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AMX Overview
Task An application procedure which is executed by AMX in a way
which makes it look as though all such procedures are executing at
once.
Task Control Block (TCB)
A private data structure maintained by AMX for each task in the
system.
Task Id The handle assigned to a t ask by AMX for use as a unique task
identifier.
Task Priority The priority at which a task executes. Tasks which have the same
task priority are actually ordered in priority according to the order
in which the tasks were created.
Task Signal A set of 15 user-defined event signals associated with each task for
task synchronization use.
TCB See Task Control Block
Time Slice The process by which AMX allows tasks having the same priority
to share the use of the processor in a round robin fashion.
Timer A facility provided by AMX to permit precise interval
measurement in AMX applications.
Timer Id The handle assigned to a timer by AMX for use as a unique timer
Identifier.
Timer Procedure An application procedure which is executed by the AMX Kernel
Task whenever the corresponding timer interval expires.