Example to use Separate Task to Execute a Command

[mikep]

Here is a simple example of how to use a separate task to perform some operation; in this case flip a I/O port bit to sound a buzzer (zero turns on the buzzer). If the buzzer is already on then no action is taken. The example shows how to wake up a sleeping task so that it can start the action right away and then control is passed back to the caller. At a later time the task asynchronously ends the action.

Here is some of the example output: