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Mastering FreeRTOS for Embedded Systems Build Deterministic Real-Time Applications on Microcontrollers Using Tasks, Interrupts, Timers, and Hardware Optimization with Practical Projects Real-time embedded systems don't fail because they're slow - they fail because they're unpredictable. Mastering FreeRTOS for Embedded Systems is a complete, professional, and deeply practical guide for engineers, developers, and serious learners who want to design deterministic, reliable, and production-ready embedded systems using FreeRTOS. This book goes far beyond introductory tutorials and surface-level examples. It teaches you how real-time systems actually work - from task scheduling and interrupt handling to memory safety, timing analysis, and hardware-level optimization - with a strong emphasis on predictability, correctness, and real-world design practices. Whether you're transitioning from bare-metal programming, struggling with timing bugs and race conditions, or preparing for professional embedded roles, this book gives you the clarity and confidence to build systems that work every time, under all conditions. What You'll Learn Inside - The true meaning of real-time systems - hard vs soft real-time, deadlines, determinism, and jitter - FreeRTOS architecture explained clearly - tasks, scheduler, tick timer, memory models, and interrupts - How to design priority-driven, preemptive systems that never miss deadlines - Inter-task communication using queues, semaphores, mutexes, event groups, and task notifications - Safe and deterministic interrupt integration with FreeRTOS APIs - Memory allocation strategies, stack analysis, and overflow protection for long-running systems - WCET, latency, and jitter analysis using professional debugging and tracing techniques - Power-efficient real-time design using tickless idle and low-power modes - Proven design patterns for real-world embedded applications - Step-by-step hands-on projects that simulate real industrial use cases - Debugging workflows with SystemView, Tracealyzer, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes Hands-On, Practical, and Industry-Focused This book is project-driven, not theory-only. You'll build: - A real-time scheduler simulation on an MCU - Multitasking sensor and control systems - Communication-driven embedded architectures - Low-power deterministic sensor nodes - ISR-driven systems with full trace analysis - A complete real-time embedded controller using FreeRTOS Each project reinforces professional design habits used in automotive, industrial, medical, robotics, and IoT systems. Who This Book Is For - Embedded engineers using ARM Cortex-M, ESP32, RP2040, STM32, or RISC-V MCUs - Developers moving from bare-metal C to RTOS-based design - Students preparing for embedded systems interviews or industry roles - Professionals building reliable, real-time firmware for production systems - Anyone who wants to truly understand how FreeRTOS works under the hood No fluff. No copy-paste tutorials. Just clear explanations, solid engineering principles, and real-world results. Why This Book Stands Out Unlike most FreeRTOS books and courses, this guide focuses on: - Determinism over demos - Timing correctness over ""it seems to work"" - Professional debugging and validation techniques - Scalable architectures instead of single-file examples You won't just learn FreeRTOS - you'll learn how to think like a real-time systems engineer.

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