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Interrupt Service Routines (ISRs) handle asynchronous hardware events (e.g., a sensor reading or timer overflow). To maintain system determinism, ISRs must follow the "short and fast" rule: Clear the hardware interrupt flag. Read or write the critical data.
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Jitter, or the variation in task execution arrival times, must be tightly controlled to prevent synchronization loss. Classification of Real-Time Systems
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A simple design pattern that executes tasks sequentially in an infinite while(1) loop.
Realtime systems are unforgiving, but with the right principles, practices, and portable documentation, you can build systems that are not just fast—but exactly on time. but with the right principles
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Scalability is poor; adding new features alters the timing of existing features.
Install an integrated development environment suited for your target architecture (e.g., STM32CubeIDE, Keil MDK, or a GCC cross-compiler toolchain for ARM/RISC-V).
Running your code on real hardware while simulating the external environment (sensors/motors) via another computer. The Deployment Process To "install" your firmware onto the target system: Build: Compile source code into a .bin or .hex file.