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Mbed OS RTOS basic

This example application blinks an LED to show the Mbed OS RTOS threads that are running and to indicate status

Description

This demonstration creates a task which toggle an LED for every 500 ms.

Downloading and building the application

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Path of the application within the repository is apps/basic_mbed_os_rtos/firmware/

To build the application, refer to the following table and open the project using its IDE.

Project Name Description
sam_d21_xpro.X MPLABX Project for SAM D21 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit
sam_e54_xpro.X MPLABX project for SAM E54 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit
sam_e70_xult.X MPLABX project for SAM E70 Xplained Ultra Evaluation Kit
   

Setting up the hardware

The following table shows the target hardware for the application projects.

Project Name Board
sam_d21_xpro.X SAM D21 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit
sam_e54_xpro.X SAM E54 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit
sam_e70_xult.X SAM E70 Xplained Ultra Evaluation Kit
   

Setting up SAM D21 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit

  • Connect the Debug USB port on the board to the computer using a micro USB cable

Setting up SAM E54 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit

  • Connect the Debug USB port on the board to the computer using a micro USB cable

Setting up SAM E70 Xplained Ultra Evaluation Kit

  • Connect the Debug USB port on the board to the computer using a micro USB cable

Running the Application

  1. Build and program the application using the MPLAB X IDE
  2. The LED indicates the success or failure.
    • The LED toggles on success i.e. for every 500 ms.

Refer to the following table for LED name:



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