Course

Course Title L T P C
Code
2161EC121 REAL TIME OPERATING SYSTEM 4 0 0 4

a) Course Category
Program Core

b) Preamble
This course introduces the concept and development procedures of real-time operating
system for a selected embedded architecture.

c) Prerequisite
Nil

d) Related Courses
Nil

e) Course Outcome
Upon the successful completion of the course, student will be able to:

Knowledge Level
(Based on revised
CO Nos. Course Outcomes
Bloom’s
Taxonomy)

CO1 Explain fundamentals of real-time operating system. K2

Implement task management functions for any ARM processor
CO2 K3
architecture.
Implement task scheduler functions for any ARM processor
CO3 K3
architecture.
Implement task synchronization functions for any ARM
CO4 K3
processor architecture.
Implement inter task communication functions for any ARM
CO5 K3
processor architecture.

f) Course Content
UNIT I RTOS INTRODUCTION 12

Introduction to Operating System: Functions, Structure – Need for RTOS – RTOS Characteristics –
Kernel components – reentrant functions – foreground/background systems –interrupt
mechanism – bootloader – RTOS based system development process – RTOS porting.
Introduction to ARM Controllers – ARM7 Programming.
UNIT II TASK MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS 12

Task structure – task types: kernel task, application task – task states – task priorities – context
switching – implementation on ARM7 Controllers: task structure, stack, context switch functions,
task wait list, setting/changing task priority, system task, task creation/deletion, delaying a task.

UNIT III TASK SCHEDULER FUNCTIONS 12

Task scheduling algorithms: preemptive, nonpreemptive, fixed priority, dynamic priority – RTOS
initialization – implementation on ARM7 Controllers: scheduler initialization, scheduler
suspend/resume, round robin scheduler, preemptive, nonpreemptive, Earliest Deadline First
scheduler, Rate Monotonic Scheduler.

UNIT IV TASK SYNCHRONIZATION FUNCTIONS 12

Mutual exclusion – deadlock: occurrence, avoidance – semaphores – semaphore management

functions – implementation on ARM7 Controllers: semaphore structure, semaphore wait list,
semaphore creation/deletion, waiting on semaphore, signaling a semaphore, obtaining status of
semaphore.

UNIT V INTER TASK COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS 12

Need for communication – Inter task communication objects: mailbox, message queue – mailbox
management functions – message queue management functions – implementation on ARM7
Controllers: memory partitions, mailbox waiting list, mailbox creation/deletion, waiting for
message, sending a message, reading a message, obtaining status of mailbox.

Total 60 Hours
g) Learning Resources

Textbooks
1. J.J.Labrosse, “MicroC/OS-II: The Real Time Kernel”, Taylor & Francis, 2002.
2. A.N.Sloss, D.Symes and C.Wright, “ARM System Developer’s Guide – Designing and
Optimizing System Software”, Elsevier, 2014.

References
1. B.W.Kernighan and D.Ritchie, “C Programming Language”, Prentice Hall, 1998.
2. J.J.Labrosse, “Embedded Systems Building Blocks: Complete and Ready-to-use Modules in C”,
Taylor & Francis, 2000.