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<p>A <b>mail</b> <b>queue</b> resembles a <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___message.html">Message Queue</a>, but the data that is being transferred consists of memory blocks that need to be allocated (before putting data in) and freed (after taking data out). The mail queue uses a <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___pool_mgmt.html">Memory Pool</a> to create formatted memory blocks and passes pointers to these blocks in a message queue. This allows the data to stay in an allocated memory block while only a pointer is moved between the separate threads. This is an advantage over <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___message.html">messages</a> that can transfer only a 32-bit value or a pointer. Using the mail queue functions, you can control, send, receive, or wait for mail.</p>
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 <h2>Working with Mail Queues</h2>
<p>Follow these steps to create and use a mail queue:</p>
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<li>Declare a data structure that combines a number of elements: <div class="fragment"><div class="line"><span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">struct </span>{</div>
<div class="line">  uint32_t length;</div>
<div class="line">  uint32_t width;</div>
<div class="line">  uint32_t height;</div>
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<li>Declare a mail queue made up of these objects: <div class="fragment"><div class="line"><a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#ga58d712b16c0c6668059f509386d1e55b" title="Create a Mail Queue Definition.">osMailQDef</a> (object_pool_q, 10, properties_t);  <span class="comment">// Declare mail queue</span></div>
<div class="line"><a class="code" href="cmsis__os_8h.html#a1dac049fb7725a8af8b26c71cbb373b5" title="Mail ID identifies the mail queue (pointer to a mail queue control block).">osMailQId</a>  (object_pool_q_id);                 <span class="comment">// Mail queue ID</span></div>
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<li>Then, create the mail pool in a thread: <div class="fragment"><div class="line">object_pool_q_id = <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gaa177e7fe5820dd70d8c9e46ded131174" title="Create and Initialize mail queue.">osMailCreate</a>(<a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gad2deeb66d51ade54e63d8f87ff2ec9d2" title="Access a Mail Queue Definition.">osMailQ</a>(object_pool_q), NULL);</div>
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<li>Allocate the mail queue within a thread and fill it with data: <div class="fragment"><div class="line">properties_t *object_data;</div>
<div class="line">*object_data = (properties_t *) <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gadf5ce811bd6a56e617e902a1db6c2194" title="Allocate a memory block from a mail.">osMailAlloc</a>(object_pool_q_id, <a class="code" href="cmsis__os_8h.html#a9eb9a7a797a42e4b55eb171ecc609ddb" title="Timeout value.">osWaitForever</a>);</div>
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<div class="line">object_data-&gt;width = 10;</div>
<div class="line">object_data-&gt;height = 23;</div>
<div class="line">object_data-&gt;weight = 1000;</div>
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<li>Pass the pointer to the mail queue to another thread: <div class="fragment"><div class="line"><a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#ga485ef6f81854ebda8ffbce4832181e02" title="Put a mail to a queue.">osMailPut</a>(object_pool_q_id, object_data);</div>
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<li>Access the data in another thread: <div class="fragment"><div class="line"><a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___definitions.html#structos_event" title="Event structure contains detailed information about an event.">osEvent</a> <span class="keyword">event</span> = <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gac6ad7e6e7d6c4a80e60da22c57a42ccd" title="Get a mail from a queue.">osMailGet</a>(properties_q_id, <a class="code" href="cmsis__os_8h.html#a9eb9a7a797a42e4b55eb171ecc609ddb" title="Timeout value.">osWaitForever</a>);</div>
<div class="line">properties_t *received = (properties_t *)event.value.p;       <span class="comment">// &quot;.p&quot; indicates that the message is a pointer</span></div>
<div class="line">my_length(received-&gt;length);</div>
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<li>Once the data has been used, the memory block must be freed so that the memory pool can be reused <div class="fragment"><div class="line"><a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#ga27c1060cf21393f96b4fd1ed1c0167cc" title="Free a memory block from a mail.">osMailFree</a>(object_pool_q_id, received);</div>
