Practice Pendsv And Systick (3.2.3) - The ARM Cortex-M0 Processor Architecture: Part 2
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PendSV and SysTick

Practice - PendSV and SysTick

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is PendSV primarily used for?

💡 Hint: Think about how tasks are paused and resumed.

Question 2 Easy

What role does SysTick play in the Cortex-M0?

💡 Hint: Recall how timing is crucial in various applications.

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Question 1

What does PendSV stand for?

Pendable Service Interrupt
Pending Service Interrupt
Processable Service Interrupt

💡 Hint: Think about its functionality in task management.

Question 2

True or False: SysTick is used for generating one-time interrupts only.

True
False

💡 Hint: Reflect on its naming; 'Tick' implies recurrence.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a simple embedded system using PendSV and SysTick that manages three tasks: temperature logging, LCD display updates, and alarm notifications. Explain how these components interact.

💡 Hint: Consider how often each task needs to run simultaneously.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate the performance impact of excessive context switching versus optimizing task intervals with SysTick. Discuss potential solutions to manage this in a real-time system.

💡 Hint: Think about balancing task loads.

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