how to combine SDK pack and GUI application?

Question

Dear all,

     I'm new for using embedded wizard. I have IMXRT1064 development kit. I tried an example which was given for this board. i want to use http server with this GUI. From the board SDK pack they are given the example for HTTP server with amazon free RTOS. I want to combine both of these GUI and HTTP server. I don't know how to do this. Please assist me to achieve it.

   I need to clarify one more thing. If i use the GUI and System modules the result will be real time or not. Because the GUI use FreeRTOS so what about the response time or Is it better to use GUI without RTOS for real time response?

 

Thanks & Regards,

Prasanth

Answer 1

Hello Prasanth,

 

to use an Embedded Wizard GUI and a HTTP server together, you should use a RTOS system as already prepared in our Build Environment for the iMXRT1064 board.

I would recommend to start with a IDE project made for this board and then add an additional task, which handles the HTTP server protocol. As you maybe already have seen, FreeRTOS is enabled by default when you compile and flash any Embedded Wizard GUI with the projects under 'Application\Project'. Therefore please use your favourite IDE, for instance MCUXpresso or uVision. In this project you should merge the parts from the HTTP example from NXP.

Therefore please isolate and integrate the HTTP task and its needed other software parts to easy integrate it into the given Embedded Wizard IDE project.

For using a HTTP server you may also need the ethernet interface, that means you also have to take care that you update the pin mux information in pin_mux.c/.h in 'TragetSpecififc/Drivers'.

In general, for an application like yours, and FreeRTOS system is almost necessary to ensure that the UI and HTTP do not block each other. Within our Build Environment made for iMXRT1064 we are also using Amazon FreeRTOS.

 

Kind regards

 

Tim Zierer

Comments

Dear Tim Zierer,

       Thank you very much for your response. I will try that and get back to you.

 

Thanks & Regards,

Prasanth.