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<p>A CMSIS-RTOS implementation may support mail queues.</p>
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<li>When <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gaceb2e0071ce160d153047f2eac1aca8e">osFeature_MailQ</a> is 1 mail queues are supported.</li>
<li>When <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gaceb2e0071ce160d153047f2eac1aca8e">osFeature_MailQ</a> is 0 no mail queues are supported. </li>
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<p>Access to the mail queue definition for the function <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gaa177e7fe5820dd70d8c9e46ded131174">osMailCreate</a>.</p>
<dl class="params"><dt>Parameters</dt><dd>
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    <tr><td class="paramname">name</td><td>name of the queue </td></tr>
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<dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd>CAN BE CHANGED: The parameter to <b>osMailQ</b> shall be consistent but the macro body is implementation specific in every CMSIS-RTOS. </dd></dl>

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<p>Define the attributes of a mail queue that can by the function <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gaa177e7fe5820dd70d8c9e46ded131174">osMailCreate</a> using <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gad2deeb66d51ade54e63d8f87ff2ec9d2">osMailQ</a>.</p>
<dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd>The parameter <em>thread</em> registers the receiving thread for a mail and is needed for the general <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___wait.html#ga8470c8aaedfde524a44e22e5b2328285">osWait</a> function to deliver the mail.</dd></dl>
<dl class="params"><dt>Parameters</dt><dd>
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    <tr><td class="paramname">name</td><td>name of the queue </td></tr>
    <tr><td class="paramname">queue_sz</td><td>maximum number of messages in queue </td></tr>
    <tr><td class="paramname">type</td><td>data type of a single message element </td></tr>
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<dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd>CAN BE CHANGED: The parameter to <b>osMailQDef</b> shall be consistent but the macro body is implementation specific in every CMSIS-RTOS. </dd></dl>

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<dl class="params"><dt>Parameters</dt><dd>
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    <tr><td class="paramdir">[in]</td><td class="paramname">queue_id</td><td>mail queue ID obtained with <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gaa177e7fe5820dd70d8c9e46ded131174">osMailCreate</a>. </td></tr>
    <tr><td class="paramdir">[in]</td><td class="paramname">millisec</td><td><a class="el" href="_function_overview.html#CMSIS_RTOS_TimeOutValue">Timout Value</a> or 0 in case of no time-out </td></tr>
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<dl class="section return"><dt>Returns</dt><dd>pointer to memory block that can be filled with mail or NULL in case of error. </dd></dl>
<dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd>MUST REMAIN UNCHANGED: <b>osMailAlloc</b> shall be consistent in every CMSIS-RTOS.</dd></dl>
<p>Allocate a memory block from the mail queue that is filled with the mail information.</p>
<p>The argument <em>queue_id</em> specifies a mail queue identifier that is obtain with <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gaa177e7fe5820dd70d8c9e46ded131174">osMailCreate</a>.</p>
<p>The argument <em>millisec</em> specifies how long the system waits for a mail slot to become available. While the system waits the tread calling this function is put into the state <b>WAITING</b>. The <em>millisec</em> timeout can have the following values:</p>
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<li>when <em>millisec</em> is 0, the function returns instantly.</li>
<li>when <em>millisec</em> is set to <b>osWaitForever</b> the function will wait for an infinite time until a mail slot can be allocated.</li>
<li>all other values specify a time in millisecond for a timeout.</li>
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<dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd>The parameter <em>millisec</em> must be 0 for using this function in an ISR. </dd>
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<p>A NULL pointer is returned when no memory slot can be obtained or <em>queue</em> specifies an illegal parameter. </p>

