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How to run a Ping-Pong demo app with Cortex-A7 and Cortex-M4 on i.MX7 System on Module
Sunday, 13 Aug 2017
| Pierluigi Passaro
Start working with the Cortex-M4 coprocessor on Variscite VAR-SOM-MX7 System on Module.
In this video, we will demonstrate how to run a classic Ping-Pong application with Cortex-A7 and Cortex-M4 by using the FreeRTOS.
For your convenience, all steps documented on our VariWiki page:
https://dev.variscite.com/var-som-mx7/RELEASE_FREERTOS_R01/freertos_for_m4_pingpong_demo/
For specifications and additional information visit the product page: VAR-SOM-MX7
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