You can often come across the term multitasking<\/em>. For example, videos explaining the same mechanism on Arduino are often called multitasking on Arduino<\/strong>. This is both true and false at the same time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udc49 False<\/strong>, because on a processor, more than one task, one instruction cannot happen at the same time. We\u2019re not running two or more tasks simultaneously here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udc49 So why is it true <\/strong>and works? It\u2019s about the illusion of multitasking<\/strong>. Tasks are executed alternately and at such a fast pace<\/strong> that as humans we have the impression of simultaneity<\/strong> in their execution. That\u2019s the whole magic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The art now is to distribute these tasks over time on the processor in such a way that the whole big system gives the impression that all its elements are working simultaneously and correctly. In this series we won\u2019t be building a big system. Today I\u2019ll show you an example of multitasking and non-blocking code using a few LEDs as an example<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udc49 Do you want to learn STM32 register-level programming in full?<\/strong> I invite you to my full online course (conducted in Polish) on this topic: https:\/\/stm32narejestrach.pl<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n These posts are created in parallel with the series on my YouTube<\/strong> on the same topic. If you prefer the video version, I invite you there. These articles are a summary of what I show on YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/msalamon.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/stm32C031C6_BANER-1024x341.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe STM32 on Registers Series on YouTube<\/h2>\n\n\n\n