Preemptive Multitasking on an AVR Microcontroller
Preemptive multithreading for AVR microcontrollers. - TurkeyMcMac/avr_threads
Preemptive Multitasking on an AVR Microcontroller launched on May 25, 2020 with 63 votes, #865 of 4,813 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.
In plain words
This project implements preemptive multitasking capabilities on AVR microcontrollers, enabling multiple tasks to run concurrently on resource-constrained hardware. It is designed for developers building embedded systems who need task scheduling without the overhead of a full operating system. The implementation provides context switching and task management directly on AVR processors, making it useful for applications requiring parallel execution within the limitations of microcontroller environments.
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