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This module describes the basics of the TI DSP/BIOS Task Module (TSK).

Introduction

DSP/BIOS provides several different managers manage threads of execution. One of them is the Task Manager (TSK). This module explains the basics of TSK objects and use. This module only explains the use of static TSK objects which are set up using the configuration tool.

Reading

  • SPRU423 TMS320 DSP/BIOS Users Guide: Read the section on Tasks

Tsk module

Tasks are independent threads of code that conceptually run concurrently. The processor time is shared among the tasks. Each task has a priority which is used to determine which task gets processor time.

Each task has its own stack to store local variables, nesting function calls and for saving the task state when it is preempted. The stack size can be set individually for each task.

A task is always in one of four states

  • Running , which means the task is the one actually executing on the system’s processor;
  • Ready , which means the task is scheduled for execution subject to processor availability;
  • Blocked , which means the task cannot execute until a particular event occurs within the system; or
  • Terminated , which means the task is “terminated” and does not execute again.

Figure 1 shows a state transition diagram for a task. There is only one thread in the TSK_RUNNING state. When a task is in the TSK_RUNNING state all the other tasks in the TSK_READY state are at the same or lower priority. When a task of higher priority enters the TSK_READY state a preemption immediately occurs and the running task enters the TSK_READY state and the higher priority task enters the TSK_RUNNING state. Tasks can become blocked when a resource is unavailable or when some other event that causes blocking occurs. Semaphores are used to synchronize access to resources and can cause a task to block. When the resource becomes available the task enters the TSK_READY state.

State transition diagram for a task

To create a TSK object, open the configuration file, right click on Scheduling->TSK and select Insert TSK . You can right click on the object and select Properties to change its properties. Set the TSK priority on the General tab. Click on the Function tab and put the function name (preceded by an underscore) in for the function you want to handle the TSK. Figure 2 shows a view of the configuration file where the TSKs can be seen in their corresponding priority. Notice that the TSK_idle is priority 0 and it is reserved. This is the idle task.

When your program runs, the tasks with the same priority will get initialized in the order that they are shown in the configuration tool.

Configuration file showing TSKs and priorities

There are many functions in the TSK module. Some of the more commonly used ones are:

  • TSK_disable - Disable DSP/BIOS task scheduler
  • TSK_enable - Enable DSP/BIOS task scheduler
  • TSK_yield - Yield processor to equal priority task
  • TSK_sleep - Delay execution of the current task

As an example, suppose there are two task at the same priority as shown in the configuration file in Figure 3. To set up the threads of execution, change the Function properties to _funTSK0 for task TSK0 and _funTSK 1 for task TSK1 as shown in Figure 4.

Configuration tool showing two tasks at Priority 1

Function name for the Task

Then the main.c file will need two functions funTSK0 and funTSK1 as shown in the following listing.

#include<std.h>#include<log.h>#include<tsk.h>#include "tskcfg.h"Void main() {}Void funTSK0() {LOG_printf(&trace, "TSK0 Start"); TSK_yield();LOG_printf(&trace, "TSK0 Main"); TSK_yield();LOG_printf(&trace, "TSK0 Finish"); }Void funTSK1(){ LOG_printf(&trace, "TSK1 Start"); TSK_yield();LOG_printf(&trace, "TSK1 Main"); TSK_yield();LOG_printf(&trace, "TSK1 Finish"); }

When the program starts, the TSK0 runs first since it is the first on the list under Priority 1. It will print one statement and then yield to another task at the same priority, which will be TSK1. TSK1 will then begin its execution. The result of the whole run is:

TSK0 Start TSK1 StartTSK0 Main TSK1 MainTSK0 Finish TSK1 Finish

Viewing objects

Whe debugging a project it is important to see the characteristics of the components in your project. When using DSP/BIOS in CCS it is possible to view the DSP/BIOS objects and their properties using the RTSC Object Viewer (ROV). RTSC is Real Time Software Components which is a standard for developing software modules/libraries.

To view the DSP/BIOS v5.x objects and properties in the debug mode, select Tools->ROV . This will bring up a window that looks like the following figure.

RTSC Object Viewer

This figure shows the TSK module and the two tasks in the project. Notice the different properties that can be seen for each task.

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