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          <td class="paramtype"><a class="el" href="cmsis__os_8h.html#a1dac049fb7725a8af8b26c71cbb373b5">osMailQId</a>&#160;</td>
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<dl class="params"><dt>Parameters</dt><dd>
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    <tr><td class="paramdir">[in]</td><td class="paramname">queue_id</td><td>mail queue ID obtained with <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gaa177e7fe5820dd70d8c9e46ded131174">osMailCreate</a>. </td></tr>
    <tr><td class="paramdir">[in]</td><td class="paramname">millisec</td><td><a class="el" href="_function_overview.html#CMSIS_RTOS_TimeOutValue">Timout Value</a> or 0 in case of no time-out </td></tr>
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<dl class="section return"><dt>Returns</dt><dd>pointer to memory block that can be filled with mail or NULL in case of error. </dd></dl>
<dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd>MUST REMAIN UNCHANGED: <b>osMailCAlloc</b> shall be consistent in every CMSIS-RTOS.</dd></dl>
<p>Allocate a memory block from the mail queue that is filled with the mail information. The memory block returned is cleared.</p>
<p>The argument <em>queue_id</em> specifies a mail queue identifier that is obtain with <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gaa177e7fe5820dd70d8c9e46ded131174">osMailCreate</a>.</p>
<p>The argument <em>millisec</em> specifies how long the system waits for a mail slot to become available. While the system waits the thread that is calling this function is put into the state <b>WAITING</b>. The <em>millisec</em> timeout can have the following values:</p>
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<li>when <em>millisec</em> is 0, the function returns instantly.</li>
<li>when <em>millisec</em> is set to <b>osWaitForever</b> the function will wait for an infinite time until a mail slot can be allocated.</li>
<li>all other values specify a time in millisecond for a timeout.</li>
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<dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd>The parameter <em>millisec</em> must be 0 for using this function in an ISR. </dd>
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<p>A NULL pointer is returned when no memory block can be obtained or <em>queue</em> specifies an illegal parameter. </p>

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    <tr><td class="paramdir">[in]</td><td class="paramname">queue_def</td><td>reference to the mail queue definition obtain with <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gad2deeb66d51ade54e63d8f87ff2ec9d2">osMailQ</a> </td></tr>
    <tr><td class="paramdir">[in]</td><td class="paramname">thread_id</td><td>thread ID (obtained by <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___thread_mgmt.html#gac59b5713cb083702dce759c73fd90dff">osThreadCreate</a> or <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___thread_mgmt.html#gab1df2a28925862ef8f9cf4e1c995c5a7">osThreadGetId</a>) or NULL. </td></tr>
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<dl class="section return"><dt>Returns</dt><dd>mail queue ID for reference by other functions or NULL in case of error. </dd></dl>
<dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd>MUST REMAIN UNCHANGED: <b>osMailCreate</b> shall be consistent in every CMSIS-RTOS.</dd></dl>
<p>Initialize and create a mail queue.</p>
<dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd>Cannot be called from <a class="el" href="_function_overview.html#CMSIS_RTOS_ISR_Calls">Interrupt Service Routines</a>.</dd></dl>
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<div class="fragment"><div class="line"><span class="preprocessor">#include &quot;<a class="code" href="cmsis__os_8h.html">cmsis_os.h</a>&quot;</span></div>
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<div class="line"><a class="code" href="cmsis__os_8h.html#adfeb153a84a81309e2d958268197617f" title="Thread ID identifies the thread (pointer to a thread control block).">osThreadId</a> tid_thread1;                          <span class="comment">// ID for thread 1</span></div>
<div class="line"><a class="code" href="cmsis__os_8h.html#adfeb153a84a81309e2d958268197617f" title="Thread ID identifies the thread (pointer to a thread control block).">osThreadId</a> tid_thread2;                          <span class="comment">// ID for thread 2</span></div>
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<div class="line"><span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">struct </span>{                                 <span class="comment">// Mail object structure</span></div>
