Multitasking

TonyH110
TonyH110 ✭
in RAPID Programming
When using PERS variables shared across say two Tasks I assume they are read/write thread-safe ?

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  • lemster68
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    IF You mean that the values in all tasks are updated the same?  Then yes.
    Lee Justice
  • TonyH110
    TonyH110 ✭
    No meant when two asynchronous Tasks (or threads) simultaneously access a common variable there's usually a system error - have seen it on Staubli robots (a problem I had to fix for a client). This is done by using a mutex or semaphore (ABB has such the WaitTestAndSet instruction). Usually IO is thread-safe, the OS handles collisions - I assume (hope) PERS values are handled like IO
  • lemster68
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    In that case, if you do have separate tasks changing values, (which is probably best to try to avoid), the WaitTestAndSet is a good option.  Or, like you mentioned IO, set a bit when one task is modifying a value, and all others must wait for that bit to go low again.
    Lee Justice

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