ThreadX-presentation TN

Group members:
Huynh Trung Manh

Pham Hung Thinh
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Contents
ThreadX Unique Features

Embedded Applications
ThreadX benefits
Functional Components of ThreadX
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Picokernel Architecture
ANSI C source code
Not a black box
A potential stantard
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Picokernel Architecture
services are implemented as a C library
only services actually used are brought
into the run-time image
services plug directly into its core =>
fastest possible context switching and
service call performance
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ANSI C source code
written primarily in ANSI C.
A small amount of assembly language is
needed to tailor the kernel to the
underlying target processor
possible to port ThreadX to a new

processor family in a very short time
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Not a black box
Most distributions include the complete
C source code + the processor-specific
assembly language
see exactly what the kernel is doing
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A potential standard
Versatility
High-performance picokernel
architecture
Portability
potential to become an industry

standard for embedded applications
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Real-time software
Multitasking
Tasks and Threads
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Real-time software
interaction with the external world
Multitasking
the allocation of the processor between
the various application tasks
the primary purpose of ThreadX
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Tasks and Threads
Task
sometimes means a separately loadable
program
In other instances, it might refer to an internal
program segment
Thread
A semi-independent program segment that
executes within a process
Share the same process address space.
The overhead associated with thread
management is minimal
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ThreadX benefits
Improved responsiveness
Software maintenance
Increased throughput
Processor isolation
Dividing the application
Easy to use
Improve time-to-market
Protecting the software investment
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ThreadX benefits
Improved responsiveness
preemptive, priority-based scheduling
algorithm
Software maintenance
Enables developers to concentrate on
specific requirements of their application
threads without having to worry about
changing the timing of other areas of
the application
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ThreadX benefits
Increased throughput
multi-threading actually reduces
overhead by eliminating all of the
redundant polling
Processor isolation
robust processor-independent interface
between the application and the
underlying processor
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ThreadX benefits
Dividing the application
Application is divided into clearly
defined threads
Ease of use
ThreadX architecture and service call
interface are designed to be easily
understood
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ThreadX benefits
Improve time-to-market
ThreadX takes care of most processor
issues
Protecting the software investment

ThreadX insulates applications from
details of the underlying processors
highly portable
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Functional Components of
ThreadX
Execution overview
Initialization
Thread Execution
Application timers
Memory usage
Interrupts
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Execution overview
Hardware Reset
Initializati
on
Thread
Executio
n
ISR
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Applicatio
n timers
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Initialization
int main() {
/* Enter the ThreadX kernel.
*/
tx_kernel_enter();
}
Main()
tx_kernel_enter()
tx_application_define(mem
_ptr)
Enter thread Scheduling loop
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tx_thread_crea
te
tx_mutex_crea
te
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Thread Execution
Tx_thread_create
TX_DONT_START
TX_AUTO_START
Ready
State
Thread
scheduling
Suspend
ed State
Executin
g State
Comple
ted
State
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Terminate
d State
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Thread priorities
0
Highest
31
Lowest
Threads can have the same priority as others in the

Application.
Thread priorities can be changed during run-time.
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Thread Scheduling
If multiple threads of the same priority :
FIFO
Time-slicing
A time-slice specifies the maximum

number of timer ticks (timer
interrupts).
The threads time-slice is assigned
during creation and can be modified
during run-time.
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Thread Scheduling
Preemption causing :
- starvation
- excessive context switching
overhead
- priority inversion.
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Thread Scheduling
Preemption-threshold
What is a
preempti
onthreshold
specify a priority ceiling

for disabling preemption
?
Example
?
Higher
priorities
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>
>
The ceiling
Lower
priorities
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Application timers
applications with the ability to
execute application C functions at
specific intervals of timers.
Using timer interrupt (timer ticks)
10ms .
How to generate periodic interrupts ?
peripheral
Underlying
hardware
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device
interrupts.
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Memory Usage
Adresses
0x00000000
Instruction Area
ROM
Constant Area
ROM
0x80000000
Initialized Data
Area
RAM
Uninitialized Data
Area
RAM
Static
memory
usage
setup the initialized

data
area in RAM.
Global and
static
variables
System Stack
Area
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Memory Usage
Dynamic
memory
usage
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Control blocks
and memory areas
associated with stacks,
queues,
and memory pools
it facilitates easy
utilization of different
types
of physical memory
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Thread Stack Area

TX_MINIMUM_STAC
K,
Memory pitfalls
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Another componnents
Interrupt
Memory
Block
Pools
Event
Flags
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Message
Queues
Semaphor
es
Mutexes
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Q&A
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ThreadX Unique Features

ThreadX Unique Features

ThreadX Unique Features

ThreadX Unique Features

possible to port ThreadX to a new

ThreadX Unique Features

see exactly what the kernel is doing

ThreadX Unique Features

potential to become an industry

Protecting the software investment

Threads can have the same priority as others in the

Thread priorities can be changed during run-time.

A time-slice specifies the maximum

specify a priority ceiling

setup the initialized

Thread Stack Area

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