>
182 <p><b>Micrium OS</b> is developed and maintained by Silicon Labs.</p>
184 <li><a href="https://www.silabs.com/developers/rtos">Micrium OS overview and comparison</a></li>
186 <h1><a class="anchor" id="rtos2_access"></a>
187 Access to CMSIS-RTOS2</h1>
188 <p>CMSIS-RTOS2 and OS Tick intefaces are actively maintained in the <a href="https://github.com/ARM-software/CMSIS_6"><b>CMSIS 6 GitHub repository</b></a> and provided as part of the <a href="../General/cmsis_pack.html"><b>CMSIS Software Pack</b></a>.</p>
189 <p>The following files and directories relevant to CMSIS-RTOS2 are present in the <b>ARM::CMSIS</b> Pack:</p>
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192 <th class="markdownTableHeadLeft">File/Directory </th><th class="markdownTableHeadLeft">Content </th></tr>
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194 <td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">📂 CMSIS </td><td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">CMSIS Base software components folder </td></tr>
195 <tr class="markdownTableRowEven">
196 <td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">┣ 📂 Documentation/html/RTOS2 </td><td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">A local copy of this CMSIS-RTOS2 documentation </td></tr>
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198 <td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">┗ 📂 RTOS2 </td><td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">CMSIS-RTOS2 API header files and OS tick implementations </td></tr>
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200 <td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">   ┣ 📂 Include </td><td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">API header files </td></tr>
201 <tr class="markdownTableRowOdd">
202 <td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">    ┣ 📄 cmsis_os2.h </td><td class="markdownTableBodyLeft"><a class="el" href="usingOS2.html#cmsis_os2_h">cmsis_os2.h API header file</a> </td></tr>
203 <tr class="markdownTableRowEven">
204 <td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">    â”— 📄 os_tick.h </td><td class="markdownTableBodyLeft"><a class="el" href="group__CMSIS__RTOS__TickAPI.html">OS Tick API</a> header file </td></tr>
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206 <td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">   â”— 📂 Source </td><td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">OS tick implementations </td></tr>
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208 <td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">    ┣ 📄 os_systick.c </td><td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">OS tick implementation using Cortex-M SysTick timer </td></tr>
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210 <td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">    ┣ 📄 os_tick_gtim.c </td><td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">OS tick implementation using Cortex-A Generic Timer </td></tr>
211 <tr class="markdownTableRowEven">
212 <td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">    â”— 📄 os_tick_ptim.c </td><td class="markdownTableBodyLeft">OS tick implementation using Cortex-A Private Timer </td></tr>
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