# NuttX RTOS Porting Guide

Last Updated: December 21, 2011

# Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction
2.0 Directory Structure

2.1 Documentation 2.2 arch/

2.2.1 Subdirectory Structure
2.2.2 Summary of Files
2.2.3 Supported Architectures

2.3 binfmt/
2.4 configs/

2.4.1 Subdirectory Structure
2.4.2 Summary of Files

2.4.2.1 Board Specific Logic
2.4.2.2 Board Specific Configuration Sub-Directories

2.4.3 Supported Boards

2.5 nuttx/drivers/
2.6 nuttx/fs/
2.7 nuttx/graphics/
2.8 nuttx/include/
2.9 nuttx/lib/
2.10 nuttx/libxx/
2.11 nuttx/mm/
2.12 nuttx/net
2.13 nuttx/sched/
2.14 nuttx/syscall/
2.15 nuttx/tools/
2.16 nuttx/Makefile
2.17 apps/netutils
2.18 apps/nshlib
2.19 apps/examples/

3.0 Configuring and Building

3.1 Configuring NuttX
3.2 Building NuttX

4.0 Architecture APIs

4.1 APIs Exported by Architecture-Specific Logic to NuttX

4.1.1 `up_initialize()`
4.1.2 `up_idle()`
4.1.3 `up_initial_state()`
4.1.4 `up_create_stack()`
4.1.5 `up_use_stack()`
4.1.6 `up_release_stack()`
4.1.7 `up_unblock_task()`
4.1.8 `up_block_task()`
4.1.9 `up_release_pending()`
4.1.10 `up_reprioritize_rtr()`
4.1.11 `_exit()`
4.1.12 `up_assert()`
4.1.13 `up_schedule_sigaction()`
4.1.14 `up_allocate_heap()`
4.1.15 `up_interrupt_context()`
4.1.16 `up_disable_irq()`
4.1.17 `up_enable_irq()`
4.1.18 `up_prioritize_irq()` 4.1.19 `up_putc()` 4.1.20 System Time and Clock

4.2 APIs Exported by NuttX to Architecture-Specific Logic

4.2.1 `os_start()`
4.2.2 OS List Management APIs
4.2.3 `sched_process_timer()`
4.2.4 `irq_dispatch()`

4.3 On-Demand Paging
4.4 LED Support

4.3.1 Header Files
4.3.2 LED Definitions
4.3.3 Common LED interfaces

5.0 NuttX File System
6.0 NuttX Device Drivers

6.1 Character Device Drivers
6.2 Block Device Drivers
6.3 Specialized Device Drivers

6.3.1 Ethernet Device Drivers
6.3.2 SPI Device Drivers
6.3.3 I2C Device Drivers
6.3.4 Serial Device Drivers
6.3.5 Frame Buffer Drivers
6.3.6 LCD Drivers
6.3.7 Memory Technology Device Drivers
6.3.8 SDIO Device Drivers
6.3.9 USB Host-Side Drivers
6.3.10 USB Device-Side Drivers
6.3.11 Analog (ADC/DAC) Drivers
6.3.12 PWM Drivers
6.3.13 CAN Drivers

6.4 Power Management

6.4.1 Overview
6.4.2 Interfaces
6.4.3 Callbacks

Appendix A: NuttX Configuration Settings
Appendix B: Trademarks

# 1.0 Introduction

Overview This document provides and overview of the NuttX build and configuration logic and provides hints for the incorporation of new processor/board architectures into the build.

See also `arch/README.txt` and `configs/README.txt`.

# 2.0 Directory Structure

Directory Structure. The general directly layout for NuttX is very similar to the directory structure of the Linux kernel -- at least at the most superficial layers. At the top level is the main makefile and a series of sub-directories identified below and discussed in the following paragraphs:

    .
    |- nuttx
    |   |-- Makefile
    |   |-- Documentation
    |   |   `-- (documentation files)/
    |   |-- arch/
    |   |   |-- <arch-name>/
    |   |   |   |-- include/
    |   |   |   |   |--<chip-name>/
    |   |   |   |   |  `-- (chip-specific header files)
    |   |   |   |   |--<other-chips>/
    |   |   |   |   `-- (architecture-specific header files)
    |   |   |   `-- src/
    |   |   |       |--<chip-name>/
    |   |   |       |  `-- (chip-specific source files)
    |   |   |       |--<other-chips>/
    |   |   |       `-- (architecture-specific source files)
    |   |   `-- <other-architecture directories>/
    |   |-- binfmt/
    |   |   |-- Makefile
    |   |   |-- (binfmt-specific sub-directories)/
    |   |   |   `-- (binfmt-specific source files)
    |   |   `-- (common binfmt source files)
    |   |-- configs/
    |   |   |-- <board-name>/
    |   |   |   |-- include/
    |   |   |   |   `-- (other board-specific header files)
    |   |   |   |-- src/
    |   |   |   |   `-- (board-specific source files)
    |   |   |   |---<config-name>/
    |   |   |   |   `-- (board configuration-specific source files)
    |   |   |   `---(other configuration sub-directories for this board)/
    |   |   `-- <(other board directories)>/
    |   |-- drivers/
    |   |   |-- Makefile
    |   |   |-- (driver-specific sub-directories)/
    |   |   |   `-- (driver-specific source files)
    |   |   `-- (common driver source files)
    |   |-- fs/
    |   |   |-- Makefile
    |   |   |-- (file system-specific sub-directories)/
    |   |   |   `-- (file system-specific source files)
    |   |   `-- (common file system source files)
    |   |-- graphics/
    |   |   |-- Makefile
    |   |   |-- (feature-specific sub-directories)/
    |   |   |   `-- (feature-specific source files library source files)
    |   |   `-- (common graphics-related source files)
    |   |-- include/
    |   |   |-- (standard header files)
    |   |   |-- (standard include sub-directories)
    |   |   |   `-- (more standard header files)
    |   |   |-- (non-standard include sub-directories)
    |   |       `-- (non-standard header files)
    |   |-- lib/
    |   |   |-- Makefile
    |   |   `-- (lib source files)
    |   |-- libxx/
    |   |   |-- Makefile
    |   |   `-- (libxx management source files)
    |   |-- mm/
    |   |   |-- Makefile
    |   |   `-- (memory management source files)
    |   |-- net/
    |   |   |-- Makefile
    |   |   |-- uip/
    |   |   |   `-- (uip source files)
    |   |   `-- (BSD socket source files)
    |   |-- sched/
    |   |   |-- Makefile
    |   |   `-- (sched source files)
    |   |-- syscall/
    |   |   |-- Makefile
    |   |   `-- (syscall source files)
    |   `-- tools/
    |       `-- (miscellaneous scripts and programs)
    `- apps
        |-- netutils/
        |   |-- Makefile
        |   |-- (network feature sub-directories)/
        |   |   `-- (network feature source files)
        |   `-- (netutils common files)
        |--  nshlib/
        |   |-- Makefile
        |   `-- NuttShell (NSH) files
        |-- (Board-specific applications)/
        |   |-- Makefile
        |   |-- (Board-specific application sub-directories)/
        |   |   `-- (Board-specific application source files)
        |   `-- (Board-specific common files)
        `-- examples/
            `-- (example)/
                |-- Makefile
                `-- (example source files)

Configuration Files. The NuttX configuration consists of:

- Processor architecture specific files. These are the files contained in the `arch/`<arch-name>`/` directory and are discussed in a paragraph below.
- Chip/SoC specific files. Each processor processor architecture is embedded in chip or System-on-a-Chip (SoC) architecture. The full chip architecture includes the processor architecture plus chip-specific interrupt logic, clocking logic, general purpose I/O (GIO) logic, and specialized, internal peripherals (such as UARTs, USB, etc.).

  These chip-specific files are contained within chip-specific sub-directories in the `arch/`<arch-name>`/` directory and are selected via the `CONFIG_ARCH_name` selection.

- Board specific configurations. In order to be usable, the chip must be contained in a board environment. The board configuration defines additional properties of the board including such things as peripheral LEDs, external peripherals (such as network, USB, etc.).

  These board-specific configuration files can be found in the `configs/`<board-name>`/` sub-directories and are discussed in a paragraph below.

## 2.1 Documentation

General documentation for the NuttX OS resides in this directory.

## 2.2 nuttx/arch

### 2.2.1 Subdirectory Structure

This directory contains several sub-directories, each containing architecture-specific logic. The task of porting NuttX to a new processor consists of add a new subdirectory under `arch/` containing logic specific to the new architecture. The complete board port in is defined by the architecture-specific code in this directory (plus the board-specific configurations in the `config/` subdirectory). Each architecture must provide a subdirectory, <arch-name> under `arch/` with the following characteristics:

    <arch-name>/
    |-- include/
    |   |--<chip-name>/
    |   |  `-- (chip-specific header files)
    |   |--<other-chips>/
    |   |-- arch.h
    |   |-- irq.h
    |   |-- types.h
    |   |-- limits.h
    |   `-- syscall.h
    `-- src/
        |--<chip-name>/
        |  `-- (chip-specific source files)
        |--<other-chips>/
        |-- Makefile
        `-- (architecture-specific source files)

### 2.2.2 Summary of Files

- `include/`<chip-name>`/` This sub-directory contains chip-specific header files.
- `include/arch.h`: This is a hook for any architecture specific definitions that may be needed by the system. It is included by `include/nuttx/arch.h`.
- `include/types.h`: This provides architecture/toolchain-specific definitions for standard types. This file should `typedef`:
  `_int8_t, _uint8_t, _int16_t, _uint16_t, _int32_t, _uint32_t_t`

  and if the architecture supports 24- or 64-bit integers

  `_int24_t, _uint24_t, int64_t, uint64_t`

  NOTE that these type names have a leading underscore character. This file will be included(indirectly) by include/stdint.h and typedef'ed to the final name without the underscore character. This roundabout way of doings things allows the stdint.h to be removed from the include/ directory in the event that the user prefers to use the definitions provided by their toolchain header files

  And finally

  `irqstate_t`

  Must be defined to the be the size required to hold the interrupt enable/disable state.

  This file will be included by include/sys/types.h and be made available to all files.

- `include/irq.h`: This file needs to define some architecture specific functions (usually inline if the compiler supports inlining) and some structures. These include:
  - `struct xcptcontext`: This structures represents the saved context of a thread.
  - `irqstate_t irqsave(void)`: Used to disable all interrupts.
  - `void irqrestore(irqstate_t flags)`: Used to restore interrupt enables to the same state as before `irqsave()` was called.

  This file must also define `NR_IRQS`, the total number of IRQs supported by the board.

- `include/syscall.h`: This file needs to define some architecture specific functions (usually inline if the compiler supports inlining) to support software interrupts or syscalls that can be used all from user-mode applications into kernel-mode NuttX functions. This directory must always be provided to prevent compilation errors. However, it need only contain valid function declarations if the architecture supports the `CONFIG_NUTTX_KERNEL` configuration.
  - `uintptr_t sys_call0(unsigned int nbr)`: `nbr` is one of the system call numbers that can be found in `include/sys/syscall.h`. This function will perform a system call with no (additional) parameters.
  - `uintptr_t sys_call1(unsigned int nbr, uintptr_t parm1)`: `nbr` is one of the system call numbers that can be found in `include/sys/syscall.h`. This function will perform a system call with one (additional) parameter.
  - `uintptr_t sys_call2(unsigned int nbr, uintptr_t parm1, uintptr_t parm2)`: `nbr` is one of the system call numbers that can be found in `include/sys/syscall.h`. This function will perform a system call with two (additional) parameters.
  - `uintptr_t sys_call3(unsigned int nbr, uintptr_t parm1, uintptr_t parm2, uintptr_t parm3)`: `nbr` is one of the system call numbers that can be found in `include/sys/syscall.h`. This function will perform a system call with three (additional) parameters.
  - `uintptr_t sys_call4(unsigned int nbr, uintptr_t parm1, uintptr_t parm2, uintptr_t parm3, uintptr_t parm4)`: `nbr` is one of the system call numbers that can be found in `include/sys/syscall.h`. This function will perform a system call with four (additional) parameters.
  - `uintptr_t sys_call5(unsigned int nbr, uintptr_t parm1, uintptr_t parm2, uintptr_t parm3, uintptr_t parm4, uintptr_t parm5)`: `nbr` is one of the system call numbers that can be found in `include/sys/syscall.h`. This function will perform a system call with five (additional) parameters.
  - `uintptr_t sys_call6(unsigned int nbr, uintptr_t parm1, uintptr_t parm2, uintptr_t parm3, uintptr_t parm4, uintptr_t parm5, uintptr_t parm6)`: `nbr` is one of the system call numbers that can be found in `include/sys/syscall.h`. This function will perform a system call with six (additional) parameters.

  This file must also define `NR_IRQS`, the total number of IRQs supported by the board.

- `src/`<chip-name>`/` This sub-directory contains chip-specific source files.
- `src/Makefile`: This makefile will be executed to build the targets `src/libup.a` and `src/up_head.o`. The `up_head.o` file holds the entry point into the system (power-on reset entry point, for example). It will be used in the final link with `libup.a` and other system archives to generate the final executable.
- (architecture-specific source files). The file `include/nuttx/arch.h` identifies all of the APIs that must be provided by the architecture specific logic. (It also includes `arch/`<arch-name>`/arch.h` as described above).

### 2.2.3 Supported Architectures

Architecture- and Chip-Specific Directories. All processor architecture-specific directories are maintained in sub-directories of the `arch/` directory. Different chips or SoC's may implement the same processor core. Chip-specific logic can be found in sub-directories under the architecture directory. Current architecture/chip directories are summarized below:

- `arch/sim`: A user-mode port of NuttX to the x86 Linux platform is available. The purpose of this port is primarily to support OS feature development. This port does not support interrupts or a real timer (and hence no round robin scheduler) Otherwise, it is complete.

NOTE: This target will not run on Cygwin probably for many reasons but first off because it uses some of the same symbols as does cygwind.dll.

- `arch/arm`: This directory holds common ARM architectures. At present, this includes the following subdirectories:
  - `arch/arm/include` and `arch/arm/src/common`: Common ARM logic.
  - `arch/arm/include/c5471` and `arch/arm/src/c5471`: TI TMS320C5471 (also called TMS320DM180 or just C5471). NuttX operates on the ARM7 of this dual core processor. This port is complete, verified, and included in the NuttX release 0.1.1.
  - `arch/arm/include/dm320` and `arch/arm/src/dm320`: TI TMS320DM320 (also called just DM320). NuttX operates on the ARM9EJS of this dual core processor. This port complete, verified, and included in the NuttX release 0.2.1.
  - `arch/arm/include/lpc214x` and `arch/arm/src/lpc214x`: These directories provide support for NXP LPC214x family of processors. STATUS: This port boots and passes the OS test (apps/examples/ostest). The port is complete and verified. As of NuttX 0.3.17, the port includes: timer interrupts, serial console, USB driver, and SPI-based MMC/SD card support. A verified NuttShell configuration is also available.
- `configs/mcu123-lpc214x`: The mcu123.com lpc214x development board. This is a work in progress.
- `arch/m68322` A work in progress.
- `arch/8051`: 8051 Microcontroller. This port is not quite ready for prime time.
- `arch/z16f`: Zilog z16f Microcontroller. This port uses the Zilog z16f2800100zcog Development Kit. This port was released with nuttx-0.3.7.
- `arch/z80`: This directory holds 8-bit ZiLOG architectures. At present, this includes the Zilog z80, ez80Acclaim! and z8Encore! Microcontrollers.
  - `arch/z80/include` and `arch/z80/src/common`: Common logic.
  - `arch/z80/include/z80` and `arch/z80/src/z80`: The Z80 port was released in nuttx-0.3.6 has been verified using only a z80 instruction simulator. The set simulator can be found in the NuttX SVN at http://nuttx.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/nuttx/trunk/misc/sims/z80sim. This port also uses the SDCC toolchain (http://sdcc.sourceforge.net/") (verified with version 2.6.0 and 2.7.0).
  - `arch/z80/include/ez80` and `arch/z80/src/ez80`: The ez80Acclaim! port uses the ZiLOG ez80f0910200kitg development kit, eZ80F091 part, with the Zilog ZDS-II Windows command line tools. The development environment is Cygwin under WinXP. This is a work in progress. Verified ez80 support will be announced in a future NuttX release.
  - `arch/z80/include/z8` and `arch/z80/src/z8`: The Z8Encore! port uses either the ZiLOG z8encore000zco development kit, Z8F6403 part, or the z8f64200100kit development kit, Z8F6423 part with the Zilog ZDS-II Windows command line tools. The development environment is Cygwin under WinXP. The initial release, verified only on the ZDS-II ez8 simulator, was released in nuttx-0.3.9.

Deprecated Architecture Directories. The following architecture directories are deprecated. They have been replaced by the logic in `arm/arm` and will deleted when `arch/arm` is fully verified.

- `arch/c5471`: Replaced with `arch/arm/include/c5471` and `arch/arm/src/c5471`.
- `arch/dm320`: Replaced with `arch/arm/include/dm320` and `arch/arm/src/dm320`.

Other ports for the for the TI TMS320DM270 and for MIPS are in various states of progress

## 2.3 nuttx/binfmt

The `binfmt/` subdirectory contains logic for loading binaries in the file system into memory in a form that can be used to execute them.

## 2.4 nuttx/configs

The `configs/` subdirectory contains configuration data for each board. These board-specific configurations plus the architecture-specific configurations in the `arch/` subdirectory complete define a customized port of NuttX.

### 2.4.1 Subdirectory Structure

The configs directory contains board specific configuration files. Each board must provide a subdirectory <board-name> under `configs/` with the following characteristics:

    <board-name>
    |-- include/
    |   |-- board.h
    |   `-- (board-specific header files)
    |-- src/
    |   |-- Makefile
    |   `-- (board-specific source files)
    |-- <config1-dir>
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   |-- defconfig
    |   |-- appconfig1
    |   `-- setenv.sh
    |-- <config2-dir>
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   |-- defconfig
    |   |-- appconfig1
    |   `-- setenv.sh
    |   ...
    `-- (other board-specific configuration sub-directories)/

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### 2.4.2 Summary of Files

#### 2.4.2.1 Board Specific Logic

- `include/`: This directory contains board specific header files. This directory will be linked as `include/arch/board` at configuration time and can be included via `#include <arch/board/header.h>`. These header file can only be included by files in `arch/`<arch-name>`/include/` and `arch/`<arch-name>`/src/`.
- `src/`: This directory contains board specific drivers. This directory will be linked as <config>arch/<arch-name>`/src/board` at configuration time and will be integrated into the build system.
- `src/Makefile`: This makefile will be invoked to build the board specific drivers. It must support the following targets: `libext$(LIBEXT)`, `clean`, and `distclean`.

#### 2.4.2.2 Board Specific Configuration Sub-Directories

The `configs/`<board-name>`/` sub-directory holds all of the files that are necessary to configure NuttX for the particular board. A board may have various different configurations using the common source files. Each board configuration is described by three files: `Make.defs`, `defconfig`, and `setenv.sh`. Typically, each set of configuration files is retained in a separate configuration sub-directory (<config1-dir>, <config2-dir>, .. in the above diagram). The procedure for configuring NuttX is described below, This paragraph will describe the contents of these configuration files.

