A kernel can be defined as the essential center of an operating system. The kernel is the core of an operating system that provides a set of basic services for the other parts of the operating system.

Part 1 shows how to build a software framework, choose between cache and DMA, and partition instructions and data for optimal performance. Part 3 explains how to optimize code placement and data ...

After introducing interrupts and the foreground/background architecture, I am finally ready to tackle the concept of a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS). In this first lesson on RTOS (commonly ...