Texas Instruments C28 Series Student Guide

Introduction to DSP/BIOS
DSP/BIOS Terminology
DSP/BIOS Terminology
thread
thread
a path of program execution
a path of program execution
scheduler
scheduler
a program that manages
a program that manages
threads
threads
preemption
preemption
the act of a higher priority thread
the act of a higher priority thread
interrupting a lower priority thread
interrupting a lower priority thread
post
post
an event signal that often makes a
an event signal that often makes a
thread “ready”
thread “ready”
pend
pend
When a thread waits for an event post
When a thread waits for an event post
semaphore
semaphore
a data object that tracks event
a data object that tracks event
occurrences (used by post and
occurrences (used by post and
pend
pend
)
)
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Texas Instruments C28 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Texas Instruments
Model	C28 Series
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English