- `Make.defs`: This makefile fragment provides architecture and tool-specific build options. It will be included by all other makefiles in the build (once it is installed). This make fragment should define:
  - Tools: CC, LD, AR, NM, OBJCOPY, OBJDUMP
  - Tool options: CFLAGS, LDFLAGS
  - COMPILE, ASSEMBLE, ARCHIVE, CLEAN, and MKDEP macros

  When this makefile fragment runs, it will be passed TOPDIR which is the path to the root directory of the build. This makefile fragment may include ${TOPDIR}/.config to perform configuration specific settings. For example, the CFLAGS will most likely be different if CONFIG_DEBUG=y.

- `defconfig`: This is a configuration file similar to the Linux configuration file. In contains variable/value pairs like:

  - `CONFIG_VARIABLE`=value

  This configuration file will be used at build time:

  1. As a makefile fragment included in other makefiles, and
  2. to generate `include/nuttx/config.h` which is included by most C files in the system.

- `appconfig`: This is another configuration file that is specific to the application. This file is copied into the application build directory when NuttX is configured. See `../apps/README.txt` for further details.

- `setenv.sh`: This is a script that you can include that will be installed at the top level of the directory structure and can be sourced to set any necessary environment variables. You will most likely have to customize the default `setenv.sh` script in order for it to work correctly in your environment.

### 2.4.3 Supported Boards

All of the specific boards supported by NuttX are identified below. These are the specific <board-name>'s that may be used to configure NuttX as described below.

- `configs/avr32dev1`: This is a port of NuttX to the Atmel AVR32DEV1 board. That board is based on the Atmel AT32UC3B0256 MCU and uses a specially patched version of the GNU toolchain: The patches provide support for the AVR32 family. That patched GNU toolchain is available only from the Atmel website. STATUS: This port is functional but very basic. There are configurations for NSH and the OS test.
- `configs/c5471evm`: This is a port to the Spectrum Digital C5471 evaluation board. The C5471 is a dual core processor from TI with an ARM7TDMI general purpose processor and a c54 DSP. It is also known as TMS320DA180 or just DA180. NuttX runs on the ARM core and is built with with a GNU arm-elf toolchain under Linux or Cygwin. This port is complete and verified.
- `configs/demo9s12ne64`: Feescale DMO9S12NE64 board based on the MC9S12NE64 hcs12 cpu. This port uses the m9s12x GCC toolchain. STATUS: (Still) under development; it is code complete but has not yet been verified.
- `configs/detron`: This is a NuttX port to the Detron LPC1768 board from Decio Renno (Detron Electronica)
- `configs/ea3131`: Embedded Artists EA3131 Development bard. This board is based on the an NXP LPC3131 MCU. This OS is built with the arm-elf toolchain. STATUS: This port is complete and mature.
- `configs/eagle100`: Micromint Eagle-100 Development board. This board is based on the an ARM Cortex-M3 MCU, the Luminary LM3S6918. This OS is built with the arm-elf toolchain. STATUS: This port is complete and mature.
- `configs/ez80f0910200kitg` ez80Acclaim! Microcontroller. This port use the Zilog ez80f0910200kitg development kit, eZ80F091 part, and the Zilog ZDS-II Windows command line tools. The development environment is Cygwin under WinXP.
- `configs/ez80f910200zco`: ez80Acclaim! Microcontroller. This port use the Zilog ez80f0910200zco development kit, eZ80F091 part, and the Zilog ZDS-II Windows command line tools. The development environment is Cygwin under WinXP.
- `configs/lm3s6965-ek`: Stellaris LM3S6965 Evaluation Kit. This board is based on the an ARM Cortex-M3 MCU, the Luminary/TI LM3S6965. This OS is built with the arm-elf toolchain. STATUS: This port is complete and mature.
- `configs/lm3s8962-ek`: Stellaris LMS38962 Evaluation Kit. STATUS: contributed.
- `configs/lpcxpresso-lpc1768`: Embedded Artists base board with NXP LPCExpresso LPC1768. This board is based on the NXP LPC1768. The Code Red toolchain is used by default. STATUS: Under development.
- `configs/m68322evb`: This is a partial port for the venerable m68322evb board from Motorola. This port was never completed and there are no plans to complete. It will probably just be removed from the source tree at some point.
- `configs/mbed`: The configurations in this directory support the mbed board (http://mbed.org) that features the NXP LPC1768 microcontroller. This OS is also built with the arm-elf toolchain. STATUS: Contributed.
- `configs/mcu123-lpc214x`: This port is for the NXP LPC2148 as provided on the mcu123.com lpc214x development board. This OS is also built with the arm-elf toolchain* under Linux or Cygwin. The port supports serial, timer0, spi, and usb.
- `configs/mx1ads`: This is a port to the Motorola MX1ADS development board. That board is based on the Freescale i.MX1 processor. The i.MX1 is an ARM920T. STATUS: This port is nearly code complete but was never fully integrated due to tool-related issues.
- `configs/ne64badge`: Future Electronics Group NE64 /PoE Badge board based on the MC9S12NE64 hcs12 cpu. This port uses the m9s12x GCC toolchain. STATUS: Under development. The port is code-complete but has not yet been fully tested.
- `configs/ntosd-dm320`: This port uses the Neuros OSD with a GNU arm-elf toolchain* under Linux or Cygwin. See Neuros Wiki for further information. NuttX operates on the ARM9EJS of this dual core processor. STATUS: This port is code complete, verified, and included in the NuttX 0.2.1 release.
- `configs/nucleus2g`: This port uses the Nucleus 2G board (with Babel CAN board). This board features an NXP LPC1768 processor. See the 2G Engineering website for more information about the Nucleus 2G.
- `configs/olimex-lpc1766stk`: This port uses the Olimex LPC1766-STK board and a GNU GCC toolchain under Linux or Cygwin. STATUS: Complete and mature.
- `configs/olimex-lpc2378`: This port uses the Olimex-lpc2378 board and a GNU arm-elf toolchain under Linux or Cygwin. STATUS: ostest and NSH configurations available.
- `configs/olimex-strp711`: This port uses the Olimex STR-P711 board arm-elf toolchain* under Linux or Cygwin. See the Olimex web site for further information. STATUS: Configurations for the basic OS test and NSH are complete and verified.
- `configs/pcblogic-pic32mx`: This is the port of NuttX to the PIC32MX board from PCB Logic Design Co. This board features the MicroChip PIC32MX460F512L. The board is a very simple -- little more than a carrier for the PIC32 MCU plus voltage regulation, debug interface, and an OTG connector. STATUS: Code complete but testing has been stalled due to tool related problems (PICkit 2 does not work with the PIC32).
- `configs/pjrc-8051`: 8051 Microcontroller. This port uses the PJRC 87C52 development system and the SDCC toolchain under Linux or Cygwin. This port is not quite ready for prime time.
- `configs/qemu-i486`: Port of NuttX to QEMU in i486 mode. This port will also run on real i486 hardwared (Google the Bifferboard).
- `configs/rgmp`: RGMP stands for RTOS and GPOS on Multi-Processor. RGMP is a project for running GPOS and RTOS simultaneously on multi-processor platforms. You can port your favorite RTOS to RGMP together with an unmodified Linux to form a hybrid operating system. This makes your application able to use both RTOS and GPOS features. See the RGMP Wiki for further information about RGMP.
- `configs/sam3u-ek`: The port of NuttX to the Atmel SAM3U-EK development board.
- `configs/skp16c26`: Renesas M16C processor on the Renesas SKP16C26 StarterKit. This port uses the GNU m32c toolchain. STATUS: The port is complete but untested due to issues with compiler internal errors.
- `configs/stm3210e-eval`: STMicro STM3210E-EVAL development board based on the STMicro STM32F103ZET6 microcontroller (ARM Cortex-M3). This port uses the GNU Cortex-M3 toolchain.
- `configs/sim`: A user-mode port of NuttX to the x86 Linux platform is available. The purpose of this port is primarily to support OS feature development. This port does not support interrupts or a real timer (and hence no round robin scheduler) Otherwise, it is complete.
- `configs/us7032evb1`: This is a port of the Hitachi SH-1 on the Hitachi SH-1/US7032EVB1 board. STATUS: This port is available as of release 0.3.18 of NuttX. The port is basically complete and many examples run correctly. However, there are remaining instabilities that make the port un-usable. The nature of these is not understood; the behavior is that certain SH-1 instructions stop working as advertised. This could be a silicon problem, some pipeline issue that is not handled properly by the gcc 3.4.5 toolchain (which has very limited SH-1 support to begin with), or perhaps with the CMON debugger. At any rate, I have exhausted all of the energy that I am willing to put into this cool old processor for the time being.
- `configs/vsn`: ISOTEL NetClamps VSN V1.2 ready2go sensor network platform based on the STMicro STM32F103RET6. Contributed by Uros Platise. See the Isotel web site for further information about the NetClamps board.
- `configs/xtrs`: TRS80 Model 3. This port uses a vintage computer based on the Z80. An emulator for this computer is available to run TRS80 programs on a Linux platform (http://www.tim-mann.org/xtrs.html).
- `configs/z16f2800100zcog` z16f Microcontroller. This port use the Zilog z16f2800100zcog development kit and the Zilog ZDS-II Windows command line tools. The development environment is Cygwin under WinXP.
- `configs/z80sim`: z80 Microcontroller. This port uses a Z80 instruction set simulator. That simulator can be found in the NuttX SVN here. This port also the SDCC toolchain under Linux or Cygwin(verified with version 2.6.0).
- `configs/z8encore000zco` z8Encore! Microcontroller. This port use the Zilog z8encore000zco development kit, Z8F6403 part, and the Zilog ZDS-II Windows command line tools. The development environment is Cygwin under WinXP.
- `configs/z8encore000zco` z8Encore! Microcontroller. This port use the Zilog z8f64200100kit development kit, Z8F6423 part, and the Zilog ZDS-II Windows command line tools. The development environment is Cygwin under WinXP.
- `configs/z8f64200100kit`: z8Encore! Microcontroller. This port use the Zilog z8f64200100kit development kit, Z8F6423 part, and the Zilog ZDS-II Windows command line tools. The development environment is Cygwin under WinXP.

> * A customized version of the buildroot is available to build these toolchains under Linux or Cygwin.

## 2.5 nuttx/drivers

This directory holds architecture-independent device drivers.

    drivers/
    |-- Makefile
    |-- analog/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (Common ADC and DAC driver source files)
    |-- bch/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (bch driver source files)
    |-- input/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (Common touchscreen and keypad driver source files)
    |-- lcd/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (Common LCD driver source files)
    |-- mmcsd/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (Common MMC/SD card driver source files)
    |-- mtd/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (Common memory technology device driver source files)
    |-- net/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (Common network driver source files)
    |-- sensors/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (Common sensor driver source files)
    |-- serial/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (Common front-end character drivers for chip-specific UARTs)
    |-- usbdev/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (Common USB device driver source files)
    |-- usbhost/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (Common USB host driver source files)
    |-- wirelss/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (Common wireless driver source files)
    `-- (Various common driver source files)

## 2.6 nuttx/fs

This directory contains the NuttX file system. This file system is described below.

    fs/
    |-- Makefile
    |-- fat/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (FAT file system source files)
    |-- mmap/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (RAM-based file mapping source files)
    |-- nxffs/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (NuttX Flash File System (NXFFS) source files)
    |-- romfs/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (ROMFS file system source files)
     `-- (common file system source files)

## 2.7 nuttx/graphics

This directory contains files for graphics/video support under NuttX.

    graphics/
    |-- Makefile
    |-- nxbe/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (NuttX graphics back-end (NXBE) source files)
    |-- nxfont/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (NuttX graphics font-related (NXFONT) source files)
    |-- nxglib/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (NuttX graphics library (NXGL) source files)
    |-- nxmu/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (NuttX graphics multi-user (NXMU) server source files)
    |-- nxsu/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (NuttX graphics single-user (NXSU) source files)
    `-- (common file system source files)

## 2.8 nuttx/include

This directory holds NuttX header files. Standard header files file retained in can be included in the normal fashion:

`include <stdio.h>`
`include <sys/types.h>`
etc.

Directory structure:

    include/
    |-- (standard header files)
    |-- arpa/
    |   `-- (Standard header files)
    |-- cxx/
    |   `-- (C++ standard header files)
    |-- net/
    |   `-- uip/
    |       `-- (uIP specific header files)
    |-- netinet/
    |   `-- (Standard header files)
    |-- nuttx/
    |   `-- (NuttX specific header files)
    `- sys/
        `-- (More standard header files)
    </per>

## 2.9 nuttx/lib

This directory holds a collection of standard libc-like functions with custom interfaces into NuttX.

Normally the logic in this file builds to a single library (`liblib.a`). However, if NuttX is built as a separately compiled kernel (with `CONFIG_NUTTX_KERNEL=y`), then the contents of this directory are built as two libraries: One for use by user programs (`libulib.a`) and one for use only within the <kernel> space (`libklib.a`).

These user/kernel space libraries (along with the sycalls of `nuttx/syscall`) are needed to support the two differing protection domains.

Directory structure:

    lib/
    |-- libgen/
    |   `-- (Implementation of functions from libgen.h)
    |-- math/
    |   `-- (Implementation of functions from fixedmath.h)
    |-- misc/
    |   `-- (Implementation of miscellaneous library functions)
    |-- mqueue/
    |   `-- (Implementation of some functions from mqueue.h)
    |-- net/
    |   `-- (Implementation of network-related library functions)
    |-- queue/
    |   `-- (Implementation of functions from queue.h)
    |-- sched/
    |   `-- (Implementation of some functions from sched.h)
    |-- semaphore/
    |   `-- (Implementation of some functions from semaphore.h)
    |-- signal/
    |   `-- (Implementation of some functions from signal.h)
    |-- stdio/
    |   `-- (Implementation of functions from stdio.h)
    |-- stdlib/
    |   `-- (Implementation of functions from stdlib.h)
    |-- string/
    |   `-- (Implementation of functions from string.h)
    |-- time/
    |   `-- (Implementation of some functions from time.h)
    `-- unistd/
        `-- (Implementation of some functions from unistd.h)
    </per>

## 2.10 nuttx/libxx

This directory holds a tiny, minimal standard std C++ that can be used to build some, simple C++ applications in NuttX.

## 2.11 nuttx/mm

This is the NuttX memory manager.

## 2.12 nuttx/net

This directory contains the implementation of the socket APIs. The subdirectory, `uip` contains the uIP port.

## 2.13 nuttx/sched

The files forming core of the NuttX RTOS reside here.

## 2.14 nuttx/syscall

If NuttX is built as a separately compiled kernel (with `CONFIG_NUTTX_KERNEL=y`), then the contents of this directory are built. This directory holds a syscall interface that can be used for communication between user-mode applications and the kernel-mode RTOS.

## 2.15 nuttx/tools

This directory holds a collection of tools and scripts to simplify configuring, building and maintaining NuttX.

    tools/
    |-- Makefile.host
    |-- Makefile.export
    |-- README.txt
    |-- configure.sh
    |-- cfgparser.c
    |-- cfgparser.h
    |-- define.sh
    |-- incdir.sh
    |-- indent.sh
    |-- link.sh
    |-- mkconfig.c
    |-- mkdeps.sh
    |-- mkexport.sh
    |-- mkimage.sh
    |-- mknulldeps.sh
    |-- mkromfsimg.sh
    |-- mksyscall.c
    |-- mkversion.c
    |-- unlink.sh
    |-- version.sh
    |-- winlink.sh
    `-- zipme.sh

Refer to the README file in the `tools` directory for more information about the individual files. Some of these tools are discussed below as well in the discussion of configuring and building NuttX.

## 2.16 nuttx/Makefile

The top-level `Makefile` in the `${TOPDIR}` directory contains all of the top-level control logic to build NuttX. Use of this `Makefile` to build NuttX is described below.

## 2.17 apps/netutils

This directory contains most of the network applications. Some of these are original with NuttX (like tftpc and dhcpd) and others were leveraged from the uIP-1.0 apps directory. As the uIP apps/README says, these applications "are not all heavily tested."

    netutils/
    |-- Makefile
    |-- dhcp/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (dhcp source files)
    |-- dhcpd/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (dhcpd source files)
    |-- resolv/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (resolv source files)
    |-- smtp/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (smtp source files)
    |-- telnetd/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (telnetd source files)
    |-- tftpc/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (tftpc source files)
    |-- thttpd/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (thttpd source files)
    |-- uiplib/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (uiplib source files)
    |-- weblclient/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (webclient source files)
    |-- webserver/
    |   |-- Make.defs
    |   `-- (webserver source files)
    `-- (netutils common files)

## 2.18 apps/nshlib

This directory contains for the core of the NuttShell (NSH) application.

## 2.19 apps/examples

Example and test programs to build against.

# 3.0 Configuring and Building

## 3.1 Configuring NuttX

Manual Configuration. Configuring NuttX requires only copying the board-specific configuration files into the top level directory which appears in the make files as the make variable, `${TOPDIR}`. This could be done manually as follows:

- Copy `configs/`<board-name>`/[`<config-dir>`/]Make.defs` to `${TOPDIR}/Make.defs`,
- Copy `configs/`<board-name>`/[`<config-dir>`/]setenv.sh` to `${TOPDIR}/setenv.sh`, and
- Copy `configs/`<board-name>`/[`<config-dir>`/]defconfig` to `${TOPDIR}/.config`

And if `configs/`<board-name>`/[`<config-dir>`/appconfig` exists in the board configuration directory:

- Copy `configs/`<board-name>`/[`<config-dir>`/appconfig` to <app-dir>`/.config`
- `echo "APPS_LOC=\"<app-dir>\"" >> "${TOPDIR}/.config"`

Where <board-name> is the name of one of the sub-directories of the NuttX `configs/` directory. This sub-directory name corresponds to one of the supported boards identified above. <config-dir> is the optional, specific configuration directory for the board. And <app-dir> is the location of the optonal application directory.

Automated Configuration. There is a script that automates these steps. The following steps will accomplish the same configuration:

      cd tools
      ./configure.sh <board-name>[/<config-dir>]

And if `configs/`<board-name>`/[`<config-dir>`/appconfig` exists and your application directory is not in the standard loction (<config>../apps</config>), then you should also specify the location of the application directory on the command line like:

      cd tools
      ./configure.sh -a <app-dir> <board-name>[/<config-dir>]

Version Files. The NuttX build expects to find a version file located in the top-level NuttX build directory. That version file is called `.version`. The correct version file is installed in each versioned NuttX released. However, if you are working from an SVN snapshot, then there will be no version file. If there is no version file, the top-level `Makefile` will create a dummy `.version` file on the first make. This dummy version file will contain all zeroes for version information. If that is not what you want, they you should run the `version.sh` script to create a better `.version` file.

