From 587086d34d5c002dd33be2523be9d84018eb759d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bernard Xiong Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 23:36:51 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 11 +++++------ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7aa3854ca..014d5d328 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/RT-Thread/rt-thread.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/RT-Thread/rt-thread) [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/RT-Thread/rt-thread?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge) -RT-Thread is an open source real-time operating system for embedded devices from China. RT-Thread RTOS is a scalable real-time operating system: a tiny kernel for ARM Cortex-M0, Cortex-M3/4/7, or a rich feature system like ARM Cortex-A8, ARM Cortex-A9 DualCore etc. +RT-Thread is an open source real-time operating system for embedded devices from China, which has strong scalability: from a tiny kernel running on a tiny core, for example ARM Cortex-M0, or Cortex-M3/4/7, to a rich feature system running on ARM Cortex-A8, ARM Cortex-A9 DualCore etc. ## Overview ## -RT-Thread RTOS like a traditional real-time operating system. The kernel has real-time multi-task scheduling, semaphore, mutex, mail box, message queue etc. However, it has two different things: +RT-Thread RTOS like a traditional real-time operating system. The kernel has real-time multi-task scheduling, semaphore, mutex, mail box, message queue etc. However, it has three different things: * Device Driver; * Component; * Application Module -The device driver is more like a driver framework, UART, IIC, SPI, SDIO, USB device/host, EMAC, MTD NAND etc. The developer can easily add low level driver and board configuration, then he/she can use lots of features. +The device driver is more like a driver framework, UART, IIC, SPI, SDIO, USB device/host, EMAC, MTD NAND etc. The developer can easily add low level driver and board configuration, then combined with the upper framework, he/she can use lots of features. The Component is a software concept upon RT-Thread kernel, for example a shell (finsh/msh shell), virtual file system (FAT, YAFFS, UFFS, ROM/RAM file system etc), TCP/IP protocol stack (lwIP), POSIX (thread) interface etc. One component must be a directory under RT-Thread/Components and one component can be descripted by a SConscript file (then be compiled and linked into the system). @@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ As a special exception, including RT-Thread RTOS header files in a file, instant ## Usage ## RT-Thread RTOS uses [scons](http://www.scons.org) as building system. Therefore, please install scons and Python 2.7 firstly. - So far, the RT-Thread scons building system support the command line compile or generate some IDE's project. There are some option varaibles in the scons building script (rtconfig.py): * ```CROSS_TOOL``` the compiler which you want to use, gcc/keil/iar. @@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ When you set these variables correctly, you can use command: under BSP directory to simplely compile RT-Thread RTOS. If you want to generate the IDE's project file, you can use command: -s + scons --target=mdk/mdk4/mdk5/iar/cb -s to generate the project file. @@ -67,4 +66,4 @@ NOTE: RT-Thread scons building system will tailor the system according to your r ## Contribution ## -Thank all of RT-Thread Developers. +Please refer the contributors in the github. Thank all of RT-Thread Developers. -- GitLab