1.15 FreeRTOS Tickless Basic

This example application blinks an LED to show the FreeRTOS threads that are running and to indicate status in the FreeRTOS tickless idle mode.

Description

This demonstration creates a task which toggle an LED for every 500 ms.

Downloading and Building the Application

To clone or download this application from Github, go to the main page of this repository and then click Clone button to clone this repository or download as zip file. This content can also be downloaded using content manager by following these instructions.

Path of the application within the repository is apps/rtos/freertos/basic_freertos_tickless/firmware.

To build the application, refer to the following table and open the project using its IDE.

Project NameDescription
sam_e70_xult.XMPLABX project for SAM E70 Xplained Ultra Evaluation Kit

Setting Up the Hardware

The following table shows the target hardware for the application projects.

Project NameDescription
sam_e70_xult.XSAM E70 Xplained Ultra Evaluation Kit

Setting Up SAM E70 Xplained Ultra Evaluation Kit

  • Connect the Debug USB port on the board to the computer using a micro USB cable

Running the Application

  1. Build and program the application using its IDE.
  2. The LED indicates the success or failure.
    • The LED toggles on success i.e., for every 500 ms.
Refer to the following table for LED name:
BoardLED Name
SAM E70 Xplained Ultra Evaluation KitLED1