Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) Terms and Acronyms¶
- HWI¶
- Hardware Interrupts¶
A FreeRTOS hardware interrupt.
- Idle Task¶
A FreeRTOS default task that is executes when no other higher priority thread needs to run.
- ROV¶
- Runtime Object View¶
A FreeRTOS kernel plugin for CCS and IAR to view a target’s instrumentation data.
- RTC¶
- Real-Time Clock¶
An accurate computer clock which keeps track of the current time.
- RTOS¶
- Real Time Operating System¶
An operating system intended to serve applications with real-time requirements.
- SWI¶
- Software Interrupts¶
A FreeRTOS software interrupt.
- TI-RTOS¶
- Texas Instruments Real Time Operating System¶
An RTOS developed by TI for TI microcontrollers.