You can get help information from the `version.sh` script using the `-h` option. For example:

    $ tools/version.sh -h
    tools/version.sh is a tool for generation of proper version files for the NuttX build

    USAGE: tools/version.sh [-d|-h] [-b build] -v <major.minor> <outfile-path>

    Where:
            -d
                    Enable script debug
            -h
                    show this help message and exit
            -v <major.minor>
                    The NuttX version number expressed a major and minor number separated
                    by a period
            <outfile-path>
                    The full path to the version file to be created

As an example, the following command will generate a version file for version 6.1 using the current SVN revision number:

    tools/version.h -v 6.1 .version

The `.version` file is also used during the build process to create a C header file at `include/nuttx/version.h` that contains the same version information. That version file may be used by your C applications for, as an example, reporting version information.

Additional Configuration Steps. The remainder of configuration steps will be performed by `${TOPDIR}/Makefile` the first time the system is built as described below.

## 3.2 Building NuttX

Building NuttX. Once NuttX has been configured as described above, it may be built as follows:

    cd ${TOPDIR}
    source ./setenv.sh
    make

The `${TOPDIR}` directory holds:

- The top level `Makefile` that controls the NuttX build.

That directory also holds:

- The makefile fragment `.config` that describes the current configuration.
- The makefile fragment `Make.defs` that provides customized build targets, and
- The shell script `setenv.sh` that sets up the configuration environment for the build.

The `setenv.sh` contains Linux/Cygwin environmental settings that are needed for the build. The specific environmental definitions are unique for each board but should include, as a minimum, updates to the `PATH` variable to include the full path to the architecture-specific toolchain identified in `Make.defs`. The `setenv.sh` only needs to be source'ed at the beginning of a session. The system can be re-made subsequently by just typing `make`.

First Time Make. Additional configuration actions will be taken the first time that system is built. These additional steps include:

- Auto-generating the file `include/nuttx/config.h` using the `${TOPDIR}/.config` file.
- Auto-generating the file `${TOPDIR}/.version` with version 0.0 if one does not exist.
- Auto-generating the file `include/nuttx/version.h` using the `${TOPDIR}/.version` file.
- Creating a link to `${TOPDIR}/arch/`<arch-name>`/include` at `${TOPDIR}/include/arch`.
- Creating a link to `${TOPDIR}/configs/`<board-name>`/include` at `${TOPDIR}/include/arch/board`.
- Creating a link to `${TOPDIR}/configs/`<board-name>`/src` at `${TOPDIR}/arch/`<arch-name>`/src/board`
- Creating a link to `${APPDIR}/include` at `${TOPDIR}/include/apps`
- Creating make dependencies.

# 4.0 Architecture APIs

The file `include/nuttx/arch.h` identifies by prototype all of the APIs that must be provided by the architecture specific logic. The internal OS APIs that architecture-specific logic must interface with also also identified in `include/nuttx/arch.h` or in other header files.

## 4.1 APIs Exported by Architecture-Specific Logic to NuttX

### 4.1.1 `up_initialize()`

Prototype: `void up_initialize(void);`

Description. `up_initialize()` will be called once during OS initialization after the basic OS services have been initialized. The architecture specific details of initializing the OS will be handled here. Such things as setting up interrupt service routines, starting the clock, and registering device drivers are some of the things that are different for each processor and hardware platform.

`up_initialize()` is called after the OS initialized but before the init process has been started and before the libraries have been initialized. OS services and driver services are available.

### 4.1.2 `up_idle()`

Prototype: `void up_idle(void);`

Description. `up_idle()` is the logic that will be executed when their is no other ready-to-run task. This is processor idle time and will continue until some interrupt occurs to cause a context switch from the idle task.

Processing in this state may be processor-specific. e.g., this is where power management operations might be performed.

### 4.1.3 `up_initial_state()`

Prototype: `void up_initial_state(FAR _TCB *tcb);`

Description. A new thread is being started and a new TCB has been created. This function is called to initialize the processor specific portions of the new TCB.

This function must setup the initial architecture registers and/or stack so that execution will begin at tcb->start on the next context switch.

This function may also need to set up processor registers so that the new thread executes with the correct privileges. If `CONFIG_NUTTX_KERNEL` has been selected in the NuttX configuration, then special initialization may need to be performed depending on the task type specified in the TCB's flags field: Kernel threads will require kernel-mode privileges; User tasks and pthreads should have only user-mode privileges. If `CONFIG_NUTTX_KERNEL` has not been selected, then all threads should have kernel-mode privileges.

### 4.1.4 `up_create_stack()`

Prototype: `STATUS up_create_stack(FAR _TCB *tcb, size_t stack_size);`

Description. Allocate a stack for a new thread and setup up stack-related information in the TCB.

The following TCB fields must be initialized:

- `adj_stack_size`: Stack size after adjustment for hardware, processor, etc. This value is retained only for debug purposes.
- `stack_alloc_ptr`: Pointer to allocated stack
- `adj_stack_ptr`: Adjusted `stack_alloc_ptr` for HW. The initial value of the stack pointer.

This API is NOT required if `CONFIG_CUSTOM_STACK` is defined.

Inputs:

- `tcb`: The TCB of new task.
- `stack_size`: The requested stack size. At least this much must be allocated.

### 4.1.5 `up_use_stack()`

Prototype: `STATUS up_use_stack(FAR _TCB *tcb, FAR void *stack, size_t stack_size);`

Description. Setup up stack-related information in the TCB using pre-allocated stack memory.

The following TCB fields must be initialized:

- `adj_stack_size`: Stack size after adjustment for hardware, processor, etc. This value is retained only for debug purposes.
- `stack_alloc_ptr`: Pointer to allocated stack
- `adj_stack_ptr`: Adjusted `stack_alloc_ptr` for HW. The initial value of the stack pointer.

This API is NOT required if `CONFIG_CUSTOM_STACK` is defined.

Inputs:

- `tcb`: The TCB of new task.
- `stack_size`: The allocated stack size.

### 4.1.6 `up_release_stack()`

Prototype: `void up_release_stack(FAR _TCB *dtcb);`

Description. A task has been stopped. Free all stack related resources retained int the defunct TCB.

This API is NOT required if `CONFIG_CUSTOM_STACK` is defined.

### 4.1.7 `up_unblock_task()`

Prototype: `void up_unblock_task(FAR _TCB *tcb);`

Description. A task is currently in an inactive task list but has been prepped to execute. Move the TCB to the ready-to-run list, restore its context, and start execution.

This function is called only from the NuttX scheduling logic. Interrupts will always be disabled when this function is called.

Inputs:

- `tcb`: Refers to the tcb to be unblocked. This tcb is in one of the waiting tasks lists. It must be moved to the ready-to-run list and, if it is the highest priority ready to run tasks, executed.

### 4.1.8 `up_block_task()`

Prototype: `void up_block_task(FAR _TCB *tcb, tstate_t task_state);`

Description. The currently executing task at the head of the ready to run list must be stopped. Save its context and move it to the inactive list specified by task_state. This function is called only from the NuttX scheduling logic. Interrupts will always be disabled when this function is called.

Inputs:

- `tcb`: Refers to a task in the ready-to-run list (normally the task at the head of the list). It most be stopped, its context saved and moved into one of the waiting task lists. It it was the task at the head of the ready-to-run list, then a context to the new ready to run task must be performed.
- `task_state`: Specifies which waiting task list should be hold the blocked task TCB.

### 4.1.9 `up_release_pending()`

Prototype: `void up_release_pending(void);`

Description. When tasks become ready-to-run but cannot run because pre-emption is disabled, they are placed into a pending task list. This function releases and makes ready-to-run all of the tasks that have collected in the pending task list. This can cause a context switch if a new task is placed at the head of the ready to run list.

This function is called only from the NuttX scheduling logic when pre-emption is re-enabled. Interrupts will always be disabled when this function is called.

### 4.1.10 `up_reprioritize_rtr()`

Prototype: `void up_reprioritize_rtr(FAR _TCB *tcb, uint8_t priority);`

Description. Called when the priority of a running or ready-to-run task changes and the reprioritization will cause a context switch. Two cases:

1. The priority of the currently running task drops and the next task in the ready to run list has priority.
2. An idle, ready to run task's priority has been raised above the the priority of the current, running task and it now has the priority.

This function is called only from the NuttX scheduling logic. Interrupts will always be disabled when this function is called.

Inputs:

- `tcb`: The TCB of the task that has been reprioritized
- `priority`: The new task priority

### 4.1.11 `_exit()`

Prototype: `void _exit(int status) noreturn_function;`

Description. This function causes the currently executing task to cease to exist. This is a special case of task_delete().

Unlike other UP APIs, this function may be called directly from user programs in various states. The implementation of this function should disable interrupts before performing scheduling operations.

### 4.1.12 `up_assert()`

Prototype:
`void up_assert(FAR const uint8_t *filename, int linenum);` `void up_assert_code(FAR const uint8_t *filename, int linenum, int error_code);`

Description. Assertions may be handled in an architecture-specific way.

### 4.1.13 `up_schedule_sigaction()`

Prototype: `void up_schedule_sigaction(FAR _TCB *tcb, sig_deliver_t sigdeliver);`

Description. This function is called by the OS when one or more signal handling actions have been queued for execution. The architecture specific code must configure things so that the 'sigdeliver' callback is executed on the thread specified by 'tcb' as soon as possible.

This function may be called from interrupt handling logic.

This operation should not cause the task to be unblocked nor should it cause any immediate execution of sigdeliver. Typically, a few cases need to be considered:

1. This function may be called from an interrupt handler During interrupt processing, all xcptcontext structures should be valid for all tasks. That structure should be modified to invoke sigdeliver() either on return from (this) interrupt or on some subsequent context switch to the recipient task.
2. If not in an interrupt handler and the tcb is NOT the currently executing task, then again just modify the saved xcptcontext structure for the recipient task so it will invoke sigdeliver when that task is later resumed.
3. If not in an interrupt handler and the tcb IS the currently executing task -- just call the signal handler now.

This API is NOT required if `CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS` is defined.

### 4.1.14 `up_allocate_heap()`

Prototype: `void up_allocate_heap(FAR void **heap_start, size_t *heap_size);`

Description. The heap may be statically allocated by defining CONFIG_HEAP_BASE and CONFIG_HEAP_SIZE. If these are not defined, then this function will be called to dynamically set aside the heap region.

This API is NOT required if `CONFIG_HEAP_BASE` is defined.

### 4.1.15 `up_interrupt_context()`

Prototype: `bool up_interrupt_context(void)`

Description. Return true if we are currently executing in the interrupt handler context.

### 4.1.16 `up_disable_irq()`

Prototype:

    #ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_NOINTC
      void up_disable_irq(int irq);
    #endif

Description. Disable the IRQ specified by 'irq' On many architectures, there are three levels of interrupt enabling: (1) at the global level, (2) at the level of the interrupt controller, and (3) at the device level. In order to receive interrupts, they must be enabled at all three levels.

This function implements enabling of the device specified by 'irq' at the interrupt controller level if supported by the architecture (irqsave() supports the global level, the device level is hardware specific).

If the architecture does not support `up_disable_irq`, `CONFIG_ARCH_NOINTC` should be defined in the NuttX configuration file. Since this API cannot be supported on all architectures, it should be avoided in common implementations where possible.

### 4.1.17 `up_enable_irq()`

Prototype:

    #ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_NOINTC
      void up_enable_irq(int irq);
    #endif

Description. This function implements disabling of the device specified by 'irq' at the interrupt controller level if supported by the architecture (irqrestore() supports the global level, the device level is hardware specific).

If the architecture does not support `up_disable_irq`, `CONFIG_ARCH_NOINTC` should be defined in the NuttX configuration file. Since this API cannot be supported on all architectures, it should be avoided in common implementations where possible.

### 4.1.18 `up_prioritize_irq()`

Prototype:

    #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_IRQPRIO
      void up_enable_irq(int irq);
    #endif

Description. Set the priority of an IRQ.

If the architecture supports `up_enable_irq`, `CONFIG_ARCH_IRQPRIO` should be defined in the NuttX configuration file. Since this API cannot be supported on all architectures, it should be avoided in common implementations where possible.

### 4.1.19 `up_putc()`

Prototype: `int up_putc(int ch);`

Description. This is a debug interface exported by the architecture-specific logic. Output one character on the console

### 4.1.20 System Time and Clock

#### 4.1.20.1 Basic System Timer

System Timer In most implementations, system time is provided by a timer interrupt. That timer interrupt runs at rate determined by `CONFIG_MSEC_PER_TICKS` (default 10 or 100Hz). The timer generates an interrupt each `CONFIG_MSEC_PER_TICKS` milliseconds and increments a counter called `g_system_timer`. `g_system_timer` then provides a time-base for calculating up-time and elapsed time intervals in units of `CONFIG_MSEC_PER_TICKS`. The range of `g_system_timer` is, by default, 32-bits. However, if the MCU supports type `long long` and `CONFIG_SYSTEM_TIME16` is selected, a 64-bit system timer will be supported instead.

System Timer Accuracy On many system, the exact timer interval specified by `CONFIG_MSEC_PER_TICKS` cannot be achieved due to limitations in frequencies or in dividers. As a result, the time interval specified by `CONFIG_MSEC_PER_TICKS` may only be approximate and there may be small errors in the apparent up-time time. These small errors, however, will accumulate over time and after a long period of time may have an unacceptably large error in the apparent up-time of the MCU.

If the timer tick period generated by the hardware is not exactly `CONFIG_MSEC_PER_TICKS` and if there you require accurate up-time for the MCU, then there are measures that you can take:

- Perhaps you can adjust `CONFIG_MSEC_PER_TICKS` to a different value so that an exactly `CONFIG_MSEC_PER_TICKS` can be accomplished.
- Or you can use a technique known as Delta-Sigma Modulation. (Suggested by Uros Platise). Consider the example below.

Delta-Sigma Modulation Example. Consider this case: The system timer is a count-up timer driven at 32.768KHz. There are dividers that can be used, but a divider of one yields the highest accuracy. This counter counts up until the count equals a match value, then a timer interrupt is generated. The desire frequency is 100Hz (`CONFIG_MSEC_PER_TICKS` is 10).

This exact frequency of 100Hz cannot be obtained in this case. In order to obtain that exact frequency a match value of 327.68 would have to be provided. The closest integer value is 328 but the ideal match value is between 327 and 328. The closest value, 328, would yield an actual timer frequency of 99.9Hz! That will may cause significant timing errors in certain usages.

Use of Delta-Sigma Modulation can eliminate this error in the long run. Consider this example implementation:

1. Initially an accumulator is zero an the match value is programmed to 328:

       accumulator = 0;
       match = 328;

2. On each timer interrupt, accumulator is updated with difference that, in this reflects, 100* the error in interval that just passed. So on the first timer interrupt, the accumulator would be updated like:

       if (match == 328)
         {
           accumulator += 32; // 100*(328 - 327.68)
         }
       else
         {
           accumulator -= 68; // (100*(327 - 327.68)
         }

3. And on that same timer interrupt a new match value would be programmed:

       if (accumulator < 0)
         {
           match = 328;
         }
       else
         {
           match = 327;
         }

In this way, the timer interval is controlled from interrupt-to-interrupt to produce an average frequency of exactly 100Hz.

#### 4.1.20.1 Hardware

To enable hardware module use the following configuration options:

`CONFIG_RTC`
  Enables general support for a hardware RTC. Specific architectures may require other specific settings.
`CONFIG_RTC_DATETIME`
  There are two general types of RTC: (1) A simple battery backed counter that keeps the time when power is down, and (2) A full date / time RTC the provides the date and time information, often in BCD format. If `CONFIG_RTC_DATETIME` is selected, it specifies this second kind of RTC. In this case, the RTC is used to "seed"" the normal NuttX timer and the NuttX system timer provides for higher resoution time.
`CONFIG_RTC_HIRES`
  If `CONFIG_RTC_DATETIME` not selected, then the simple, battery backed counter is used. There are two different implementations of such simple counters based on the time resolution of the counter: The typical RTC keeps time to resolution of 1 second, usually supporting a 32-bit `time_t` value. In this case, the RTC is used to "seed" the normal NuttX timer and the NuttX timer provides for higher resoution time. If `CONFIG_RTC_HIRES` is enabled in the NuttX configuration, then the RTC provides higher resolution time and completely replaces the system timer for purpose of date and time.
`CONFIG_RTC_FREQUENCY`
  If `CONFIG_RTC_HIRES` is defined, then the frequency of the high resolution RTC must be provided. If `CONFIG_RTC_HIRES` is not defined, `CONFIG_RTC_FREQUENCY` is assumed to be one.
`CONFIG_RTC_ALARM`
  Enable if the RTC hardware supports setting of an alarm. A callback function will be executed when the alarm goes off

which requires the following base functions to read and set time:

- `up_rtcinitialize()`. Initialize the hardware RTC per the selected configuration. This function is called once during the OS initialization sequence
- `up_rtc_time()`. Get the current time in seconds. This is similar to the standard `time()` function. This interface is only required if the low-resolution RTC/counter hardware implementation selected. It is only used by the RTOS during intialization to set up the system time when `CONFIG_RTC` is set but neither `CONFIG_RTC_HIRES` nor `CONFIG_RTC_DATETIME` are set.
- `up_rtc_gettime()`. Get the current time from the high resolution RTC clock/counter. This interface is only supported by the hight-resolution RTC/counter hardware implementation. It is used to replace the system timer (`g_system_tick`).
- `up_rtc_settime()`. Set the RTC to the provided time. All RTC implementations must be able to set their time based on a standard timespec.
- `up_rtc_setalarm()`. Set up an alarm.

#### 4.1.20.2 System Tick and Time

The system tick is represented by::

- `g_system_timer`

Running at rate of system base timer, used for time-slicing, and so forth.

If hardware RTC is present (`CONFIG_RTC`) and and high-resolution timing is enabled (`CONFIG_RTC_HIRES`), then after successful initiliazation variables are overriden by calls to `up_rtc_gettime()` which is running continously even in power-down modes.

In the case of `CONFIG_RTC_HIRES` is set the `g_system_timer` keeps counting at rate of a system timer, which however, is disabled in power-down mode. By comparing this time and RTC (actual time) one may determine the actual system active time. To retrieve that variable use:

## 4.2 APIs Exported by NuttX to Architecture-Specific Logic

These are standard interfaces that are exported by the OS for use by the architecture specific logic.

### 4.2.1 `os_start()`

To be provided

### 4.2.2 OS List Management APIs

To be provided

### 4.2.3 `sched_process_timer()`

Prototype: `void sched_process_timer(void);`

Description. This function handles system timer events. The timer interrupt logic itself is implemented in the architecture specific code, but must call the following OS function periodically -- the calling interval must be `MSEC_PER_TICK`.

### 4.2.4 `irq_dispatch()`

Prototype: `void irq_dispatch(int irq, FAR void *context);`

Description. This function must be called from the architecture- specific logic in order to display an interrupt to the appropriate, registered handling logic.

