callout: add a new module which is an alternative to the scheduler

[aversive.git] / config / Configure.help

diff --git a/config/Configure.help b/config/Configure.help
index f300a4f..6b98361 100644 (file)
--- a/config/Configure.help
+++ b/config/Configure.help
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_VECT2
   This module provides functions for converting 2D vectors from 
   polar to cartesian and vice versa.
 
   This module provides functions for converting 2D vectors from 
   polar to cartesian and vice versa.
 

+CONFIG_MODULE_HOSTSIM
+  AVR simulator. This code is used on host (PC for instance) to
+  generate a signal that will call other aversive modules like
+  scheduler or uart. The goal is to simulate the behaviour of
+  hardware interrupts in a unix application. This has no effect
+  when compiling for AVR.
+

 
 CONFIG_MODULE_SCHEDULER
   The 'scheduler' module is NOT a scheduler in the same way than in
 
 CONFIG_MODULE_SCHEDULER
   The 'scheduler' module is NOT a scheduler in the same way than in


@@ -63,7 +70,7 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_SCHEDULER_CREATE_CONFIG
   Create a scheduler_config.h file if it does not exist, with a default
   configuration.
 
   Create a scheduler_config.h file if it does not exist, with a default
   configuration.
 

-CONFIG_MODULE_SCHEDULER_TIMER0
+CONFIG_MODULE_SCHEDULER_USE_TIMERS

   Use either the hardware/timer module, the timer0 or a manual call 
   for the to call the scheduler. The generic timer module support 
   many archs and timers. If you don't enable it, you must use TIMER0 
   Use either the hardware/timer module, the timer0 or a manual call 
   for the to call the scheduler. The generic timer module support 
   many archs and timers. If you don't enable it, you must use TIMER0 


@@ -72,6 +79,14 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_SCHEDULER_TIMER0
   macro has to be defined in configuration file.
 
 
   macro has to be defined in configuration file.
 
 

+CONFIG_MODULE_CALLOUT
+  The 'callout' module is another timer manager that aims to replace the
+  scheduler module. The management of timers can be done either from an
+  asynchronous interruption or from the main program. This module is
+  able to handle priorities between timers and allow to reschedule
+  a timer later if its priority is too low.
+
+

 CONFIG_TIME
   This module can be used to get a human readable time. It uses the
   scheduler module. Its goal is not to be very precise, but just
 CONFIG_TIME
   This module can be used to get a human readable time. It uses the
   scheduler module. Its goal is not to be very precise, but just


@@ -186,6 +201,16 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_CC2420
   in wireless sensors.
   This modules requires SPI to be activated.
 
   in wireless sensors.
   This modules requires SPI to be activated.
 

+CONFIG_MODULE_XBEE
+  This modules implements the protocol to use a xbee radio chip.
+  It currently only supports xbee868.
+
+CONFIG_MODULE_XBEE_STATS
+  Enable xbee statistics (takes ~100 bytes per device).
+
+CONFIG_MODULE_XBEE_ATCMD_HELP
+  Embed help strings of AT commands in program memory.
+

 CONFIG_MODULE_MENU
   The menu module provides some helpers to create a human-machine
   interface that uses a tree-organized static menu.
 CONFIG_MODULE_MENU
   The menu module provides some helpers to create a human-machine
   interface that uses a tree-organized static menu.