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Re: How to have a routine waiting till a variable is written by anotherroutine

Started by Jeff Brower December 14, 2006
Sara-

> I am writing code on a DSP5510 (CCS 3.1.23, BIOS 4.90.02.10) using C
> language.
>
> Is there any means in the BIOS to have a routine waiting (without
> pooling or charging too much the CPU) till
> a variable is changed by another routine?

Look for semaphore and mailbox functions in DSP/BIOS.

-Jeff