Function Overview

The following list provides a brief overview of all CMSIS-RTOS functions. Functions marked with $ are optional. A CMSIS RTOS implementation may not provided functions, but this is clearly indicated with osFeatureXXXX defines.

• Kernel Information and Control
  • osKernelInitialize : Initialize the RTOS kernel.
  • osKernelStart : Start the RTOS kernel.
  • osKernelRunning : Query if the RTOS kernel is running.

• Thread Management
  • osThreadCreate : Start execution of a thread function.
  • osThreadTerminate : Stop execution of a thread function.
  • osThreadYield : Pass execution to next ready thread function.
  • osThreadGetId : Get the thread identifier to reference this thread.
  • osThreadSetPriority : Change the execution priority of a thread function.
  • osThreadGetPriority : Obtain the current execution priority of a thread function.

• Generic Wait Functions
  • osDelay : Wait for a specified time.
  • osWait $ : Wait for any event of the type Signal, Message, or Mail.

• Timer Management $
  • osTimerCreate : Define attributes of the timer callback function.
  • osTimerStart : Start or restart the timer with a time value.
  • osTimerStop : Stop the timer.
  • osTimerDelete : Delete a timer.

• Signal Management
  • osSignalSet : Set signal flags of a thread.
  • osSignalClear : Reset signal flags of a thread.
  • osSignalGet : Read signal flags of a thread.
  • osSignalWait : Suspend execution until specific signal flags are set.

• Mutex Management $
  • osMutexCreate : Define and initialize a mutex.
  • osMutexWait : Obtain a mutex or Wait until it becomes available.
  • osMutexRelease : Release a mutex.
  • osMutexDelete : Delete a mutex.

• Semaphore Management $
  • osSemaphoreCreate : Define and initialize a semaphore.
  • osSemaphoreWait : Obtain a semaphore token or Wait until it becomes available.
  • osSemaphoreRelease : Release a semaphore token.
  • osSemaphoreDelete : Delete a semaphore.

• Memory Pool Management $
  • osPoolCreate : Define and initialize a fix-size memory pool.
  • osPoolAlloc : Allocate a memory block.
  • osPoolCAlloc : Allocate a memory block and zero-set this block.
  • osPoolFree : Return a memory block to the memory pool.

• Message Queue Management $
  • osMessageCreate : Define and initialize a message queue.
  • osMessagePut : Put a message into a message queue.
  • osMessageGet : Get a message or suspend thread execution until message arrives.

• Mail Queue Management $
  • osMailCreate : Define and initialize a mail queue with fix-size memory blocks.
  • osMailAlloc : Allocate a memory block.
  • osMailCAlloc : Allocate a memory block and zero-set this block.
  • osMailPut : Put a memory block into a mail queue.
  • osMailGet : Get a mail or suspend thread execution until mail arrives.
  • osMailFree : Return a memory block to the mail queue.