Configuring a FreeRTOS kernel port

This section provides instructions for integrating a port of the FreeRTOS kernel into a FreeRTOS port-testing project. For a list of available kernel ports, see FreeRTOS kernel ports.

FreeRTOS uses the FreeRTOS kernel for multitasking and intertask communications. For more information, see the FreeRTOS kernel fundamentals in the FreeRTOS User Guide and FreeRTOS.org.

Note

Porting the FreeRTOS kernel to a new architecture is not included in this documentation. If you are interested, contact the FreeRTOS engineering team.

For the FreeRTOS Qualification program, only existing FreeRTOS kernel ports are supported. Modifications to these ports are not accepted within the program. Review the FreeRTOS kernel port policy for more information.

Prerequisites

To set up the FreeRTOS kernel for porting, you need the following:

• An official FreeRTOS kernel port, or FreeRTOS supported ports for the target platform.

• An IDE project that includes the correct FreeRTOS kernel port files for the target platform and compiler. For information about setting up a test project, see Setting up your workspace and project for porting.

Configuring the FreeRTOS kernel

FreeRTOS kernel is customized using a configuration file called FreeRTOSConfig.h. This file specifies application-specific configuration settings for the kernel. For a description of each configuration option, see Customization on FreeRTOS.org.

To configure the FreeRTOS kernel to work with your device, include FreeRTOSConfig.h, and modify any additional FreeRTOS configurations.

For a description of each configuration option, see Customization configurations on FreeRTOS.org.

Testing

• Run a simple FreeRTOS task to log a message to serial output console.

• Verify that the message outputs to console as expected.