VxWorks Program Development Practice

Author: Chen Zhiyu Wen Yanjun Chen Qi
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book introduces the embedded real-time multitasking operating system VxWorks and its host environment Tornado, and practically describes the program development process on it. The book provides a detailed explanation of the various important components of VxWorks, including the multitasking environment, memory management, IO system (including character devices), file system, and network communication. At the end of each chapter, there are common questions and answers (FAQs) to help readers promptly resolve issues encountered during development. This book is primarily aimed at software developers with some VxWorks experience or embedded development experience, but certain chapters are also very helpful for beginners, such as basic concepts and general development processes. This book can help VxWorks software developers better utilize the platform, understand its internal mechanisms, and extend platform functionality.