## 4.3 On-Demand Paging

The NuttX On-Demand Paging feature permits embedded MCUs with some limited RAM space to execute large programs from some non-random access media. If the platform meets certiain requirements, then NuttX can provide on-demand paging: It can copy .text from the large program in non-volatile media into RAM as needed to execute a huge program from the small RAM. Design and porting issues for this feature are discussed in a sepate document. Please see the NuttX Demand Paging design document for further information.

## 4.4 LED Support

A board architecture may or may not have LEDs. If the board does have LEDs, then most architectures provide similar LED support that is enabled when `CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS` is selected in the NuttX configuration file. This LED support is part of architecture-specific logic and is not managed by the core NuttX logic. However, the support provided by each architecture is sufficiently similar that it can be documented here.

### 4.3.1 Header Files

LED-related definitions are provided in two header files:

- LED definitions are provided for each board in the `board.h` that resides in the `<board-name>/include/board.h` file (which is also linked to `include/arch/board/board.h` when the RTOS is configured). Those definitions are discussed below.
- The board-specific logic provides unique instances of the LED interfaces. This is because the implementation of LED support may be very different on different boards. Prototypes for these board-specific implementations are, however, provided in architecture-common header files. That header file is usually at `<arch-name>/src/common/up_internal.h`, but could be at other locations in particular architectures. These prototypes are discussed below.

### 4.3.2 LED Definitions

The implementation of LED support is very specific to a board architecture. Some boards have several LEDS, others have only one or two. Some have none. Others LED matrices and show alphanumeric data, etc. The NuttX logic does not refer to specific LEDS, rather, it refers to an event to be shown on the LEDS in whatever manner is appropriate for the board; the way that this event is presented depends upon the hardware available on the board.

The model used by NuttX is that the board can show 8 events defined as follows in `<board-name>/include/board.h`:

    #define LED_STARTED       ??
    #define LED_HEAPALLOCATE  ??
    #define LED_IRQSENABLED   ??
    #define LED_STACKCREATED  ??
    #define LED_INIRQ         ??
    #define LED_SIGNAL        ??
    #define LED_ASSERTION     ??
    #define LED_PANIC         ??

The specific value assigned to each pre-processor variable can be whatever makes the implementation easiest for the board logic. The meaning associated with each definition is as follows:

- `LED_STARTED` is the value that describes the setting of the LEDs when the LED logic is first initialized. This LED value is set but never cleared.
- `LED_HEAPALLOCATE` indicates that the NuttX heap has been configured. This is an important place in the boot sequence because if the memory is configured wrong, it will probably crash leaving this LED setting. This LED value is set but never cleared.
- `LED_IRQSENABLED` indicates that interrupts have been enabled. Again, during bring-up (or if there are hardware problems), it is very likely that the system may crash just when interrupts are enabled, leaving this setting on the LEDs. This LED value is set but never cleared.
- `LED_STACKCREATED` is set each time a new stack is created. If set, it means that the system attempted to start at least one new thread. This LED value is set but never cleared.
- `LED_INIRQ` is set and cleared on entry and exit from each interrupt. If interrupts are working okay, this LED will have a dull glow.
- `LED_SIGNAL` is set and cleared on entry and exit from a signal handler. Signal handlers are tricky so this is especially useful during bring-up or a new architecture.
- `LED_ASSERTION` is set if an assertion occurs.
- `LED_PANIC` will blink at around 1Hz if the system panics and hangs.

### 4.3.3 Common LED interfaces

The `<arch-name>/src/common/up_internal.h` probably has definitions like:

    /* Defined in board/up_leds.c */

    #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS
    extern void up_ledinit(void);
    extern void up_ledon(int led);
    extern void up_ledoff(int led);
    #else
    # define up_ledinit()
    # define up_ledon(led)
    # define up_ledoff(led)
    #endif

Where:

- `void up_ledinit(void)` is called early in power-up initialization to initialize the LED hardware.
- `up_ledon(int led)` is called to instantiate the LED presentation of the event. The `led` argument is one of the definitions provided in `<board-name>/include/board.h`.
- `up_ledoff(int led`is called to terminate the LED presentation of the event. The `led` argument is one of the definitions provided in `<board-name>/include/board.h`. Note that only `LED_INIRQ`, `LED_SIGNAL`, `LED_ASSERTION`, and `LED_PANIC` indications are terminated.

# 5.0 NuttX File System

Overview. NuttX includes an optional, scalable file system. This file-system may be omitted altogether; NuttX does not depend on the presence of any file system.

Pseudo Root File System. Or, a simple in-memory, pseudo file system can be enabled. This simple file system can be enabled setting the CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS option to a non-zero value (see Appendix A). This is an in-memory file system because it does not require any storage medium or block driver support. Rather, file system contents are generated on-the-fly as referenced via standard file system operations (open, close, read, write, etc.). In this sense, the file system is pseudo file system (in the same sense that the Linux `/proc` file system is also referred to as a pseudo file system).

Any user supplied data or logic can be accessed via the pseudo-file system. Built in support is provided for character and block drivers in the `/dev` pseudo file system directory.

Mounted File Systems The simple in-memory file system can be extended my mounting block devices that provide access to true file systems backed up via some mass storage device. NuttX supports the standard `mount()` command that allows a block driver to be bound to a mountpoint within the pseudo file system and to a file system. At present, NuttX supports the standard VFAT and ROMFS file systems and well as a special, wear-leveling NuttX FLASH File System (NXFFS).

Comparison to Linux From a programming perspective, the NuttX file system appears very similar to a Linux file system. However, there is a fundamental difference: The NuttX root file system is a pseudo file system and true file systems may be mounted in the pseudo file system. In the typical Linux installation by comparison, the Linux root file system is a true file system and pseudo file systems may be mounted in the true, root file system. The approach selected by NuttX is intended to support greater scalability from the very tiny platform to the moderate platform.

# 6.0 NuttX Device Drivers

NuttX supports a variety of device drivers including:

- Character Device Drivers,
- Block Device Drivers, and
- Other Specialized Drivers.

These different device driver types are discussed in the following paragraphs. Note: device driver support requires that the in-memory, pseudo file system is enabled by setting the CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS in the NuttX configuration file to a non-zero value.

## 6.1 Character Device Drivers

Character device drivers have these properties:

- `include/nuttx/fs.h`. All structures and APIs needed to work with character drivers are provided in this header file.

- `struct file_operations`. Each character device driver must implement an instance of `struct file_operations`. That structure defines a call table with the following methods:

  `int open(FAR struct file *filp);`
  `int close(FAR struct file *filp);`
  `ssize_t read(FAR struct file *filp, FAR char *buffer, size_t buflen);`
  `ssize_t write(FAR struct file *filp, FAR const char *buffer, size_t buflen);`
  `off_t seek(FAR struct file *filp, off_t offset, int whence);`
  `int ioctl(FAR struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg);`
  `int poll(FAR struct file *filp, struct pollfd *fds, bool setup);`

- `int register_driver(const char *path, const struct file_operations *fops, mode_t mode, void *priv);`. Each character driver registers itself by calling `register_driver()`, passing it the `path` where it will appear in the pseudo-file-system and it's initialized instance of `struct file_operations`.

- User Access. After it has been registered, the character driver can be accessed by user code using the standard driver operations including `open()`, `close()`, `read()`, `write()`, etc.

- Examples: `drivers/dev_null.c`, `drivers/fifo.c`, `drivers/serial.c`, etc.

## 6.2 Block Device Drivers

Block device drivers have these properties:

- `include/nuttx/fs.h`. All structures and APIs needed to work with block drivers are provided in this header file.

- `struct block_operations`. Each block device driver must implement an instance of `struct block_operations`. That structure defines a call table with the following methods:

  `int open(FAR struct inode *inode);`
  `int close(FAR struct inode *inode);`
  `ssize_t read(FAR struct inode *inode, FAR unsigned char *buffer, size_t start_sector, unsigned int nsectors);`
  `ssize_t write(FAR struct inode *inode, FAR const unsigned char *buffer, size_t start_sector, unsigned int nsectors);`
  `int geometry(FAR struct inode *inode, FAR struct geometry *geometry);`
  `int ioctl(FAR struct inode *inode, int cmd, unsigned long arg);`

- `int register_blockdriver(const char *path, const struct block_operations *bops, mode_t mode, void *priv);`. Each block driver registers itself by calling `register_blockdriver()`, passing it the `path` where it will appear in the pseudo-file-system and it's initialized instance of `struct block_operations`.

- User Access. Users do not normally access block drivers directly, rather, they access block drivers indirectly through the `mount()` API. The `mount()` API binds a block driver instance with a file system and with a mountpoint. Then the user may use the block driver to access the file system on the underlying media. Example: See the `cmd_mount()` implementation in `apps/nshlib/nsh_fscmds.c`.

- Accessing a Character Driver as a Block Device. See the loop device at `drivers/loop.c`. Example: See the `cmd_losetup()` implementation in `apps/nshlib/nsh_fscmds.c`.

- Accessing a Block Driver as Character Device. See the Block-to-Character (BCH) conversion logic in `drivers/bch/`. Example: See the `cmd_dd()` implementation in `apps/nshlib/nsh_ddcmd.c`.

- Examples. `drivers/loop.c`, `drivers/mmcsd/mmcsd_spi.c`, `drivers/ramdisk.c`, etc.

## 6.3 Specialized Device Drivers

### 6.3.1 Ethernet Device Drivers

- `include/net/uip/uip-arch.h`. All structures and APIs needed to work with Ethernet drivers are provided in this header file. The structure `struct uip_driver_s` defines the interface and is passed to uIP via `netdev_register()`.

- `int netdev_register(FAR struct uip_driver_s *dev);`. Each Ethernet driver registers itself by calling `netdev_register()`.

- Examples: `drivers/net/dm90x0.c`, `arch/drivers/arm/src/c5471/c5471_ethernet.c`, `arch/z80/src/ez80/ez80_emac.c`, etc.

### 6.3.2 SPI Device Drivers

- `include/nuttx/spi.h`. All structures and APIs needed to work with SPI drivers are provided in this header file.

- `struct spi_ops_s`. Each SPI device driver must implement an instance of `struct spi_ops_s`. That structure defines a call table with the following methods:

  `void lock(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev);`

  `void select(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev, enum spi_dev_e devid, bool selected);`
  `uint32_t setfrequency(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev, uint32_t frequency);`
  `void setmode(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev, enum spi_mode_e mode);`
  `void setbits(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev, int nbits);`
  `uint8_t status(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev, enum spi_dev_e devid);`
  `uint16_t send(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev, uint16_t wd);`
  `void exchange(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev, FAR const void *txbuffer, FAR void *rxbuffer, size_t nwords);`

  `int registercallback(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev, mediachange_t callback, void *arg);`

- Binding SPI Drivers. SPI drivers are not normally directly accessed by user code, but are usually bound to another, higher level device driver. See for example, `int mmcsd_spislotinitialize(int minor, int slotno, FAR struct spi_dev_s *spi)` in `drivers/mmcsd/mmcsd_spi.c`. In general, the binding sequence is:

  1. Get an instance of `struct spi_dev_s` from the hardware-specific SPI device driver, and
  2. Provide that instance to the initialization method of the higher level device driver.

- Examples: `drivers/loop.c`, `drivers/mmcsd/mmcsd_spi.c`, `drivers/ramdisk.c`, etc.

### 6.3.3 I2C Device Drivers

- `include/nuttx/i2c/i2c.h`. All structures and APIs needed to work with I2C drivers are provided in this header file.

- `struct i2c_ops_s`. Each I2C device driver must implement an instance of `struct i2c_ops_s`. That structure defines a call table with the following methods:

  `uint32_t setfrequency(FAR struct i2c_dev_s *dev, uint32_t frequency);`
  `int setaddress(FAR struct i2c_dev_s *dev, int addr, int nbits);`
  `int write(FAR struct i2c_dev_s *dev, const uint8_t *buffer, int buflen);`
  `int read(FAR struct i2c_dev_s *dev, uint8_t *buffer, int buflen);`

- Binding I2C Drivers. I2C drivers are not normally directly accessed by user code, but are usually bound to another, higher level device driver. In general, the binding sequence is:

  1. Get an instance of `struct i2c_dev_s` from the hardware-specific I2C device driver, and
  2. Provide that instance to the initialization method of the higher level device driver.

- Examples: `arch/z80/src/ez80/ez80_i2c.c`, `arch/z80/src/z8/z8_i2c.c`, etc.

### 6.3.4 Serial Device Drivers

- `include/nuttx/serial.h`. All structures and APIs needed to work with serial drivers are provided in this header file.

- `struct uart_ops_s`. Each serial device driver must implement an instance of `struct uart_ops_s`. That structure defines a call table with the following methods:

  `int setup(FAR struct uart_dev_s *dev);`
  `void shutdown(FAR struct uart_dev_s *dev);`
  `int attach(FAR struct uart_dev_s *dev);`
  `void detach(FAR struct uart_dev_s *dev);`
  `int ioctl(FAR struct file *filep, int cmd, unsigned long arg);`
  `int receive(FAR struct uart_dev_s *dev, unsigned int *status);`
  `void rxint(FAR struct uart_dev_s *dev, bool enable);`
  `bool rxavailable(FAR struct uart_dev_s *dev);`
  `void send(FAR struct uart_dev_s *dev, int ch);`
  `void txint(FAR struct uart_dev_s *dev, bool enable);`
  `bool txready(FAR struct uart_dev_s *dev);`
  `bool txempty(FAR struct uart_dev_s *dev);`

- `int uart_register(FAR const char *path, FAR uart_dev_t *dev);`. A serial driver may register itself by calling `uart_register()`, passing it the `path` where it will appear in the pseudo-file-system and it's initialized instance of `struct uart_ops_s`. By convention, serial device drivers are registered at paths like `/dev/ttyS0`, `/dev/ttyS1`, etc. See the `uart_register()` implementation in `drivers/serial.c`.

- User Access. Serial drivers are, ultimately, normal character drivers and are accessed as other character drivers.

- Examples: `arch/arm/src/chip/lm3s_serial.c`, `arch/arm/src/lpc214x/lpc214x_serial.c`, `arch/z16/src/z16f/z16f_serial.c`, etc.

### 6.3.5 Frame Buffer Drivers

- `include/nuttx/fb.h`. All structures and APIs needed to work with frame buffer drivers are provided in this header file.

- `struct fb_vtable_s`. Each frame buffer device driver must implement an instance of `struct fb_vtable_s`. That structure defines a call table with the following methods:

  Get information about the video controller configuration and the configuration of each color plane.

  `int (*getvideoinfo)(FAR struct fb_vtable_s *vtable, FAR struct fb_videoinfo_s *vinfo);`
  `int (*getplaneinfo)(FAR struct fb_vtable_s *vtable, int planeno, FAR struct fb_planeinfo_s *pinfo);`

  The following are provided only if the video hardware supports RGB color mapping:

  `int (*getcmap)(FAR struct fb_vtable_s *vtable, FAR struct fb_cmap_s *cmap);`
  `int (*putcmap)(FAR struct fb_vtable_s *vtable, FAR const struct fb_cmap_s *cmap);`

  The following are provided only if the video hardware supports a hardware cursor:

  `int (*getcursor)(FAR struct fb_vtable_s *vtable, FAR struct fb_cursorattrib_s *attrib);`
  `int (*setcursor)(FAR struct fb_vtable_s *vtable, FAR struct fb_setcursor_s *settings);`

- Binding Frame Buffer Drivers. Frame buffer drivers are not normally directly accessed by user code, but are usually bound to another, higher level device driver. In general, the binding sequence is:

  1. Get an instance of `struct fb_vtable_s` from the hardware-specific frame buffer device driver, and
  2. Provide that instance to the initialization method of the higher level device driver.

- Examples: `arch/sim/src/up_framebuffer.c`. See also the usage of the frame buffer driver in the `graphics/` directory.

### 6.3.6 LCD Drivers

- `include/nuttx/lcd/lcd.h`. Structures and APIs needed to work with LCD drivers are provided in this header file. This header file also depends on some of the same definitions used for the frame buffer driver as privided in `include/nuttx/fb.h`.

- `struct lcd_dev_s`. Each LCD device driver must implement an instance of `struct lcd_dev_s`. That structure defines a call table with the following methods:

  Get information about the LCD video controller configuration and the configuration of each LCD color plane.

  `int (*getvideoinfo)(FAR struct lcd_dev_s *dev, FAR struct fb_videoinfo_s *vinfo);`
  `int (*getplaneinfo)(FAR struct lcd_dev_s *dev, unsigned int planeno, FAR struct lcd_planeinfo_s *pinfo);`

  The following are provided only if the video hardware supports RGB color mapping:

  `int (*getcmap)(FAR struct lcd_dev_s *dev, FAR struct fb_cmap_s *cmap);`
  `int (*putcmap)(FAR struct lcd_dev_s *dev, FAR const struct fb_cmap_s *cmap);`

  The following are provided only if the video hardware supports a hardware cursor:

  `int (*getcursor)(FAR struct lcd_dev_s *dev, FAR struct fb_cursorattrib_s *attrib);`
  `int (*setcursor)(FAR struct lcd_dev_s *dev, FAR struct fb_setcursor_s *settings)`

  Get the LCD panel power status (0: full off - `CONFIG_LCD_MAXPOWER`: full on). On backlit LCDs, this setting may correspond to the backlight setting.

  `int (*getpower)(struct lcd_dev_s *dev);`

  Enable/disable LCD panel power (0: full off - `CONFIG_LCD_MAXPOWER`: full on). On backlit LCDs, this setting may correspond to the backlight setting.

  `int (*setpower)(struct lcd_dev_s *dev, int power);`

  Get the current contrast setting (0-CONFIG_LCD_MAXCONTRAST) */

  `int (*getcontrast)(struct lcd_dev_s *dev);`

  Set LCD panel contrast (0-CONFIG_LCD_MAXCONTRAST)

  `int (*setcontrast)(struct lcd_dev_s *dev, unsigned int contrast);`

- Binding LCD Drivers. LCD drivers are not normally directly accessed by user code, but are usually bound to another, higher level device driver. In general, the binding sequence is:

  1. Get an instance of `struct lcd_dev_s` from the hardware-specific LCD device driver, and
  2. Provide that instance to the initialization method of the higher level device driver.

- Examples: `drivers/lcd/nokia6100.c`, `drivers/lcd/p14201.c`, `configs/sam3u-ek/src/up_lcd.c.` See also the usage of the LCD driver in the `graphics/` directory.

### 6.3.7 Memory Technology Device Drivers

- `include/nuttx/mtd.h`. All structures and APIs needed to work with MTD drivers are provided in this header file.

- `struct mtd_dev_s`. Each MTD device driver must implement an instance of `struct mtd_dev_s`. That structure defines a call table with the following methods:

  Erase the specified erase blocks (units are erase blocks):

  `int (*erase)(FAR struct mtd_dev_s *dev, off_t startblock, size_t nblocks);`

  Read/write from the specified read/write blocks:

  `ssize_t (*bread)(FAR struct mtd_dev_s *dev, off_t startblock, size_t nblocks, FAR uint8_t *buffer);`
  `ssize_t (*bwrite)(FAR struct mtd_dev_s *dev, off_t startblock, size_t nblocks, FAR const uint8_t *buffer);`

  Some devices may support byte oriented reads (optional). Most MTD devices are inherently block oriented so byte-oriented writing is not supported. It is recommended that low-level drivers not support read() if it requires buffering.

