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*** ChibiOS next Release Notes. ***
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ChibiOS next is composed of several independent but inter-operable
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sub-projects: RT, NIL, HAL.
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*** ChibiOS next highlights ****
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This release is focused on RTOS general improvements, both RT and NIL received
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a series of important new features.
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*** ChibiOS next general improvements ***
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- Rationalized source tree to reduce code duplication.
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- Shared RTOS components, now allocators, mailboxes and binary semaphores
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are usable by both RT and NIL.
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- Shared ports architecture. Now RTOS ports work for both RT and NIL, no
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more duplication.
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- Enhanced shell.
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*** What's new in RT 4.0.0 ***
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- Common ports architecture.
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- Ability to use the new shared RTOS components.
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- Enhanced trace buffer, it is able to store events regarding not just threads
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but also IRQs, halts and user events.
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2016-02-24 10:28:43 +00:00
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- Enhanced Registry, it is now possible to find threads by name or by pointer.
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2016-02-22 13:12:50 +00:00
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- New threading API, now creating static threads is even faster.
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- Extended priority range to 1..255.
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- Experimental NASA OSAL implementation.
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*** What's new in HAL 4.1.0 ***
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*** What's new in NIL 2.0.0 ***
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- Common ports architecture.
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- Ability to use the new shared RTOS components.
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- State checker.
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- Parameter checks.
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