Micro-Controller Operating Systems

<p>Micro-Controller Operating Systems (MicroC/OS, stylized as μC/OS, or Micrium OS) is a <a href="/facts/Real-time_operating_system/IvUCFwCL">real-time operating system</a> (RTOS) designed by Jean J. Labrosse in 1991. It is a priority-based <a href="/facts/Preemption_(computing)/wjgIbWel">preemptive</a> <a href="/facts/Real-time_computing/p9HxgL4L">real-time</a> kernel for <a href="/facts/Microprocessor/Fx9CaQht">microprocessors</a>, written mostly in the programming language <a href="/facts/C_(programming_language)/Ky2No763">C</a>. It is intended for use in <a href="/facts/Embedded_system/a4muX1wU">embedded systems</a>.
</p><p>MicroC/OS allows defining several functions in C, each of which can execute as an independent thread or task. Each task runs at a different priority, and runs as if it owns the <a href="/facts/Central_processing_unit/Jxp1bqMV">central processing unit</a> (CPU). Lower priority tasks can be preempted by higher priority tasks at any time. Higher priority tasks use operating system (OS) services (such as a delay or event) to allow lower priority tasks to execute. OS services are provided for managing tasks and memory, communicating between tasks, and timing.
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Micro-Controller Operating Systems