UG235.05: Using Micrium OS (RTOS) with

Silicon Labs Connect

This chapter of the Connect User’s Guide describes how to run

the Silicon Labs Connect stack on top of the Micrium OS kernel, a

full-featured real-time operating system (RTOS) for embedded

systems. The Connect stack is delivered as part of the Silicon

Labs Flex SDK. The Connect User’s Guide assumes that you

have already installed the Simplicity Studio development environ-

ment and the Flex SDK, and that you are familiar with the basics

of configuring, compiling, and flashing Connect-based applica-

tions. Refer to UG235.01: Developing Code with Silicon Labs

Connect for an overview of the chapters in the Connect User’s

Guide.

The Connect User’s Guide is a series of documents that provides in-depth information

for developers who are using the Silicon Labs Connect Stack for their application devel-

opment. If you are new to Connect and the Flex SDK, see QSG138: Getting Started with

the Silicon Labs Flex Software Development Kit for the Wireless Gecko (EFR32™) Port-

folio.

Connect is supported for EFR32FG, EFR32MG1x, and EFR32BG1x.

KEY POINTS

• Introduces Micrium OS support.

• Discusses the Micrium RTOS plugin

features.

• Describes the Virtual NCP architecture

details.

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1. Introduction

The Silicon Labs Connect support for Micrium is integrated into the Silicon Labs Application Builder (AppBuilder) utility in Simplicity Stu-

dio. To enable this support requires very little effort on the part of application developers. For documentation on the Micrium OS, see

http://doc.micrium.com.

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Introduction

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