<div class="line">  <span class="keywordtype">float</span>    voltage;                              <span class="comment">// AD result of measured voltage</span></div>
<div class="line">  <span class="keywordtype">float</span>    current;                              <span class="comment">// AD result of measured current</span></div>
<div class="line">  <span class="keywordtype">int</span>      counter;                              <span class="comment">// A counter value</span></div>
<div class="line">} T_MEAS;</div>
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<div class="line"><a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#ga58d712b16c0c6668059f509386d1e55b" title="Create a Mail Queue Definition.">osMailQDef</a>(mail, 16, T_MEAS);                    <span class="comment">// Define mail queue</span></div>
<div class="line"><a class="code" href="cmsis__os_8h.html#a1dac049fb7725a8af8b26c71cbb373b5" title="Mail ID identifies the mail queue (pointer to a mail queue control block).">osMailQId</a>  mail;</div>
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<div class="line"><span class="keywordtype">void</span> send_thread (<span class="keywordtype">void</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> *argument);         <span class="comment">// forward reference</span></div>
<div class="line"><span class="keywordtype">void</span> recv_thread (<span class="keywordtype">void</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> *argument);</div>
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<div class="line"><a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___thread_mgmt.html#gaee93d929beb350f16e5cc7fa602e229f" title="Create a Thread Definition with function, priority, and stack requirements.">osThreadDef</a>(send_thread, <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___thread_mgmt.html#ga7f2b42f1983b9107775ec2a1c69a849aa45a2895ad30c79fb97de18cac7cc19f1" title="priority: normal (default)">osPriorityNormal</a>, 1, 0);     <span class="comment">// thread definitions</span></div>
<div class="line"><a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___thread_mgmt.html#gaee93d929beb350f16e5cc7fa602e229f" title="Create a Thread Definition with function, priority, and stack requirements.">osThreadDef</a>(recv_thread, <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___thread_mgmt.html#ga7f2b42f1983b9107775ec2a1c69a849aa45a2895ad30c79fb97de18cac7cc19f1" title="priority: normal (default)">osPriorityNormal</a>, 1, 2000);</div>
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<div class="line"><span class="comment">//</span></div>
<div class="line"><span class="comment">//  Thread 1: Send thread</span></div>
<div class="line"><span class="comment">//</span></div>
<div class="line"><span class="keywordtype">void</span> send_thread (<span class="keywordtype">void</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> *argument) {</div>
<div class="line">  T_MEAS *mptr;</div>
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<div class="line">  mptr = <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gadf5ce811bd6a56e617e902a1db6c2194" title="Allocate a memory block from a mail.">osMailAlloc</a>(mail, <a class="code" href="cmsis__os_8h.html#a9eb9a7a797a42e4b55eb171ecc609ddb" title="Timeout value.">osWaitForever</a>);       <span class="comment">// Allocate memory</span></div>
<div class="line">  mptr-&gt;voltage = 223.72;                        <span class="comment">// Set the mail content</span></div>
<div class="line">  mptr-&gt;current = 17.54;</div>
<div class="line">  mptr-&gt;counter = 120786;</div>
<div class="line">  <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#ga485ef6f81854ebda8ffbce4832181e02" title="Put a mail to a queue.">osMailPut</a>(mail, mptr);                         <span class="comment">// Send Mail</span></div>
<div class="line">  <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___wait.html#ga02e19d5e723bfb06ba9324d625162255" title="Wait for Timeout (Time Delay).">osDelay</a>(100);</div>
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<div class="line">  mptr = <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gadf5ce811bd6a56e617e902a1db6c2194" title="Allocate a memory block from a mail.">osMailAlloc</a>(mail, <a class="code" href="cmsis__os_8h.html#a9eb9a7a797a42e4b55eb171ecc609ddb" title="Timeout value.">osWaitForever</a>);       <span class="comment">// Allocate memory</span></div>
<div class="line">  mptr-&gt;voltage = 227.23;                        <span class="comment">// Prepare 2nd mail</span></div>
<div class="line">  mptr-&gt;current = 12.41;</div>
<div class="line">  mptr-&gt;counter = 170823;</div>
