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Azure RTOS software expansion #1646

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@rtek1000

Hello,

I would like to know if there is any prediction of using this RTOS on the Arduino platform.

I believe that ST is still adapting the tools to generate the code natively, as already mentioned, quoting the text:
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New STM32 series introduced starting from 2021 benefit from a direct integration of Azure® RTOS embedded software components within the matching STM32Cube MCU Package.

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This RTOS option looks very interesting and I hope it will be put to good use by embedded device developers. Many are still (myself included) underusing the potential of an ARM microcontroller, as if these were 8-bit RISC microcontrollers.

Here's a quote I found about it, in case anyone wants to start learning about it:

Azure® RTOS is a professional grade, highly reliable and market proven middleware suite:

  • Integrated and full featured RTOS. Learn more about ThreadX[1].
  • Industrial grade networking stack: optimized for performance coming with many IoT protocols. Learn more about NetX Duo[2].
  • Advanced Flash file system (FS) / Flash translation layer (FTL): fully featured to support NAND/NOR Flash memories. Learn more about FileX[3] and LevelX[4]
  • USB Host and Device stacks coming with many classes. Learn more about USBX[5].
  • Safety pre-certifications (from MSFT): IEC 61508 SIL4, IEC 62304 Class C and ISO 26262 ASIL D
  • Security pre-certifications (from MSFT): EAL4+ for TLS/DTLS, FIPS 140-2 for software cryptographic library
  • With Azure® RTOS complementing the extensive STM32Cube ecosystem providing free development tools, software bricks, and software Expansion Packages, STM32 users can also leverage the rich services of Azure® RTOS, which meet the needs of tiny, smart, connected devices.

For currently public STM32 series (introduced up to 2020), Azure® RTOS integration is planned as a software STM32Cube Expansion Package enhanced for the STM32 Toolset (such as X-CUBE-AZRTOS-H7[6] for the STM32H7 Series[7]). The expansion is built on STM32Cube software technology to make the portability across different STM32 microcontrollers easy and to allow the user to benefit from STM32CubeMX[8] or STM32CubeIDE[9] software tools native features alongside the Azure® RTOS applications. New STM32 series introduced starting from 2021 benefit from a direct integration of Azure® RTOS embedded software components within the matching STM32Cube MCU Package. For instance, for the STM32U5 Series, the matching STM32Cube MCU Package named STM32CubeU5 features Azure® RTOS directly.

Once integrated within STM32Cube, whether in an STM32Cube Expansion or MCU Package, Azure® RTOS benefits from many additions done by STMicroelectronics:

  • Ability to use Azure® RTOS MW with some level of configurability directly within STM32CubeMX
  • Addition of many examples for standard evaluation boards from STMicroelectronics: STM32 Nucleo, Discovery kits and Eval boards, thus, reducing the learning curve and ensuring a smooth application development experience with Azure® RTOS and STM32 MCUs.
  • Addition of material helping with migration effort
  • Addition of training material

https://wiki.st.com/stm32mcu/wiki/STM32CoreMW_overview

Thank you.

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