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The FreeRTOS Real-time Kernel is a highly successful operating system for use in embedded microcontrollers. Downloaded more than 150,000 times in two years, it is a professional grade kernel which can be used in commercial applications completely free of charge. This book is a concise, step by step, 'hands on' guide that describes both general multitasking concepts and FreeRTOS specifics. It presents and explains sixteen examples that are written using the FreeRTOS API and target various Cortex-M3 implementations. A chapter is included that describes FreeRTOS-MPU - the FreeRTOS Cortex-M3 port that includes integrated Memory Protection Unit (MPU) support, although the example projects do not make use of the MPU. Note - This book is a step by step 'hands on' guide. It does not contain a complete API reference. An API reference manual is available in pdf format from http://www.freertos.org/Documentation.