Keil RTX51, Manual

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Preface 1
Preface
This manual explains how to use the RTX51 Tiny Real-Time Operating System and gives
an overview of the functionality of RTX51 Full. The manual is not a detailed introduc-
tion to real-time applications and assumes that you are familiar with Keil C51, A51, the
related Utilities, the DOS operating system and the hardware and instruction set of the
8051 microcontrollers.
The following literature is recommended as an extensive introduction in the area of real-
time programming:
Deitel, H.M., Operating Systems, second edition,
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1990
Ripps, David, A Guide to Real-Time Programming, Englewood Cliffs, N.J,
Prentice Hall, 1988/
Allworth, S.T., Introduction to Real-Time Software Design,
Springer-Verlag Inc., New York
This user’s guide contains 6 parts:
Part 1: Overview, describes the functionality of a the RTX51 real-time opeating
systems and discusses the basic features and differences of RTX51 Tiny and
RTX51 Full. Also included are the technical data of RTX51 Full and
RTX51 Tiny.
Part 2: Requirements and Definitions, discusses the development tools and the
target system requirements of RTX51 Tiny, explains the terms used in the
the RTX51 Tiny manual and decribes the task definition.
Part 3: Creating RTX51 Tiny Applicaitons, describes the steps necessary to cre-
ate RTX51 Tiny applications.
Part 4: Library Functions, provides a reference for all RTX51 Tiny library rou-
tines.
Part 5: System Debugging, describes the stack handling of RTX51 Tiny and con-
tains information about the system debugging.
Part 6: Applications Examples, contains several examples using RTX51 Tiny and
describes the software development process. This information can be used
as a guideline for your real-time designs.