Another slightly more light-weight option could be to use an asymmetric =

coroutine implementation, e.g. Protothreads or Leanslice (which is part =

of the CC8e compiler). Very nice stuff if you do not really need/like =

all parts of an RTOS.

http://www.bknd.com/leanslice/index.shtml

http://www.sics.se/~adam/pt/

G=F6khan SEVER wrote:

>I had forgotten to add proper tag to my posting. Apologies for that..
>
>Here is my original mail:
>
>Goodafternoon all,  // Now is morning in here :)
>
>I've seen some different OS ports for PIC18. But not sure which one is more
>effecitve and less painfull to design.
>
>SalvoRTOS, PIC18OS, FreeRTOS, uC/OS-II for PIC18..
>
>Whats your comments on that?
>
>Thanks,
>G=F6khan SEVER.
>
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>Xiaofan Chen replied after some time:
>
>
>I guess none of them are really useful for hobbyist project.
>
>PIC18OS and FreeRTOS are free and open source so I think they might
>be worth studying.
>
>Regards,
>Xiaofan
>
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>
>And i've replied and realized that i've forgotten to add the tag ;(
>
>
>Thank you very much for your guidelines.
>
>I hankered after Pumkin Salvo (http://www.pumpkininc.com/) which has huge
>support for Microchip's devices. PIC12|14000|16|17|18 *PICmicro*(r) MCUs a=
nd
>also for *PIC24* MCUs and *dsPIC*(r) DSCs. Besides its  ported other mcus =
as
>well. Lots application notes and programming examples are very significant
>on the view point of novice programmer. Restricted-demo version can be
>downloaded from that page.
>
>The most ported RTOS should be Micrium's. Huge range of mcu list..
>MicroC/OS-II,
>The Real-Time Kernel<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1578201039/jea=
njlabro>book
>is very outstanding but i dont think its a good starting point for the
>starter rtos app developer.
>
>Although Salvo can be good candidate for me to get started on that topic,
>the full version's price way over my budget. If i can find some help i will
>stick to free alternatives.
>
>Again thanks,
>G=F6khan SEVER.
>
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