  `ssize_t (*read)(FAR struct mtd_dev_s *dev, off_t offset, size_t nbytes, FAR uint8_t *buffer);`

  Support other, less frequently used commands:

  - `MTDIOC_GEOMETRY`: Get MTD geometry
  - `MTDIOC_XIPBASE:`: Convert block to physical address for eXecute-In-Place
  - `MTDIOC_BULKERASE`: Erase the entire device

  is provided via a sinble `ioctl` method (see `include/nuttx/ioctl.h`):

  `int (*ioctl)(FAR struct mtd_dev_s *dev, int cmd, unsigned long arg);`

- Binding MTD Drivers. MTD drivers are not normally directly accessed by user code, but are usually bound to another, higher level device driver. In general, the binding sequence is:

  1. Get an instance of `struct mtd_dev_s` from the hardware-specific MTD device driver, and
  2. Provide that instance to the initialization method of the higher level device driver.

- Examples: `drivers/mtd/m25px.c` and `drivers/mtd/ftl.c`

### 6.3.8 SDIO Device Drivers

- `include/nuttx/sdio.h`. All structures and APIs needed to work with SDIO drivers are provided in this header file.

- `struct sdio_dev_s`. Each SDIOI device driver must implement an instance of `struct sdio_dev_s`. That structure defines a call table with the following methods:

  Mutual exclusion:

  `#ifdef CONFIG_SDIO_MUXBUS`
  `int (*lock)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, bool lock);`
  `#endif`

  Initialization/setup:

  `void (*reset)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev);`
  `uint8_t (*status)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev);`
  `void (*widebus)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, bool enable);`
  `void (*clock)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, enum sdio_clock_e rate);`
  `int (*attach)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev);`

  Command/Status/Data Transfer:

  `int (*sendcmd)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, uint32_t cmd, uint32_t arg);`
  `int (*recvsetup)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, FAR uint8_t *buffer, size_t nbytes);`
  `int (*sendsetup)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, FAR const uint8_t *buffer, size_t nbytes);`
  `int (*cancel)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev);`
  `int (*waitresponse)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, uint32_t cmd);`
  `int (*recvR1)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, uint32_t cmd, uint32_t *R1);`
  `int (*recvR2)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, uint32_t cmd, uint32_t R2[4]);`
  `int (*recvR3)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, uint32_t cmd, uint32_t *R3);`
  `int (*recvR4)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, uint32_t cmd, uint32_t *R4);`
  `int (*recvR5)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, uint32_t cmd, uint32_t *R5);`
  `int (*recvR6)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, uint32_t cmd, uint32_t *R6);`
  `int (*recvR7)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, uint32_t cmd, uint32_t *R7);`

  Event/Callback support:

  `void (*waitenable)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, sdio_eventset_t eventset);`
  `sdio_eventset_t (*eventwait)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, uint32_t timeout);`
  `void (*callbackenable)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, sdio_eventset_t eventset);`
  `int (*registercallback)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, worker_t callback, void *arg);`

  DMA support:

  `bool (*dmasupported)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev);`
  `int (*dmarecvsetup)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, FAR uint8_t *buffer, size_t buflen);`
  `int (*dmasendsetup)(FAR struct sdio_dev_s *dev, FAR const uint8_t *buffer, size_t buflen);`

- Binding SDIO Drivers. SDIO drivers are not normally directly accessed by user code, but are usually bound to another, higher level device driver. In general, the binding sequence is:

  1. Get an instance of `struct sdio_dev_s` from the hardware-specific SDIO device driver, and
  2. Provide that instance to the initialization method of the higher level device driver.

- Examples: `arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_sdio.c` and `drivers/mmcsd/mmcsd_sdio.c`

### 6.3.9 USB Host-Side Drivers

- `include/nuttx/usb/usbhost.h`. All structures and APIs needed to work with USB host-side drivers are provided in this header file.

- `struct usbhost_driver_s`. Each USB host controller driver must implement an instance of `struct usbhost_driver_s`. This structure is defined in `include/nuttx/usb/usbhost.h`.

  Examples: `arch/arm/src/lpc17xx/lpc17_usbhost.c`.

- `struct usbhost_class_s`. Each USB host class driver must implement an instance of `struct usbhost_class_s`. This structure is also defined in `include/nuttx/usb/usbhost.h`.

  Examples: `drivers/usbhost/usbhost_storage.c`

- USB Host Class Driver Registry. The NuttX USB host infrastructure includes a registry. During its initialization, each USB host class driver must call the interface, `usbhost_registerclass()` in order add its interface to the registery. Later, when a USB device is connected, the USB host controller will look up the USB host class driver that is needed to support the connected device in this registry.

  Examples: `drivers/usbhost/usbhost_registry.c`, `drivers/usbhost/usbhost_registerclass.c`, and `drivers/usbhost/usbhost_findclass.c`,

- Detection and Enumeration of Connected Devices. Each USB host device controller supports two methods that are used to detect and enumeration newly connected devices (and also detect disconnected devices):

  - `int (*wait)(FAR struct usbhost_driver_s *drvr, bool connected);`

    Wait for a device to be connected or disconnected.

  - `int (*enumerate)(FAR struct usbhost_driver_s *drvr);`

    Enumerate the connected device. As part of this enumeration process, the driver will (1) get the device's configuration descriptor, (2) extract the class ID info from the configuration descriptor, (3) call `usbhost_findclass(`) to find the class that supports this device, (4) call the `create()` method on the `struct usbhost_registry_s interface` to get a class instance, and finally (5) call the `connect()` method of the `struct usbhost_class_s` interface. After that, the class is in charge of the sequence of operations.

- Binding USB Host-Side Drivers. USB host-side controller drivers are not normally directly accessed by user code, but are usually bound to another, higher level USB host class driver. The class driver exports the standard NuttX device interface so that the connected USB device can be accessed just as with other, similar, on-board devices. For example, the USB host mass storage class driver (`drivers/usbhost/usbhost_storage.c`) will register a standard, NuttX block driver interface (like `/dev/sda`) that can be used to mount a file system just as with any other other block driver instance. In general, the binding sequence is:

  1. Each USB host class driver includes an intialization entry point that is called from the application at initialization time. This driver calls `usbhost_registerclass()` during this initialization in order to makes itself available in the event the the device that it supports is connected.

     Examples: The function `usbhost_storageinit()` in the file `drivers/usbhost/usbhost_storage.c`

  2. Each application must include a waiter thread thread that (1) calls the USB host controller driver's `wait()` to detect the connection of a device, and then (2) call the USB host controller driver's `enumerate` method to bind the registered USB host class driver to the USB host controller driver.

     Examples: The function `nsh_waiter()` in the file `configs/nucleus2g/src/up_nsh.c` and the function `nsh_waiter()` in the file `configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/src/up_nsh.c`.

  3. As part of its operation during the binding operation, the USB host class driver will register an instances of a standard NuttX driver under the `/dev` directory. To repeat the above example, the USB host mass storage class driver (`drivers/usbhost/usbhost_storage.c`) will register a standard, NuttX block driver interface (like `/dev/sda`) that can be used to mount a file system just as with any other other block driver instance.

     Examples: See the call to `register_blockdriver()` in the function `usbhost_initvolume()` in the file `drivers/usbhost/usbhost_storage.c`.

### 6.3.10 USB Device-Side Drivers

- `include/nuttx/usb/usbdev.h`. All structures and APIs needed to work with USB device-side drivers are provided in this header file.

- `include/nuttx/usb/usbdev_trace.h`. Declarations needed to work the the NuttX USB device driver trace capability. That USB trace capability is detailed in separate document.

- `struct usbdev_s`. Each USB device controller driver must implement an instance of `struct usbdev_s`. This structure is defined in `include/nuttx/usb/usbdev.h`.

  Examples: `arch/arm/src/dm320/dm320_usbdev.c`, `arch/arm/src/lpc17xx/lpc17_usbdev.c`, `arch/arm/src/lpc214x/lpc214x_usbdev.c`, `arch/arm/src/lpc313x/lpc313x_usbdev.c`, and `arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_usbdev.c`.

- `struct usbdevclass_driver_s`. Each USB device class driver must implement an instance of `struct usbdevclass_driver_s`. This structure is also defined in `include/nuttx/usb/usbdev.h`.

  Examples: `drivers/usbdev/usbdev_serial.c` and `drivers/usbdev/usbdev_storage.c`

- Binding USB Device-Side Drivers. USB device-side controller drivers are not normally directly accessed by user code, but are usually bound to another, higher level USB device class driver. The class driver is then configured to export the USB device functionality. In general, the binding sequence is:

  1. Each USB device class driver includes an intialization entry point that is called from the application at initialization time.

     Examples: The function `usbdev_serialinitialize()` in the file `drivers/usbdev/usbdev_serial.c` and the function `` in the file `drivers/usbdev/usbdev_storage.c`

  2. These initialization functions called the driver API, `usbdev_register()`. This driver function will bind the USB class driver to the USB device controller driver, completing the initialization.

### 6.3.11 Analog (ADC/DAC) Drivers

The NuttX PWM driver is split into two parts:

1. An "upper half", generic driver that provides the comman PWM interface to application level code, and
2. A "lower half", platform-specific driver that implements the low-level timer controls to implement the PWM functionality.

- General header files for the NuttX analog drivers reside in `include/nuttx/analog/`. These header files includes both the application level interface to the analog driver as well as the interface between the "upper half" and "lower half" drivers.
- Common analog logic and share-able analog drivers reside in the `drivers/analog/`.
- Platform-specific drivers reside in `arch/`<architecture>`/src/`<chip> directory for the specific processor <architecture> and for the specific <chip> analog peripheral devices.

#### 6.3.11.1 ADC Drivers

- `include/nuttx/analog/adc.h`. All structures and APIs needed to work with ADC drivers are provided in this header file. This header file includes:
  1. Structures and interface descriptions needed to develop a low-level, architecture-specific, ADC driver.
  2. To register the ADC driver with a common ADC character driver.
  3. Interfaces needed for interfacing user programs with the common ADC character driver.
- `drivers/analog/adc.c`. The implementation of the common ADC character driver.

#### 6.3.11.2 DAC Drivers

- `include/nuttx/analog/dac.h`. All structures and APIs needed to work with DAC drivers are provided in this header file. This header file includes:
  1. Structures and interface descriptions needed to develop a low-level, architecture-specific, DAC driver.
  2. To register the DAC driver with a common DAC character driver.
  3. Interfaces needed for interfacing user programs with the common DAC character driver.
- `drivers/analog/dac.c`. The implementation of the common DAC character driver.

### 6.3.12 PWM Drivers

For the purposes of this driver, a PWM device is any device that generates periodic output pulses of controlled frequency and pulse width. Such a device might be used, for example, to perform pulse-width modulated output or frequency/pulse-count modulated output (such as might be needed to control a stepper motor).

The NuttX PWM driver is split into two parts:

1. An "upper half", generic driver that provides the comman PWM interface to application level code, and
2. A "lower half", platform-specific driver that implements the low-level timer controls to implement the PWM functionality.

Files supporting PWM can be found in the following locations:

- Interface Definition. The header file for the NuttX PWM driver reside at `include/nuttx/pwm.h`. This header file includes both the application level interface to the PWM driver as well as the interface between the "upper half" and "lower half" drivers. The PWM module uses a standard character driver framework. However, since the PWM driver is a devices control interface and not a data transfer interface, the majority of the functionality available to the application is implemented in driver ioctl calls.
- "Upper Half" Driver. The generic, "upper half" PWM driver resides at `drivers/pwm.c`.
- "Lower Half" Drivers. Platform-specific PWM drivers reside in `arch/`<architecture>`/src/`<chip> directory for the specific processor <architecture> and for the specific <chip> PWM peripheral devices.

### 6.3.13 CAN Drivers

NuttX supports only a very low-level CAN driver. This driver supports only the data exchange and does not include any high-level CAN protocol. The NuttX CAN driver is split into two parts:

1. An "upper half", generic driver that provides the comman CAN interface to application level code, and
2. A "lower half", platform-specific driver that implements the low-level timer controls to implement the CAN functionality.

Files supporting CAN can be found in the following locations:

- Interface Definition. The header file for the NuttX CAN driver reside at `include/nuttx/can.h`. This header file includes both the application level interface to the CAN driver as well as the interface between the "upper half" and "lower half" drivers. The CAN module uses a standard character driver framework.
- "Upper Half" Driver. The generic, "upper half" CAN driver resides at `drivers/can.c`.
- "Lower Half" Drivers. Platform-specific CAN drivers reside in `arch/`<architecture>`/src/`<chip> directory for the specific processor <architecture> and for the specific <chip> CAN peripheral devices.

## 6.4 Power Management

### 6.4.1 Overview

NuttX supports a simple power managment (PM) sub-system. This sub-system:

- Monitors driver activity, and

- Provides hooks to place drivers (and the whole system) into reduce power modes of operation.

The PM sub-system integrates the MCU idle loop with a collection of device drivers to support:

- Reports of relevant driver or other system activity.

- Registration and callback mechanism to interface with individual device drivers.

- IDLE time polling of overall driver activity.

- Coordinated, global, system-wide transitions to lower power usage states.

Various "sleep" and low power consumption states have various names and are sometimes used in conflicting ways. In the NuttX PM logic, we will use the following terminology:

`NORMAL`
  The normal, full power operating mode.
`IDLE`
  This is still basically normal operational mode, the system is, however, `IDLE` and some simple simple steps to reduce power consumption provided that they do not interfere with normal Operation. Simply dimming the a backlight might be an example somethat that would be done when the system is idle.
`STANDBY`
  Standby is a lower power consumption mode that may involve more extensive power management steps such has disabling clocking or setting the processor into reduced power consumption modes. In this state, the system should still be able to resume normal activity almost immediately.
`SLEEP`
  The lowest power consumption mode. The most drastic power reduction measures possible should be taken in this state. It may require some time to get back to normal operation from `SLEEP` (some MCUs may even require going through reset).

These various states are represented with type `enum pm_state_e` in `include/nuttx/pm.h`.

### 6.4.2 Interfaces

All PM interfaces are declared in the file `include/nuttx/pm.h`.

#### 6.4.2.1 pm_initialize()

Function Prototype:

    #include <nuttx/pm.h>
    void pm_initialize(void);

Description: This function is called by MCU-specific one-time at power on reset in order to initialize the power management capabilities. This function must be called very early in the intialization sequence before any other device drivers are initialize (since they may attempt to register with the power management subsystem).

Input Parameters: None

Returned Value: None

#### 6.4.2.2 pm_register()

Function Prototype:

    #include <nuttx/pm.h>
    int pm_register(FAR struct pm_callback_s *callbacks);

Description: This function is called by a device driver in order to register to receive power management event callbacks. Refer to the PM Callback section for more details.

Input Parameters:

`callbacks`
  An instance of `struct pm_callback_s` providing the driver callback functions.

Returned Value: Zero (`OK`) on success; otherwise a negater `errno` value is returned.

#### 6.4.2.3 pm_activity()

Function Prototype:

    #include <nuttx/pm.h>
    void pm_activity(int priority);

Description: This function is called by a device driver to indicate that it is performing meaningful activities (non-idle). This increment an activty count and/or will restart a idle timer and prevent entering reduced power states.

Input Parameters:

`priority`
  Activity priority, range 0-9. Larger values correspond to higher priorities. Higher priority activity can prevent the system from entering reduced power states for a longer period of time. As an example, a button press might be higher priority activity because it means that the user is actively interacting with the device.

Returned Value: None

Assumptions: This function may be called from an interrupt handler (this is the ONLY PM function that may be called from an interrupt handler!).

#### 6.4.2.4 pm_checkstate()

Function Prototype:

    #include <nuttx/pm.h>
    enum pm_state_e pm_checkstate(void);

Description: This function is called from the MCU-specific IDLE loop to monitor the the power management conditions. This function returns the "recommended" power management state based on the PM configuration and activity reported in the last sampling periods. The power management state is not automatically changed, however. The IDLE loop must call `pm_changestate()` in order to make the state change.

These two steps are separated because the plaform-specific IDLE loop may have additional situational information that is not available to the the PM sub-system. For example, the IDLE loop may know that the battery charge level is very low and may force lower power states even if there is activity.

NOTE: That these two steps are separated in time and, hence, the IDLE loop could be suspended for a long period of time between calling `pm_checkstate()` and `pm_changestate()`. The IDLE loop may need to make these calls atomic by either disabling interrupts until the state change is completed.

Input Parameters: None

Returned Value: The recommended power management state.

#### 6.4.2.5 pm_changestate()

Function Prototype:

    #include <nuttx/pm.h>
     int pm_changestate(enum pm_state_e newstate);

Description: This function is used by platform-specific power management logic. It will announce the power management power management state change to all drivers that have registered for power management event callbacks.

Input Parameters:

`newstate`
  Identifies the new PM state

Returned Value: 0 (`OK`) means that the callback function for all registered drivers returned `OK` (meaning that they accept the state change). Non-zero means that one of the drivers refused the state change. In this case, the system will revert to the preceding state.

Assumptions: It is assumed that interrupts are disabled when this function is called. This function is probably called from the IDLE loop... the lowest priority task in the system. Changing driver power management states may result in renewed system activity and, as a result, can suspend the IDLE thread before it completes the entire state change unless interrupts are disabled throughout the state change.

### 6.4.3 Callbacks

The `struct pm_callback_s` includes the pointers to the driver callback functions. This structure is defined `include/nuttx/pm.h`. These callback functions can be used to provide power management information to the driver.

#### 6.4.3.1 prepare()

Function Prototype:

    int (*prepare)(FAR struct pm_callback_s *cb, enum pm_state_e pmstate);

Description: Request the driver to prepare for a new power state. This is a warning that the system is about to enter into a new power state. The driver should begin whatever operations that may be required to enter power state. The driver may abort the state change mode by returning a non-zero value from the callback function.

Input Parameters:

`cb`
  Returned to the driver. The driver version of the callback strucure may include additional, driver-specific state data at the end of the structure.
`pmstate`
  Identifies the new PM state

Returned Value: Zero (`OK`) means the event was successfully processed and that the driver is prepared for the PM state change. Non-zero means that the driver is not prepared to perform the tasks needed achieve this power setting and will cause the state change to be aborted. NOTE: The `prepare()` method will also be called when reverting from lower back to higher power consumption modes (say because another driver refused a lower power state change). Drivers are not permitted to return non-zero values when reverting back to higher power consumption modes!

#### 6.4.3.1 notify()

Function Prototype:

    #include <nuttx/pm.h>
    void (*notify)(FAR struct pm_callback_s *cb, enum pm_state_e pmstate);

Description: Notify the driver of new power state. This callback is called after all drivers have had the opportunity to prepare for the new power state.

