hello,
i am looking for an RTOS to use with my application for the 89V51RD2 microcontroller.
it is a basic application for reading GPS data and then sending it to a GSM based cell phone. in addition to this i will also include additional features which can be input using a keyboard. also i will continuously display the data on an LCD screen.
it seems to me that it could be done without an RTOS but nevertheless i would like to do it using an RTOS since i would consider this my entry point in the RTOS world.
Could you please recommend me any RTOS? i have searched the internet for some RTOS but i could not compare them and hence cannot decide which one to use.
Thanks in advance!
Yes, it certainly could.
In fact, I would venture to suggest that the majority of such applications do just that - especially on an 8051!
"i would consider this my entry point in the RTOS world"
As Per says, the 8051 really isn't representative for this.
"Could you please recommend me any RTOS?"
No. For an 8051, I would recommend that you do not use an RTOS.
As Per says, if you want to get into RTOS work, choose one of the many readily-available low-cost ARM Cortex-Mx boards.
Which RTOS you use probably doesn't matter - just look for a board which comes with a ready-to-use RTOS example (or examples).
Having said that, FreeRTOS seems quite widely used on such boards...
thanks for your reply. actually getting into an RTOS isnt my primary requirement right now. i just thought it would be a good idea to use an RTOS to accomplish what i was trying to do. for now i will try to do it without an RTOS. thanks for your inputs!