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xSemaphoreCreateMutexStatic()
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xTimerStopFromISR()
xTimerChangePeriodFromISR()
xTimerResetFromISR()
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vTimerSetTimerID()
xTimerGetTimerDaemonTaskHandle()
xTimerPendFunctionCall()
xTimerPendFunctionCallFromISR()
pcTimerGetName()
xTimerGetPeriod()
xTimerGetExpiryTime()
uxTimerGetReloadMode()
Event Groups (or 'flags')
xEventGroupCreate()
xEventGroupCreateStatic()
vEventGroupDelete()
xEventGroupWaitBits()
xEventGroupSetBits()
xEventGroupSetBitsFromISR()
xEventGroupClearBits()
xEventGroupClearBitsFromISR()
xEventGroupGetBits()
xEventGroupGetBitsFromISR()
xEventGroupSync()
FreeRTOS-MPU Specific
xTaskCreateRestricted()
vTaskAllocateMPURegions()
'SWITCH_TO_USER_MODE()
Co-routines
CoRoutineHandle_t (type)
xCoRoutineCreate()
crDELAY()
crQUEUE_SEND()
crQUEUE_RECEIVE()
crQUEUE_SEND_FROM_ISR()
crQUEUE_RECEIVE_FROM_ISR()
vCoRoutineSchedule()
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This section provides a very brief introduction to real time and multitasking concepts. These must be understood before reading section 2.
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