vApplicationIdleHook and xQueueReceive

Hi, I have the following code: void vApplicationIdleHook( void ) {     unsigned short temp; unsigned short  queuemessage;     if (xQueueReceive(xQueueExtEepromApl2Idle,  &queuemessage, 1)) {     temp = 2;    /* for test */    } else {     temp = 1;        /* for test */ } The call of the function "xQueueReceive" causes an "Bus Error Data Fetch" – exception. If i use the same in any other Task, everything seams to be fine. Is it not possible to use the queues inside the vApplicationIdleHook() ? Very you very much in advance Regards Karsten     }

vApplicationIdleHook and xQueueReceive

You cannot make a blocking function call in the idle hook. If you change the last parameter to 0 it will work. 0 means don’t block to wait for data.

vApplicationIdleHook and xQueueReceive

The Idle task is not allowed to block. The Idle hook runs as part of the Idle task xQueueReceive, unless given a 0 timeout parameter might block, violating the above rule. If Idle blocks, suddenly there is no task to run and schedule dies.

vApplicationIdleHook and xQueueReceive

Ok, I see. But does it work reliable if the xTicksToWait will be changed to 0 ?