
FreeRTOS+IO provides a Linux/POSIX like open(), read(), write(), ioctl() type interface to peripheral driver libraries. It sits between a peripheral driver library and a user application to provide a single, common, interface to all supported peripherals across all supported platforms. The current board support package implementation(s) support UART, I2C and SPI operation, in both polled and interrupt driven modes. Support for non-serial peripherals will be added soon.
FreeRTOS+IO abstracts away the peripheral interface details, including the implementation of any interrupt service routines that may be required. Various different data transfer modes are catered for, using different techniques to both read and write data, making FreeRTOS+IO applicable to a wide range of applications.