Input Parameters:

`cb`
  Returned to the driver. The driver version of the callback strucure may include additional, driver-specific state data at the end of the structure.
`pmstate`
  Identifies the new PM state

Returned Value: None. The driver already agreed to transition to the low power consumption state when when it returned `OK` to the `prepare()` call.

# Appendix A: NuttX Configuration Settings

The following variables are recognized by the build (you may also include architecture-specific settings).

## Architecture selection

The following configuration items select the architecture, chip, and board configuration for the build.

- `CONFIG_ARCH`: Identifies the arch subdirectory
- `CONFIG_ARCH_name`: For use in C code
- `CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP`: Identifies the arch/*/chip subdirectory
- `CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_name`: For use in C code
- `CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD`: Identifies the configs subdirectory and hence, the board that supports the particular chip or SoC.
- `CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_name`: For use in C code
- `CONFIG_ENDIAN_BIG`: Define if big endian (default is little endian).
- `CONFIG_ARCH_NOINTC`: Define if the architecture does not support an interrupt controller or otherwise cannot support APIs like up_enable_irq() and up_disable_irq().
- `CONFIG_ARCH_IRQPRIO`: Define if the architecture supports prioritization of interrupts and the up_prioritize_irq() API.

Some architectures require a description of the RAM configuration:

- `CONFIG_DRAM_SIZE`: Describes the installed DRAM.
- `CONFIG_DRAM_START`: The start address of DRAM (physical)
- `CONFIG_DRAM_VSTART`: The start address of DRAM (virtual)

## Build Options

General build options:

- `CONFIG_RRLOAD_BINARY`: Make the rrload binary format used with BSPs from ridgerun.com using the `tools/mkimage.sh` script.
- `CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY`: Make the Intel HEX binary format used with many different loaders using the GNU objcopy program This option should not be selected if you are not using the GNU toolchain.
- `CONFIG_MOTOROLA_SREC`: Make the Motorola S-Record binary format used with many different loaders using the GNU objcopy program Should not be selected if you are not using the GNU toolchain.
- `CONFIG_RAW_BINARY`: Make a raw binary format file used with many different loaders using the GNU objcopy program. This option should not be selected if you are not using the GNU toolchain.
- `CONFIG_HAVE_LIBM`: Toolchain supports libm.a
- `CONFIG_HAVE_CXX`: Toolchain supports C++ and `CXX`, `CXXFLAGS`, and `COMPILEXX` have been defined in the configurations `Make.defs` file.

Building application code:

- `CONFIG_APPS_DIR`: Identifies the directory that builds the application to link with NuttX. This symbol must be assigned to the path of the application build directory relative to the NuttX top build directory. If the application resides in the top-level `../apps/` directory, it is not necessary to define `CONFIG_APPS_DIR`. If you have an application directory and the NuttX directory each in separate directories such as this:

      build
       |-nuttx
       |  |
       |  `- Makefile
       `-application
          |
          `- Makefile

  Then you would set `CONFIG_APPS_DIR=../application`. The default value of `CONFIG_APPS_DIR` is `../apps/`.

  The application direction must contain `Makefile` and this make file must support the following targets:

  - `libapps$(LIBEXT)` (usually `libapps.a`). `libapps.a` is a static library ( an archive) that contains all of application object files.
  - `clean`. Do whatever is appropriate to clean the application directories for a fresh build.
  - `distclean`. Clean everthing -- auto-generated files, symbolic links etc. -- so that the directory contents are the same as the contents in your configuration management system. This is only done when you change the NuttX configuration.
  - `context`. Perform one-time configuration-related setup. This might includes such things as creating auto-generated files or symbolic links for directory configurations.
  - `depend`. Make or update the application build dependencies.

  When this application is invoked it will receive the setting `TOPDIR` like:

  `$(MAKE) -C $(CONFIG_APPS_DIR) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)"` <target>

  `TOPDIR` is the full path to the NuttX directory. It can be used, for example, to include makefile fragments (e.g., `.config` or `Make.defs`) or to set up include file paths.

Two-pass Build Options. If the 2 pass build option is selected, then these options configure the make system build a extra link object. This link object is assumed to be an incremental (relative) link object, but could be a static library (archive) (some modification to this Makefile would be required if CONFIG_PASS1_TARGET generates an archive). Pass 1 1ncremental (relative) link objects should be put into the processor-specific source directory where other link objects will be created - ff the pass1 obect is an archive, it could go anywhere.

- `CONFIG_BUILD_2PASS`: Enables the two pass build options.

When the two pass build option is enabled, the following also apply:

- `CONFIG_PASS1_TARGET`: The name of the first pass build target.

- `CONFIG_PASS1_BUILDIR`:

  The path, relative to the top NuttX build directory to directory that contains the Makefile to build the first pass object. The Makefile must support the following targets:

  - The special target `CONFIG_PASS1_TARGET` (if defined), and
  - The usual depend, clean, and distclean targets.
- `CONFIG_PASS1_OBJECT`: May be used to include an extra, pass1 object into the final link. This would probably be the object generated from the `CONFIG_PASS1_TARGET`. It may be available at link time in the `arch/<architecture>/src` directory.

## Debug Options

General Debug setup options are provided to (1) enable and control debug console output, (2) to build NuttX for use with a debugger, and (3) to enable specific debug features:

- `CONFIG_DEBUG`: enables built-in debug options. This includes more extensive parameter checking, debug assertions, and other debug logic. This option is also necessary (but not sufficient) to enable debug console output; Debug console output must also be enabled on a subsystem-by-subsystem basis as described below.
- `CONFIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE`: If debug console output is enabled, the option enables more verbose debug output. Ignored if `CONFIG_DEBUG` is not defined. If only `CONFIG_DEBUG` then the only output will be errors, warnings, and critical information. If `CONFIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE` is defined in addition, then general debug comments will also be included in the console output.
- `CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS`: build without optimization and with debug symbols (needed for use with a debugger). This option has nothing to do with debug output.
- `CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK`: a few ports include logic to monitor stack usage. If the NuttX port supports this option, it would be enabled with this option. This option also requires `CONFIG_DEBUG` to enable general debug features.

If debug features are enabled with `CONFIG_DEBUG` (and possibly `CONFIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE`), then debug console output can also be enabled on a subsystem-by-subsystem basis. Below are debug subsystems that are generally available on all platforms:

- `CONFIG_DEBUG_SCHED`: enable OS debug output (disabled by default)
- `CONFIG_DEBUG_MM`: enable memory management debug output (disabled by default)
- `CONFIG_DEBUG_NET`: enable network debug output (disabled by default)
- `CONFIG_DEBUG_USB`: enable USB debug output (disabled by default)
- `CONFIG_DEBUG_FS`: enable file system debug output (disabled by default)
- `CONFIG_DEBUG_LIB`: enable C library debug output (disabled by default)
- `CONFIG_DEBUG_BINFMT`: enable binary loader debug output (disabled by default)
- `CONFIG_DEBUG_GRAPHICS`: enable NX graphics debug output (disabled by default)

The following debug options may also be used with certain ports that support these features:

- `CONFIG_DEBUG_DMA`: enable DMA controller debug output (disabled by default)
- `CONFIG_DEBUG_GPIO`: enable detail GPIO usage debug output (disabled by default)
- `CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGING`: enable on-demand paging debug output (disabled by default)

## General OS setup

- `CONFIG_ARCH_LOWPUTC`: architecture supports low-level, boot time console output
- `CONFIG_NUTTX_KERNEL`: With most MCUs, NuttX is built as a flat, single executable image containing the NuttX RTOS along with all application code. The RTOS code and the application run in the same address space and at the same kernel-mode privileges. If this option is selected, NuttX will be built separately as a monolithic, kernel-mode module and the applications can be added as a separately built, user-mode module. In this a system call layer will be built to support the user- to kernel-mode interface to the RTOS.
- `CONFIG_MM_REGIONS`: If the architecture includes multiple regions of memory to allocate from, this specifies the number of memory regions that the memory manager must handle and enables the API mm_addregion(start, end);
- `CONFIG_MM_SMALL`: Each memory allocation has a small allocation overhead. The size of that overhead is normally determined by the "width" of the address support by the MCU. MCUs that support 16-bit addressability have smaller overhead than devices that support 32-bit addressability. However, there are many MCUs that support 32-bit addressability but have internal SRAM of size less than or equal to 64Kb. In this case, CONFIG_MM_SMALL can be defined so that those MCUs will also benefit from the smaller, 16-bit-based allocation overhead.
- `CONFIG_MSEC_PER_TICK`: The default system timer is 100Hz or `MSEC_PER_TICK`=10. This setting may be defined to inform NuttX that the processor hardware is providing system timer interrupts at some interrupt interval other than 10 msec.
- `CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL`: The round robin time slice will be set this number of milliseconds; Round robin scheduling can be disabled by setting this value to zero.
- `CONFIG_SCHED_INSTRUMENTATION`: enables instrumentation in scheduler to monitor system performance
- `CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE`: Specifies that maximum size of a task name to save in the TCB. Useful if scheduler instrumentation is selected. Set to zero to disable.
- `CONFIG_SYSTEM_TIME16`: The range of system time is, by default, 32-bits. However, if the MCU supports type `long long` and `CONFIG_SYSTEM_TIME16` is selected, a 64-bit system timer will be supported instead.
- `CONFIG_START_YEAR`, `CONFIG_START_MONTH`, `CONFIG_START_DAY` - Used to initialize the internal time logic.
- `CONFIG_GREGORIAN_TIME`: Enables Gregorian time conversions. You would only need this if you are concerned about accurate time conversions in the recent past or in the distant future.
- `CONFIG_JULIAN_TIME`: Enables Julian time conversions. You would only need this if you are concerned about accurate time conversion in the distand past. You must also define `CONFIG_GREGORIAN_TIME` in order to use Julian time.
- `CONFIG_DEV_CONSOLE`: Set if architecture-specific logic provides /dev/console. Enables stdout, stderr, stdin.
- `CONFIG_MUTEX_TYPES`: Set to enable support for recursive and errorcheck mutexes. Enables `pthread_mutexattr_settype()`.
- `CONFIG_PRIORITY_INHERITANCE`: Set to enable support for priority inheritance on mutexes and semaphores. Priority inheritance is a strategy of addressing priority inversion. Details of the NuttX implementation of priority inheritance is discussed elsewhere.
- `CONFIG_SEM_PREALLOCHOLDERS`: This setting is only used if priority inheritance is enabled. It defines the maximum number of different threads (minus one) that can take counts on a semaphore with priority inheritance support. This may be set to zero if priority inheritance is disabled OR if you are only using semaphores as mutexes (only one holder) OR if no more than two threads participate using a counting semaphore.
- `CONFIG_SEM_NNESTPRIO`: If priority inheritance is enabled, then this setting is the maximum number of higher priority threads (minus 1) than can be waiting for another thread to release a count on a semaphore. This value may be set to zero if no more than one thread is expected to wait for a semaphore.
- `CONFIG_FDCLONE_DISABLE`: Disable cloning of all file descriptors by task_create() when a new task is started. If set, all files/drivers will appear to be closed in the new task.
- `CONFIG_FDCLONE_STDIO`: Disable cloning of all but the first three file descriptors (stdin, stdout, stderr) by task_create() when a new task is started. If set, all files/drivers will appear to be closed in the new task except for stdin, stdout, and stderr.
- `CONFIG_SDCLONE_DISABLE`: Disable cloning of all socket desciptors by task_create() when a new task is started. If set, all sockets will appear to be closed in the new task.
- `CONFIG_NXFLAT`: Enable support for the NXFLAT binary format. This format will support execution of NuttX binaries located in a ROMFS file system (see `apps/examples/nxflat`).
- `CONFIG_SCHED_WORKQUEUE`: Create a dedicated "worker" thread to handle delayed processing from interrupt handlers. This feature is required for some drivers but, if there are not complaints, can be safely disabled. The worker thread also performs garbage collection -- completing any delayed memory deallocations from interrupt handlers. If the worker thread is disabled, then that clean will be performed by the IDLE thread instead (which runs at the lowest of priority and may not be appropriate if memory reclamation is of high priority). If CONFIG_SCHED_WORKQUEUE is enabled, then the following options can also be used:
- `CONFIG_SCHED_WORKPRIORITY`: The execution priority of the worker thread. Default: 50
- `CONFIG_SCHED_WORKPERIOD`: How often the worker thread checks for work in units of microseconds. Default: 50*1000 (50 MS).
- `CONFIG_SCHED_WORKSTACKSIZE`: The stack size allocated for the worker thread. Default: CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE.
- `CONFIG_SIG_SIGWORK`: The signal number that will be used to wake-up the worker thread. Default: 4

Kernel build options:

- `CONFIG_NUTTX_KERNEL`: Builds NuttX as a separately compiled kernel.
`CONFIG_SYS_RESERVED`: Reserved system call values for use by architecture-specific logic.

OS setup related to on-demand paging:

- `CONFIG_PAGING`: If set =y in your configation file, this setting will enable the on-demand paging feature as described in http://www.nuttx.org/NuttXDemandPaging.html.

If CONFIG_PAGING is selected, then you will probabaly need `CONFIG_BUILD_2PASS` to correctly position the code and the following configuration options also apply:

- `CONFIG_PAGING_PAGESIZE`: The size of one managed page. This must be a value supported by the processor's memory management unit.
- `CONFIG_PAGING_NLOCKED`: This is the number of locked pages in the memory map. The locked address region will then be from `CONFIG_DRAM_VSTART` through (`CONFIG_DRAM_VSTART` + `CONFIG_PAGING_PAGESIZE`*`CONFIG_PAGING_NLOCKED`)
- `CONFIG_PAGING_LOCKED_PBASE` and `CONFIG_PAGING_LOCKED_VBASE`: These may be defined to determine the base address of the locked page regions. If neither are defined, the logic will be set the bases to `CONFIG_DRAM_START` and `CONFIG_DRAM_VSTART` (i.e., it assumes that the base address of the locked region is at the beginning of RAM). NOTE: In some architectures, it may be necessary to take some memory from the beginning of this region for vectors or for a page table. In such cases, `CONFIG_PAGING_LOCKED_P/VBASE` should take that into consideration to prevent overlapping the locked memory region and the system data at the beginning of SRAM.
- `CONFIG_PAGING_NPPAGED`: This is the number of physical pages available to support the paged text region. This paged region begins at (`CONFIG_PAGING_LOCKED_PBASE` + `CONFIG_PAGING_PAGESIZE`*`CONFIG_PAGING_NPPAGED`) and continues until (`CONFIG_PAGING_LOCKED_PBASE` + `CONFIG_PAGING_PAGESIZE`*(`CONFIG_PAGING_NLOCKED` + `CONFIG_PAGING_NPPAGED`)
- `CONFIG_PAGING_NVPAGED`: This actual size of the paged text region (in pages). This is also the number of virtual pages required to support the entire paged region. The on-demand paging feature is intended to support only the case where the virtual paged text area is much larger the available physical pages. Otherwise, why would you enable on-demand paging?
- `CONFIG_PAGING_NDATA`: This is the number of data pages in the memory map. The data region will extend to the end of RAM unless overridden by a setting in the configuration file. NOTE: In some architectures, it may be necessary to take some memory from the end of RAM for page tables or other system usage. The configuration settings and linker directives must be cognizant of that: `CONFIG_PAGING_NDATA` should be defined to prevent the data region from extending all the way to the end of memory.
- `CONFIG_PAGING_DEFPRIO`: The default, minimum priority of the page fill worker thread. The priority of the page fill work thread will be boosted boosted dynmically so that it matches the priority of the task on behalf of which it peforms the fill. This defines the minimum priority that will be used. Default: 50.
- `CONFIG_PAGING_STACKSIZE`: Defines the size of the allocated stack for the page fill worker thread. Default: 1024.
- `CONFIG_PAGING_BLOCKINGFILL`: The architecture specific `up_fillpage()` function may be blocking or non-blocking. If defined, this setting indicates that the `up_fillpage()` implementation will block until the transfer is completed. Default: Undefined (non-blocking).
- `CONFIG_PAGING_WORKPERIOD`: The page fill worker thread will wake periodically even if there is no mapping to do. This selection controls that wake-up period (in microseconds). This wake-up a failsafe that will handle any cases where a single is lost (that would really be a bug and shouldn't happen!) and also supports timeouts for case of non-blocking, asynchronous fills (see `CONFIG_PAGING_TIMEOUT_TICKS`).
- `CONFIG_PAGING_TIMEOUT_TICKS`: If defined, the implementation will monitor the (asynchronous) page fill logic. If the fill takes longer than this number if microseconds, then a fatal error will be declared. Default: No timeouts monitored.

Some architecture-specific settings. Defaults are architecture specific. If you don't know what you are doing, it is best to leave these undefined and try the system defaults:

- `CONFIG_PAGING_VECPPAGE`: This the physical address of the page in memory to be mapped to the vector address.
- `CONFIG_PAGING_VECL2PADDR`: This is the physical address of the L2 page table entry to use for the vector mapping.
- `CONFIG_PAGING_VECL2VADDR`: This is the virtual address of the L2 page table entry to use for the vector mapping.
- `CONFIG_PAGING_BINPATH`: If `CONFIG_PAGING_BINPATH` is defined, then it is the full path to a file on a mounted file system that contains a binary image of the NuttX executable. Pages will be filled by reading from offsets into this file that correspond to virtual fault addresses.
- `CONFIG_PAGING_MOUNTPT`: If `CONFIG_PAGING_BINPATH` is defined, additional options may be provided to control the initialization of underlying devices. `CONFIG_PAGING_MOUNTPT` identifies the mountpoint to be used if a device is mounted.
- `CONFIG_PAGING_MINOR`: Some mount operations require a "minor" number to identify the specific device instance. Default: 0
- `CONFIG_PAGING_SDSLOT`: If `CONFIG_PAGING_BINPATH` is defined, additional options may be provided to control the initialization of underlying devices. `CONFIG_PAGING_SDSLOT` identifies the slot number of the SD device to initialize. This must be undefined if SD is not being used. This should be defined to be zero for the typical device that has only a single slot (See `CONFIG_MMCSD_NSLOTS`). If defined, `CONFIG_PAGING_SDSLOT` will instruct certain board-specific logic to initialize the media in this SD slot.
- `CONFIG_PAGING_M25PX`: Use the m25px.c FLASH driver. If this is selected, then the MTD interface to the M25Px device will be used to support paging.
- `CONFIG_PAGING_AT45DB`: Use the at45db.c FLASH driver. If this is selected, then the MTD interface to the Atmel AT45DB device will be used to support paging.
- `CONFIG_PAGING_BINOFFSET`: If CONFIG_PAGING_M25PX or CONFIG_PAGING_AT45DB is defined then CONFIG_PAGING_BINOFFSET will be used to specify the offset in bytes into the FLASH device where the NuttX binary image is located. Default: 0
- `CONFIG_PAGING_SPIPORT`: If CONFIG_PAGING_M25PX or CONFIG_PAGING_AT45DB is defined and the device has multiple SPI busses (ports), then this configuration should be set to indicate which SPI port the device is connected. Default: 0

The following can be used to disable categories of APIs supported by the OS. If the compiler supports weak functions, then it should not be necessary to disable functions unless you want to restrict usage of those APIs.

