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µC/OS-II now on a Flashlite 186 Embedded Controller
The popular µC/OS-II RTOS is now compatible with JK microsystems' low-cost Flashlite 186
embedded single board computer.
Written by Jean Labrosse, µC/OS-II, The Real-Time Kernel is a highly portable, ROMable,
very scalable, preemptive real-time, multitasking kernel (RTOS) for microprocessors and
microcontrollers. µC/OS-II can manage up to 63 application tasks and provides the following
services: Semaphores, Mutual Exclusion Semaphores (to reduce priority inversions), Event Flags,
Message Mailboxes, Message Queues, Task Management, Fixed Sized Memory Block management, Time
Management and more. Jean Labrosse's book: "MicroC/OS-II, The Real-Time Kernel" (ISBN 1-57820-103-9)
is available worldwide from most technical bookstores and through
www.Micrium.com and contains a companion CD-ROM with applicable
software and source code.
Since its introduction, µC/OS-II has been used in hundreds of products all around the world, such
as engine controls, network adapters, industrial robots, ATM machines, instrumentation devices, audio
equipment. This very robust kernel has also been FAA certified and is suitable for use in critical
systems common to aviation products. MicroC/OS-II, The Real-Time Kernel serves as an ideal
educational platform for numerous college and university real-time system courses.
JK microsystems' Flashlite 186
single board computer is a DOS based embedded controller powered by a 186 compatible microprocessor.
This cost-effective SBC is equipped with two serial ports, 44 digital I/O lines, 512K DRAM and 512K
Flash memory, and a socket for expanding non-volatile memory using M-Systems DiskOnChip products.
The available development kit that contains a Flashlite 186 controller, AC adapter, connector kit,
programming cable, schematic and CD with documentation, utilities, sample programs and source code.
The kit also includes the Borland C/C++ V4.52 software development tools (compiler & debugger with TASM) -
the same environment in which µC/OS-II was originally developed by Jean Labrosse.
JK microsystems offers the Flashlite 186 development kit for the exceptional price of $99
[Order now!] making it a low cost and ideal
evaluation platform for embedded engineers, software developers and students of
MicroC/OS-II, The Real-Time Kernel. For more information about µC/OS-II and
ordering Jean Labrosse's book, visit www.Micrium.com
µC/OS-II application note and software for Flashlite 186:
µCOS-II-flashlite-186.zip (434K)
Copyright © 1998-2004 JKmicrosystems, Inc.
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