Theory of Operation

RTX51 Tiny uses and manages resources of your target system. Many aspects of RTX51 Tiny may be configured on a project by project basis.

• Timer Tick Interrupt
  Discusses the periodic timer interrupt that drives the RTOS.
• Tasks
  Describes the concept of tasks in RTX51 Tiny.
• Task Management
  Describes how RTX51 Tiny manages tasks and the various task states.
• Events
  Discusses how events may be used to trigger a task.
• Task Scheduler
  Provides details of how the scheduler manages tasks.
• Round-Robin Task Switching
  Describes how to use round-robin task switching.
• Cooperative Task Switching
  Describes how to use cooperative task switching.
• Idle Task
  Discusses the RTX51 Tiny idle task.
• Stack Management
  Provides details on how RTX51 Tiny manages the 8051 hardware stack.