IAR PowerPac RTOS User Guide

PrefaceWelcome to the IAR PowerPac RTOS for ARM Cores. The purpose of this guide is to provide you with detailedreference information that can help you to use the IAR PowerPac RTOS to best suit your applicationrequirements.Who should read this guideYou should read this guide if you plan to develop an embedded system using IAR PowerPac RTOS and need to getdetailed reference information about it. This document assumes that you already have a solid knowledge of thefollowing:● The software tools used for building your application (assembler, linker, C compiler)● The C programming language● The target processor● DOS command line.If you feel that your knowledge of C is not sufficient, we recommend The C Programming Language by Kernighan andRichie (ISBN 0-13-1103628), which describes the standard in C-programming and, in newer editions, also covers theANSI C standard.How to use this guideThe intention of this guide is to give you a CPU- and compiler-independent introduction to IAR PowerPac RTOS andto be a reference for all IAR PowerPac RTOS API functions.For a quick and easy startup with IAR PowerPac RTOS, refer to Chapter 2 in the CPU & Compiler Specifics manualof IAR PowerPac RTOS documentation, which includes a step-by-step introduction to using IAR PowerPac RTOS.Document conventionsTYPOGRAPHIC CONVENTIONS FOR SYNTAXThis guide uses the following typographic conventions:StyleKeywordParameterSampleReferenceGUIElementEmphasisUsed forTable 1: Typographic conventionsText that you enter at the command-prompt or that appears on the display (that is systemfunctions, file- or pathnames).Parameters in API functions.Sample code in program examples.Reference to chapters, tables and figures or other documents.Buttons, dialog boxes, menu names, menu commands.Very important sectionsPPRTOS-2 3