There are certain dependency relationships in these features.

- `mq_notify()` logic depends on signals to awaken tasks waiting for queues to become full or empty.
- `pthread_condtimedwait()` depends on signals to wake up waiting tasks.

`CONFIG_DISABLE_CLOCK`, `CONFI_DISABLE_POSIX_TIMERS`, `CONFIG_DISABLE_PTHREAD`, `CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS`, `CONFIG_DISABLE_MQUEUE`, `CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOUNT`

## Miscellaneous libc settings

- `CONFIG_NOPRINTF_FIELDWIDTH`: `sprintf`-related logic is a little smaller if we do not support fieldwidthes
- `CONFIG_LIBC_FLOATINGPOINT`: By default, floating point support in `printf`, `sscanf`, etc. is disabled.

## Allow for architecture optimized implementations

- The architecture can provide optimized versions of the following to improve system performance.

`CONFIG_ARCH_MEMCPY`, `CONFIG_ARCH_MEMCMP`, `CONFIG_ARCH_MEMMOVE`, `CONFIG_ARCH_MEMSET`, `CONFIG_ARCH_STRCMP`, `CONFIG_ARCH_STRCPY`, `CONFIG_ARCH_STRNCPY`, `CONFIG_ARCH_STRLEN`, `CONFIG_ARCH_STRNLEN`, `CONFIG_ARCH_BZERO`

- The architecture may provide custom versions of certain standard header files:

`CONFIG_ARCH_MATH_H`, `CONFIG_ARCH_STDBOOL_H`, `CONFIG_ARCH_STDINT_H`

- `CONFIG_ARCH_ROMGETC`: There are cases where string data cannot be cannot be accessed by simply de-referencing a string pointer. As examples:

  - In Harvard architectures, data accesses and instruction accesses occur on different busses, perhaps concurrently. All data accesses are performed on the data bus unless special machine instructions are used to read data from the instruction address space. Also, in the typical MCU, the available SRAM data memory is much smaller that the non-volatile FLASH instruction memory. So if the application requires many constant strings, the only practical solution may be to store those constant strings in FLASH memory where they can only be accessed using architecture-specific machine instructions.
  - A similar case is where strings are retained in "external" memory such as EEPROM or serial FLASH. This case is similar only in that again special operations are required to obtain the string data; it cannot be accessed directly from a string pointer.

  If `CONFIG_ARCH_ROMGETC` is defined, then the architecture-specific logic must export the function `up_romgetc()`. `up_romgetc()` will simply read one byte of data from the instruction space.

  If `CONFIG_ARCH_ROMGETC`, certain C stdio functions are effected: (1) All format strings in `printf`, `fprintf`, `sprintf`, etc. are assumed to lie in FLASH (string arguments for `%s` are still assumed to reside in SRAM). And (2), the string argument to `puts` and `fputs` is assumed to reside in FLASH. Clearly, these assumptions may have to modified for the particular needs of your environment. There is no "one-size-fits-all" solution for this problem.

## Sizes of configurable things (0 disables)

- `CONFIG_MAX_TASKS`: The maximum number of simultaneously active tasks. This value must be a power of two.
- `CONFIG_NPTHREAD_KEYS`: The number of items of thread- specific data that can be retained
- `CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS`: The maximum number of file descriptors (one for each open)
- `CONFIG_NFILE_STREAMS`: The maximum number of streams that can be fopen'ed
- `CONFIG_NAME_MAX`: The maximum size of a file name.
- `CONFIG_STDIO_BUFFER_SIZE`: Size of the buffer to allocate on fopen. (Only if CONFIG_NFILE_STREAMS > 0)
- `CONFIG_STDIO_LINEBUFFER`: If standard C buffered I/O is enabled (`CONFIG_STDIO_BUFFER_SIZE` > 0), then this option may be added to force automatic, line-oriented flushing the output buffer for `putc()`, `fputc()`, `putchar()`, `puts()`, `fputs()`, `printf()`, `fprintf()`, and `vfprintf()`. When a newline character is encountered in the output string, the output buffer will be flushed. This (slightly) increases the NuttX footprint but supports the kind of behavior that people expect for `printf()`.
- `CONFIG_NUNGET_CHARS`: Number of characters that can be buffered by ungetc() (Only if CONFIG_NFILE_STREAMS > 0)
- `CONFIG_PREALLOC_MQ_MSGS`: The number of pre-allocated message structures. The system manages a pool of preallocated message structures to minimize dynamic allocations
- `CONFIG_MQ_MAXMSGSIZE`: Message structures are allocated with a fixed payload size given by this setting (does not include other message structure overhead.
- `CONFIG_PREALLOC_WDOGS`: The number of pre-allocated watchdog structures. The system manages a pool of preallocated watchdog structures to minimize dynamic allocations
- `CONFIG_PREALLOC_IGMPGROUPS`: Pre-allocated IGMP groups are used Only if needed from interrupt level group created (by the IGMP server). Default: 4
- `CONFIG_DEV_PIPE_SIZE`: Size, in bytes, of the buffer to allocated for pipe and FIFO support (default is 1024).

## File Systems

- `CONFIG_FS_FAT`: Enable FAT file system support.
- `CONFIG_FAT_SECTORSIZE`: Max supported sector size.
- `CONFIG_FAT_LCNAMES`: Enable use of the NT-style upper/lower case 8.3 file name support.
- `CONFIG_FAT_LFN`: Enable FAT long file names. NOTE: Microsoft claims patents on FAT long file name technology. Please read the disclaimer in the top-level COPYING file and only enable this feature if you understand these issues.
- `CONFIG_FAT_MAXFNAME`: If `CONFIG_FAT_LFN` is defined, then the default, maximum long file name is 255 bytes. This can eat up a lot of memory (especially stack space). If you are willing to live with some non-standard, short long file names, then define this value. A good choice would be the same value as selected for CONFIG_NAME_MAX which will limit the visibility of longer file names anyway.
- `CONFIG_FS_FATTIME`: Support FAT date and time. NOTE: There is not much sense in supporting FAT date and time unless you have a hardware RTC or other way to get the time and date.
- `CONFIG_FS_NXFFS`: Enable NuttX FLASH file system (NXFF) support.
- `CONFIG_NXFFS_ERASEDSTATE`: The erased state of FLASH. This must have one of the values of `0xff` or `0x00`. Default: `0xff`.
- `CONFIG_NXFFS_PACKTHRESHOLD`: When packing flash file data, don't both with file chunks smaller than this number of data bytes. Default: 32.
- `CONFIG_NXFFS_MAXNAMLEN`: The maximum size of an NXFFS file name. Default: 255.
- `CONFIG_NXFFS_PACKTHRESHOLD`: When packing flash file data, don't both with file chunks smaller than this number of data bytes. Default: 32.
- `CONFIG_NXFFS_TAILTHRESHOLD`: clean-up can either mean packing files together toward the end of the file or, if file are deleted at the end of the file, clean up can simply mean erasing the end of FLASH memory so that it can be re-used again. However, doing this can also harm the life of the FLASH part because it can mean that the tail end of the FLASH is re-used too often. This threshold determines if/when it is worth erased the tail end of FLASH and making it available for re-use (and possible over-wear). Default: 8192.
- `CONFIG_FS_ROMFS`: Enable ROMFS file system support
- `CONFIG_FS_RAMMAP`: For file systems that do not support XIP, this option will enable a limited form of memory mapping that is implemented by copying whole files into memory.

## Device Drivers

### RTC

- `CONFIG_RTC`: Enables general support for a hardware RTC. Specific architectures may require other specific settings.
- `CONFIG_RTC_DATETIME`: There are two general types of RTC: (1) A simple battery backed counter that keeps the time when power is down, and (2) A full date / time RTC the provides the date and time information, often in BCD format. If `CONFIG_RTC_DATETIME` is selected, it specifies this second kind of RTC. In this case, the RTC is used to "seed"" the normal NuttX timer and the NuttX system timer provides for higher resoution time.
- `CONFIG_RTC_HIRES`: If `CONFIG_RTC_DATETIME` not selected, then the simple, battery backed counter is used. There are two different implementations of such simple counters based on the time resolution of the counter: The typical RTC keeps time to resolution of 1 second, usually supporting a 32-bit `time_t` value. In this case, the RTC is used to "seed" the normal NuttX timer and the NuttX timer provides for higher resoution time. If `CONFIG_RTC_HIRES` is enabled in the NuttX configuration, then the RTC provides higher resolution time and completely replaces the system timer for purpose of date and time.
- `CONFIG_RTC_FREQUENCY`: If `CONFIG_RTC_HIRES` is defined, then the frequency of the high resolution RTC must be provided. If `CONFIG_RTC_HIRES` is not defined, `CONFIG_RTC_FREQUENCY` is assumed to be one.
- `CONFIG_RTC_ALARM`: Enable if the RTC hardware supports setting of an alarm. A callback function will be executed when the alarm goes off

### CAN driver

- `CONFIG_CAN`: Enables CAN support
- `CONFIG_CAN_FIFOSIZE`: The size of the circular buffer of CAN messages. Default: 8
- `CONFIG_CAN_NPENDINGRTR`: The size of the list of pending RTR requests. Default: 4
- `CONFIG_CAN_LOOPBACK`: A CAN driver may or may not support a loopback mode for testing. If the driver does support loopback mode, the setting will enable it. (If the driver does not, this setting will have no effect).

### SPI driver

- `CONFIG_SPI_OWNBUS`: Set if there is only one active device on the SPI bus. No locking or SPI configuration will be performed. It is not necessary for clients to lock, re-configure, etc..
- `CONFIG_SPI_EXCHANGE`: Driver supports a single exchange method (vs a recvblock() and sndblock ()methods)

### SPI-based MMC/SD driver

- `CONFIG_MMCSD_NSLOTS`: Number of MMC/SD slots supported by the driver. Default is one.
- `CONFIG_MMCSD_READONLY`: Provide read-only access. Default is Read/Write
- `CONFIG_MMCSD_SPICLOCK`: Maximum SPI clock to drive MMC/SD card. Default is 20MHz.

### SDIO/SDHC driver

- `CONFIG_SDIO_DMA`: SDIO driver supports DMA
- `CONFIG_SDIO_MUXBUS`: Set this SDIO interface if the SDIO interface or hardware resources are shared with other drivers.
- `CONFIG_SDIO_WIDTH_D1_ONLY`: Select 1-bit transfer mode. Default: 4-bit transfer mode.

### SDIO-based MMC/SD driver

- `CONFIG_FS_READAHEAD`: Enable read-ahead buffering
- `CONFIG_FS_WRITEBUFFER`: Enable write buffering
- `CONFIG_SDIO_DMA`: SDIO driver supports DMA
- `CONFIG_MMCSD_MMCSUPPORT`: Enable support for MMC cards
- `CONFIG_MMCSD_HAVECARDDETECT`: SDIO driver card detection is 100% accurate

### RiT P14201 OLED driver

- `CONFIG_LCD_P14201`: Enable P14201 support
- `CONFIG_P14201_SPIMODE`: Controls the SPI mode
- `CONFIG_P14201_FREQUENCY`: Define to use a different bus frequency
- `CONFIG_P14201_NINTERFACES`: Specifies the number of physical P14201 devices that will be supported.
- `CONFIG_P14201_FRAMEBUFFER`: If defined, accesses will be performed using an in-memory copy of the OLEDs GDDRAM. This cost of this buffer is 128 * 96 / 2 = 6Kb. If this is defined, then the driver will be fully functional. If not, then it will have the following limitations:
  - Reading graphics memory cannot be supported, and
  - All pixel writes must be aligned to byte boundaries.
  The latter limitation effectively reduces the 128x96 disply to 64x96.

### Nokia 6100 Configuration Settings:

- `CONFIG_NOKIA6100_SPIMODE`: Controls the SPI mode,
- `CONFIG_NOKIA6100_FREQUENCY`: Define to use a different bus frequency.
- `CONFIG_NOKIA6100_NINTERFACES`:Specifies the number of physical Nokia 6100 devices that will be supported.
- `CONFIG_NOKIA6100_BPP`: Device supports 8, 12, and 16 bits per pixel.
- `CONFIG_NOKIA6100_S1D15G10`: Selects the Epson S1D15G10 display controller
- `CONFIG_NOKIA6100_PCF8833`: Selects the Phillips PCF8833 display controller
- `CONFIG_NOKIA6100_BLINIT`: Initial backlight setting

The following may need to be tuned for your hardware:

- `CONFIG_NOKIA6100_INVERT`: Display inversion, 0 or 1, Default: 1
- `CONFIG_NOKIA6100_MY`: Display row direction, 0 or 1, Default: 0
- `CONFIG_NOKIA6100_MX`: Display column direction, 0 or 1, Default: 1
- `CONFIG_NOKIA6100_V`: Display address direction, 0 or 1, Default: 0
- `CONFIG_NOKIA6100_ML`: Display scan direction, 0 or 1, Default: 0
- `CONFIG_NOKIA6100_RGBORD`: Display RGB order, 0 or 1, Default: 0

Required LCD driver settings:

- `CONFIG_LCD_NOKIA6100`: Enable Nokia 6100 support
- `CONFIG_LCD_MAXCONTRAST`: Must be 63 with the Epson controller and 127 with the Phillips controller.
- `CONFIG_LCD_MAXPOWER`:Maximum value of backlight setting. The backlight control is managed outside of the 6100 driver so this value has no meaning to the driver. Board-specific logic may place restrictions on this value.

### Input Devices

- `CONFIG_INPUT`: Enables general support for input devices
- `CONFIG_INPUT_TSC2007`: If CONFIG_INPUT is selected, then this setting will enable building of the TI TSC2007 touchscreen driver.
- `CONFIG_TSC2007_MULTIPLE`: Normally only a single TI TSC2007 touchscreen is used. But if there are multiple TSC2007 touchscreens, this setting will enable multiple touchscreens with the same driver.

### Analog Devices

- `CONFIG_DAC`: Enables general support for Digital-to-Analog conversion devices.
- `CONFIG_ADC`: Enables general support for Analog-to-Digital conversion devices.
- `CONFIG_ADC_ADS125X`: Adds support for the TI ADS 125x ADC.

### ENC28J60 Ethernet Driver Configuration Settings

- `CONFIG_NET_ENC28J60`: Enabled ENC28J60 support
- `CONFIG_ENC28J60_SPIMODE`: Controls the SPI mode
- `CONFIG_ENC28J60_FREQUENCY`: Define to use a different bus frequency
- `CONFIG_ENC28J60_NINTERFACES`: Specifies the number of physical ENC28J60 devices that will be supported.
- `CONFIG_ENC28J60_STATS`: Collect network statistics
- `CONFIG_ENC28J60_HALFDUPPLEX`: Default is full duplex

## Network Support

### TCP/IP and UDP support via uIP

- `CONFIG_NET`: Enable or disable all network features
- `CONFIG_NET_SLIP`: Selects the Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) data link layer. (This selection is discussed further below).
- `CONFIG_NET_NOINTS`: `CONFIG_NET_NOINT` indicates that uIP not called from the interrupt level. If `CONFIG_NET_NOINTS` is defined, critical sections will be managed with semaphores; Otherwise, it assumed that uIP will be called from interrupt level handling and critical sections will be managed by enabling and disabling interrupts.
- `CONFIG_NET_MULTIBUFFER`: Traditionally, uIP has used a single buffer for all incoming and outgoing traffic. If this configuration is selected, then the driver can manage multiple I/O buffers and can, for example, be filling one input buffer while sending another output buffer. Or, as another example, the driver may support queuing of concurrent input/ouput and output transfers for better performance.
- `CONFIG_NET_IPv6`: Build in support for IPv6
- `CONFIG_NSOCKET_DESCRIPTORS`: Maximum number of socket descriptors per task/thread.
- `CONFIG_NET_NACTIVESOCKETS`: Maximum number of concurrent socket operations (recv, send, etc.). Default: `CONFIG_NET_TCP_CONNS`+`CONFIG_NET_UDP_CONNS`.
- `CONFIG_NET_SOCKOPTS`: Enable or disable support for socket options.
- `CONFIG_NET_BUFSIZE`: uIP buffer size
- `CONFIG_NET_TCP`: TCP support on or off
- `CONFIG_NET_TCP_CONNS`: Maximum number of TCP connections (all tasks).
- `CONFIG_NET_TCPBACKLOG`: Incoming connections pend in a backlog until `accept()` is called. The size of the backlog is selected when `listen()` is called.
- `CONFIG_NET_TCP_READAHEAD_BUFSIZE`: Size of TCP read-ahead buffers
- `CONFIG_NET_NTCP_READAHEAD_BUFFERS`: Number of TCP read-ahead buffers (may be zero)
- `CONFIG_NET_MAX_LISTENPORTS`: Maximum number of listening TCP ports (all tasks).
- `CONFIG_NET_TCPURGDATA`: Determines if support for TCP urgent data notification should be compiled in. Urgent data (out-of-band data) is a rarely used TCP feature that is very seldom would be required.
- `CONFIG_NET_UDP`: UDP support on or off
- `CONFIG_NET_UDP_CHECKSUMS`: UDP checksums on or off
- `CONFIG_NET_UDP_CONNS`: The maximum amount of concurrent UDP connections
- `CONFIG_NET_ICMP`: Enable minimal ICMP support. Includes built-in support for sending replies to received ECHO (ping) requests.
- `CONFIG_NET_ICMP_PING`: Provide interfaces to support application level support for sending ECHO (ping) requests and associating ECHO replies.
- `CONFIG_NET_IGMP`: Enable IGMPv2 client support.
- `CONFIG_PREALLOC_IGMPGROUPS`: Pre-allocated IGMP groups are used Only if needed from interrupt level group created (by the IGMP server). Default: 4
- `CONFIG_NET_PINGADDRCONF`: Use "ping" packet for setting IP address
- `CONFIG_NET_STATISTICS`: uIP statistics on or off
- `CONFIG_NET_RECEIVE_WINDOW`: The size of the advertised receiver's window
- `CONFIG_NET_ARPTAB_SIZE`: The size of the ARP table
- `CONFIG_NET_ARP_IPIN`: Harvest IP/MAC address mappings for the ARP table from incoming IP packets.
- `CONFIG_NET_BROADCAST`: Incoming UDP broadcast support
- `CONFIG_NET_MULTICAST`: Outgoing multi-cast address support
- `CONFIG_NET_FWCACHE_SIZE`: number of packets to remember when looking for duplicates

### SLIP

The NuttX SLIP driver supports point-to-point IP communications over a serial port. The default data link layer for uIP is Ethernet. If `CONFIG_NET_SLIP` is defined in the NuttX configuration file, then SLIP will be supported. The basic differences between the SLIP and Ethernet configurations is that when SLIP is selected:

- The link level header (that comes before the IP header) is omitted.
- All MAC address processing is suppressed.
- ARP is disabled.

If `CONFIG_NET_SLIP` is not selected, then Ethernet will be used (there is no need to define anything special in the configuration file to use Ethernet -- it is the default).

- `CONFIG_NET_SLIP`: Enables building of the SLIP driver. SLIP requires at least one IP protocols selected and the following additional network settings: `CONFIG_NET_NOINTS` and `CONFIG_NET_MULTIBUFFER`. `CONFIG_NET_BUFSIZE` must be set to 296. Other optional configuration settings that affect the SLIP driver: `CONFIG_NET_STATISTICS`. Default: Ethernet.

If SLIP is selected, then the following SLIP options are available:

- `CONFIG_CLIP_NINTERFACES`: Selects the number of physical SLIP interfaces to support. Default: 1
- `CONFIG_SLIP_STACKSIZE`: Select the stack size of the SLIP RX and TX tasks. Default: 2048
- `CONFIG_SLIP_DEFPRIO`: The priority of the SLIP RX and TX tasks. Default: 128

### UIP Network Utilities

- `CONFIG_NET_DHCP_LIGHT`: Reduces size of DHCP
- `CONFIG_NET_RESOLV_ENTRIES`: Number of resolver entries

### THTTPD

- `CONFIG_THTTPD_PORT`: THTTPD Server port number
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_IPADDR`: Server IP address (no host name)
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_SERVER_ADDRESS`: SERVER_ADDRESS: response
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_SERVER_SOFTWARE`: SERVER_SOFTWARE: response
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_PATH`: Server working directory. Default: `/mnt/www`.
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_CGI_PATH`: Path to CGI executables. Default: `/mnt/www/cgi-bin`.
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_CGI_PATTERN`: Only CGI programs whose expanded paths match this pattern will be executed. In fact, if this value is not defined then no CGI logic will be built. Default: `/mnt/www/cgi-bin/*`.
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_CGI_PRIORITY`: Provides the priority of CGI child tasks
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_CGI_STACKSIZE`: Provides the initial stack size of CGI child task (will be overridden by the stack size in the NXFLAT header)
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_CGI_BYTECOUNT`: Byte output limit for CGI tasks.
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_CGI_TIMELIMIT`: How many seconds to allow CGI programs to run before killing them.
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_CHARSET`: The default character set name to use with text MIME types.
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_IOBUFFERSIZE`:
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_INDEX_NAMES`: A list of index filenames to check. The files are searched for in this order.
- `CONFIG_AUTH_FILE`: The file to use for authentication. If this is defined then thttpd checks for this file in the local directory before every fetch. If the file exists then authentication is done, otherwise the fetch proceeds as usual. If you leave this undefined then thttpd will not implement authentication at all and will not check for auth files, which saves a bit of CPU time. A typical value is ".htpasswd&quout;
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_LISTEN_BACKLOG`: The listen() backlog queue length.
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_LINGER_MSEC`: How many milliseconds to leave a connection open while doing a lingering close.
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_OCCASIONAL_MSEC`: How often to run the occasional cleanup job.
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_IDLE_READ_LIMIT_SEC`: How many seconds to allow for reading the initial request on a new connection.
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_IDLE_SEND_LIMIT_SEC`: How many seconds before an idle connection gets closed.
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_TILDE_MAP1 and CONFIG_THTTPD_TILDE_MAP2`: Tilde mapping. Many URLs use ~username to indicate a user's home directory. thttpd provides two options for mapping this construct to an actual filename.
  1. Map ~username to <prefix>/username. This is the recommended choice. Each user gets a subdirectory in the main web tree, and the tilde construct points there. The prefix could be something like "users", or it could be empty.
  2. Map ~username to <user's homedir>/<postfix>. The postfix would be the name of a subdirectory off of the user's actual home dir, something like "public_html".
  You can also leave both options undefined, and thttpd will not do anything special about tildes. Enabling both options is an error. Typical values, if they're defined, are "users" for CONFIG_THTTPD_TILDE_MAP1 and "public_html" forCONFIG_THTTPD_TILDE_MAP2.
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_GENERATE_INDICES`:
- `CONFIG_THTTPD_URLPATTERN`: If defined, then it will be used to match and verify referrers.

## USB Device-Side Support

### USB Device Controller Driver

- `CONFIG_USBDEV`: Enables USB device support
- `CONFIG_USBDEV_ISOCHRONOUS`: Build in extra support for isochronous endpoints
- `CONFIG_USBDEV_DUALSPEED`: Hardware handles high and full speed operation (USB 2.0)
- `CONFIG_USBDEV_SELFPOWERED`: Will cause USB features to indicate that the device is self-powered
- `CONFIG_USBDEV_MAXPOWER`: Maximum power consumption in mA
- `CONFIG_USBDEV_TRACE`: Enables USB tracing for debug
- `CONFIG_USBDEV_TRACE_NRECORDS`: Number of trace entries to remember

### USB Serial Device Class Driver (Prolific PL2303 Emulation)

- `CONFIG_USBSER`: Enable compilation of the USB serial driver
- `CONFIG_USBSER_EPINTIN`: The logical 7-bit address of a hardware endpoint that supports interrupt IN operation
- `CONFIG_USBSER_EPBULKOUT`: The logical 7-bit address of a hardware endpoint that supports bulk OUT operation
- `CONFIG_USBSER_EPBULKIN`: The logical 7-bit address of a hardware endpoint that supports bulk IN operation
- `CONFIG_USBSER_NWRREQS` and `CONFIG_USBSER_NRDREQS`: The number of write/read requests that can be in flight
- `CONFIG_USBSER_VENDORID` and `CONFIG_USBSER_VENDORSTR`: The vendor ID code/string
- `CONFIG_USBSER_PRODUCTID` and `CONFIG_USBSER_PRODUCTSTR`: The product ID code/string
- `CONFIG_USBSER_RXBUFSIZE` and `CONFIG_USBSER_TXBUFSIZE`: Size of the serial receive/transmit buffers

### USB serial device class driver (Standard CDC ACM class)

- `CONFIG_CDCSER`: Enable compilation of the USB serial driver
- `CONFIG_CDCSER_EP0MAXPACKET`: Endpoint 0 max packet size. Default 64.
- `CONFIG_CDCSER_EPINTIN`: The logical 7-bit address of a hardware endpoint that supports interrupt IN operation. Default 2.
- `CONFIG_CDCSER_EPINTIN_FSSIZE`: Max package size for the interrupt IN endpoint if full speed mode. Default 64.
- `CONFIG_CDCSER_EPINTIN_HSSIZE`: Max package size for the interrupt IN endpoint if high speed mode. Default 64.
- `CONFIG_CDCSER_EPBULKOUT`: The logical 7-bit address of a hardware endpoint that supports bulk OUT operation.
- `CONFIG_CDCSER_EPBULKOUT_FSSIZE`: Max package size for the bulk OUT endpoint if full speed mode. Default 64.
- `CONFIG_CDCSER_EPBULKOUT_HSSIZE`: Max package size for the bulk OUT endpoint if high speed mode. Default 512.
- `CONFIG_CDCSER_EPBULKIN`: The logical 7-bit address of a hardware endpoint that supports bulk IN operation
- `CONFIG_CDCSER_EPBULKIN_FSSIZE`: Max package size for the bulk IN endpoint if full speed mode. Default 64.
- `CONFIG_CDCSER_EPBULKIN_HSSIZE`: Max package size for the bulk IN endpoint if high speed mode. Default 512.
- `CONFIG_CDCSER_NWRREQS` and `CONFIG_CDCSER_NRDREQS`: The number of write/read requests that can be in flight. `CONFIG_CDCSER_NWRREQS` includes write requests used for both the interrupt and bulk IN endpoints. Default 4.
- `CONFIG_CDCSER_VENDORID` and `CONFIG_CDCSER_VENDORSTR`: The vendor ID code/string. Default 0x0525 and "NuttX," 0x0525 is the Netchip vendor and should not be used in any products. This default VID was selected for compatibility with the Linux CDC ACM default VID.
- `CONFIG_CDCSER_PRODUCTID` and `CONFIG_CDCSER_PRODUCTSTR`: The product ID code/string. Default 0xa4a7 and "CDC/ACM Serial" 0xa4a7 was selected for compatibility with the Linux CDC ACM default PID.
- `CONFIG_CDCSER_RXBUFSIZE` and `CONFIG_CDCSER_TXBUFSIZE`: Size of the serial receive/transmit buffers. Default 256.

### USB Storage Device Configuration

- `CONFIG_USBSTRG`: Enable compilation of the USB storage driver
- `CONFIG_USBSTRG_EP0MAXPACKET`: Max packet size for endpoint 0
- `CONFIG_USBSTRGEPBULKOUT` and `CONFIG_USBSTRG_EPBULKIN`: The logical 7-bit address of a hardware endpoints that support bulk OUT and IN operations
- `CONFIG_USBSTRG_NWRREQS` and `CONFIG_USBSTRG_NRDREQS`: The number of write/read requests that can be in flight
- `CONFIG_USBSTRG_BULKINREQLEN` and `CONFIG_USBSTRG_BULKOUTREQLEN`: The size of the buffer in each write/read request. This value needs to be at least as large as the endpoint maxpacket and ideally as large as a block device sector.
- `CONFIG_USBSTRG_VENDORID` and `CONFIG_USBSTRG_VENDORSTR`: The vendor ID code/string
- `CONFIG_USBSTRG_PRODUCTID` and `CONFIG_USBSTRG_PRODUCTSTR`: The product ID code/string
- `CONFIG_USBSTRG_REMOVABLE`: Select if the media is removable

## USB Host-Side Support

### USB Host Controller Driver

- `CONFIG_USBHOST`: Enables USB host support
- `CONFIG_USBHOST_NPREALLOC`: Number of pre-allocated class instances
- `CONFIG_USBHOST_BULK_DISABLE`: On some architectures, selecting this setting will reduce driver size by disabling bulk endpoint support
- `CONFIG_USBHOST_INT_DISABLE`: On some architectures, selecting this setting will reduce driver size by disabling interrupt endpoint support
- `CONFIG_USBHOST_ISOC_DISABLE`: On some architectures, selecting this setting will reduce driver size by disabling isochronous endpoint support

### USB Host HID Class Driver

Requires `CONFIG_USBHOST=y`, `CONFIG_USBHOST_INT_DISABLE=n`, `CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0`, `CONFIG_SCHED_WORKQUEUE=y`, and `CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS=n`.

- `CONFIG_HIDKBD_POLLUSEC`: Device poll rate in microseconds. Default: 100 milliseconds.
- `CONFIG_HIDKBD_DEFPRIO`: Priority of the polling thread. Default: 50.
- `CONFIG_HIDKBD_STACKSIZE`: Stack size for polling thread. Default: 1024
- `CONFIG_HIDKBD_BUFSIZE`: Scancode buffer size. Default: 64.
- `CONFIG_HIDKBD_NPOLLWAITERS`: If the poll() method is enabled, this defines the maximum number of threads that can be waiting for keyboard events. Default: 2.
- `CONFIG_HIDKBD_RAWSCANCODES`: If set to `y` no conversion will be made on the raw keyboard scan codes. Default: ASCII conversion.
- `CONFIG_HIDKBD_ALLSCANCODES`: If set to `y` all 231 possible scancodes will be converted to something. Default: 104 key US keyboard.
- `CONFIG_HIDKBD_NODEBOUNCE`: If set to `y` normal debouncing is disabled. Default: Debounce/No repeat keys.

### USB Host HID Mass Storage Class Driver

Requires `CONFIG_USBHOST=y`, `CONFIG_USBHOST_BULK_DISABLE=n`, `CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0`, and `CONFIG_SCHED_WORKQUEUE=y`.

## Graphics related configuration settings
- `CONFIG_NX`: Enables overall support for graphics library and NX

### NX configuration setting

- `CONFIG_NX_MULTIUSER`: Configures NX in multi-user mode.
- `CONFIG_NX_NPLANES`: Some YUV color formats requires support for multiple planes, one for each color component. Unless you have such special hardware, this value should be undefined or set to 1.
- `CONFIG_NX_DISABLE_1BPP`, `CONFIG_NX_DISABLE_2BPP`, `CONFIG_NX_DISABLE_4BPP`, `CONFIG_NX_DISABLE_8BPP` `CONFIG_NX_DISABLE_16BPP`, `CONFIG_NX_DISABLE_24BPP`, and `CONFIG_NX_DISABLE_32BPP`: NX supports a variety of pixel depths. You can save some memory by disabling support for unused color depths.
- `CONFIG_NX_PACKEDMSFIRST`: If a pixel depth of less than 8-bits is used, then NX needs to know if the pixels pack from the MS to LS or from LS to MS
- `CONFIG_NX_LCDDRIVER`: By default, NX builds to use a framebuffer driver (see `include/nuttx/fb.h`). If this option is defined, NX will build to use an LCD driver (see `include/nuttx/lcd/lcd.h`).
- `CONFIG_LCD_MAXPOWER`: The full-on power setting for an LCD device.
- `CONFIG_LCD_MAXCONTRAST`: The maximum contrast value for an LCD device.
- `CONFIG_LCD_LANDSCAPE`, `CONFIG_LCD_PORTRAIT`, `CONFIG_LCD_RLANDSCAPE`, and `CONFIG_LCD_RPORTRAIT`: Some LCD drivers may support these options to present the display in landscape, portrait, reverse landscape, or reverse portrait orientations. Check the `README.txt` file in each board configuration directory to see if any of these are supported by the board LCD logic.
- `CONFIG_NX_MOUSE`: Build in support for mouse input.
- `CONFIG_NX_KBD`: Build in support of keypad/keyboard input.
- `CONFIG_NXTK_BORDERWIDTH`: Specifies with with of the border (in pixels) used with framed windows. The default is 4.
- `CONFIG_NXTK_BORDERCOLOR1` and `CONFIG_NXTK_BORDERCOLOR2`: Specify the colors of the border used with framed windows. `CONFIG_NXTK_BORDERCOLOR2` is the shadow side color and so is normally darker. The default is medium and dark grey, respectively
- `CONFIG_NXTK_AUTORAISE`: If set, a window will be raised to the top if the mouse position is over a visible portion of the window. Default: A mouse button must be clicked over a visible portion of the window.
- `CONFIG_NXFONTS_CHARBITS`: The number of bits in the character set. Current options are only 7 and 8. The default is 7.
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS17X22`: This option enables support for a tiny, 17x22 san serif font (font `ID FONTID_SANS17X22` == 14).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS20X26`: This option enables support for a tiny, 20x26 san serif font (font `ID FONTID_SANS20X26` == 15).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS23X27`: This option enables support for a tiny, 23x27 san serif font (font `ID FONTID_SANS23X27` == 1).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS22X29`: This option enables support for a small, 22x29 san serif font (font `ID FONTID_SANS22X29` == 2).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS28X37`: This option enables support for a medium, 28x37 san serif font (font `ID FONTID_SANS28X37` == 3).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS39X48`: This option enables support for a large, 39x48 san serif font (font `ID FONTID_SANS39X48` == 4).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS17X23B`: This option enables support for a tiny, 17x23 san serif bold font (font `ID FONTID_SANS17X23B` == 16).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS20X27B`: This option enables support for a tiny, 20x27 san serif bold font (font `ID FONTID_SANS20X27B` == 17).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS22X29B`: This option enables support for a small, 22x29 san serif bold font (font ID `FONTID_SANS22X29B` == 5).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS28X37B`: This option enables support for a medium, 28x37 san serif bold font (font ID `FONTID_SANS28X37B` == 6).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS40X49B`: This option enables support for a large, 40x49 san serif bold font (font ID `FONTID_SANS40X49B` == 7).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SERIF22X29`: This option enables support for a small, 22x29 font (with serifs) (font ID `FONTID_SERIF22X29` == 8).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SERIF29X37`: This option enables support for a medium, 29x37 font (with serifs) (font ID `FONTID_SERIF29X37` == 9).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SERIF38X48`: This option enables support for a large, 38x48 font (with serifs) (font ID `FONTID_SERIF38X48` == 10).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SERIF22X28B`: This option enables support for a small, 27x38 bold font (with serifs) (font ID `FONTID_SERIF22X28B` == 11).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SERIF27X38B`: This option enables support for a medium, 27x38 bold font (with serifs) (font ID `FONTID_SERIF27X38B` == 12).
- `CONFIG_NXFONT_SERIF38X49B`: This option enables support for a large, 38x49 bold font (with serifs) (font ID `FONTID_SERIF38X49B` == 13).

### NX Multi-user only options

- `CONFIG_NX_BLOCKING` Open the client message queues in blocking mode. In this case, `nx_eventhandler()` will not return until a message is received and processed.
- `CONFIG_NX_MXSERVERMSGS` and `CONFIG_NX_MXCLIENTMSGS` Specifies the maximum number of messages that can fit in the message queues. No additional resources are allocated, but this can be set to prevent flooding of the client or server with too many messages (`CONFIG_PREALLOC_MQ_MSGS` controls how many messages are pre-allocated).

## Stack and heap information

- `CONFIG_BOOT_RUNFROMFLASH`: Some configurations support XIP operation from FLASH but must copy initialized .data sections to RAM.
- `CONFIG_BOOT_COPYTORAM`: Some configurations boot in FLASH but copy themselves entirely into RAM for better performance.
- `CONFIG_BOOT_RAMFUNCS`: Other configurations may copy just some functions into RAM, either for better performance or for errata workarounds.
- `CONFIG_STACK_POINTER`: The initial stack pointer (may not be supported in all architectures).
- `CONFIG_STACK_ALIGNMENT`: Set if the your application has specific stack alignment requirements (may not be supported in all architectures).
- `CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE`: The size of the initial stack. This is the thread that (1) performs the initial boot of the system up to the point where user_start() is spawned, and (2) there after is the IDLE thread that executes only when there is no other thread ready to run.
- `CONFIG_USERMAIN_STACKSIZE`: The size of the stack to allocate for the main user thread that begins at the user_start() entry point.
- `CONFIG_PTHREAD_STACK_MIN`: Minimum pthread stack size
- `CONFIG_PTHREAD_STACK_DEFAULT`: Default pthread stack size
- `CONFIG_HEAP_BASE`: The beginning of the heap
- `CONFIG_HEAP_SIZE`: The size of the heap

# Appendix B: Trademarks

- ARM, ARM7 ARM7TDMI, ARM9, ARM920T, ARM926EJS, Cortex-M3 are trademarks of Advanced RISC Machines, Limited.
- Cygwin is a trademark of Red Hat, Incorporated.
- Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
- Eagle-100 is a trademark of Micromint USA, LLC.
- LPC2148 is a trademark of NXP Semiconductors.
- TI is a trade name of Texas Instruments Incorporated.
- UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group.
- VxWorks is a registered trademark of Wind River Systems, Incorporated.
- ZDS, ZNEO, Z16F, Z80, and Zilog are a registered trademark of Zilog, Inc.

NOTE: NuttX is not licensed to use the POSIX trademark. NuttX uses the POSIX standard as a development guideline only.