<div class="line">  <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#ga485ef6f81854ebda8ffbce4832181e02" title="Put a mail to a queue.">osMailPut</a>(mail, mptr);                         <span class="comment">// Send Mail</span></div>
<div class="line">  <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___thread_mgmt.html#gaf13a667493c5d629a90c13e113b99233" title="Pass control to next thread that is in state READY.">osThreadYield</a>();                               <span class="comment">// Cooperative multitasking</span></div>
<div class="line">                                                 <span class="comment">// We are done here, exit this thread</span></div>
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<div class="line"><span class="comment">//</span></div>
<div class="line"><span class="comment">//  Thread 2: Receive thread</span></div>
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<div class="line"><span class="keywordtype">void</span> recv_thread (<span class="keywordtype">void</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> *argument) {</div>
<div class="line">  T_MEAS  *rptr;</div>
<div class="line">  <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___definitions.html#structos_event" title="Event structure contains detailed information about an event.">osEvent</a>  evt;</div>
<div class="line">   </div>
<div class="line">  <span class="keywordflow">for</span> (;;) {</div>
<div class="line">    evt = <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gac6ad7e6e7d6c4a80e60da22c57a42ccd" title="Get a mail from a queue.">osMailGet</a>(mail, <a class="code" href="cmsis__os_8h.html#a9eb9a7a797a42e4b55eb171ecc609ddb" title="Timeout value.">osWaitForever</a>);        <span class="comment">// wait for mail</span></div>
<div class="line">    <span class="keywordflow">if</span> (evt.<a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___definitions.html#ad477a289f1f03ac45407b64268d707d3" title="status code: event or error information">status</a> == <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___status.html#gae2e091fefc4c767117727bd5aba4d99ea15b12e42b42b53f35fb8a2724ad02926" title="function completed; mail event occurred.">osEventMail</a>) {</div>
<div class="line">      rptr = evt.<a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___definitions.html#a0b9f8fd3645f01d8cb09cae82add2d7f" title="event value">value</a>.<a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___definitions.html#a117104b82864d3b23ec174af6d392709" title="message or mail as void pointer">p</a>;</div>
<div class="line">      printf (<span class="stringliteral">&quot;\nVoltage: %.2f V\n&quot;</span>, rptr-&gt;voltage);</div>
<div class="line">      printf (<span class="stringliteral">&quot;Current: %.2f A\n&quot;</span>, rptr-&gt;current);</div>
<div class="line">      printf (<span class="stringliteral">&quot;Number of cycles: %d\n&quot;</span>, rptr-&gt;counter);</div>
<div class="line">      <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#ga27c1060cf21393f96b4fd1ed1c0167cc" title="Free a memory block from a mail.">osMailFree</a>(mail, rptr);                    <span class="comment">// free memory allocated for mail</span></div>
<div class="line">    }</div>
<div class="line">  }</div>
<div class="line">}</div>
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<div class="line"><span class="keywordtype">void</span> StartApplication (<span class="keywordtype">void</span>) {</div>
<div class="line">  mail = <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gaa177e7fe5820dd70d8c9e46ded131174" title="Create and Initialize mail queue.">osMailCreate</a>(<a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gad2deeb66d51ade54e63d8f87ff2ec9d2" title="Access a Mail Queue Definition.">osMailQ</a>(mail), NULL);      <span class="comment">// create mail queue</span></div>
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<div class="line">  tid_thread1 = <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___thread_mgmt.html#gac59b5713cb083702dce759c73fd90dff" title="Create a thread and add it to Active Threads and set it to state READY.">osThreadCreate</a>(<a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___thread_mgmt.html#gaf0c7c6b5e09f8be198312144b5c9e453" title="Access a Thread definition.">osThread</a>(send_thread), NULL);</div>
<div class="line">  tid_thread2 = <a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___thread_mgmt.html#gac59b5713cb083702dce759c73fd90dff" title="Create a thread and add it to Active Threads and set it to state READY.">osThreadCreate</a>(<a class="code" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___thread_mgmt.html#gaf0c7c6b5e09f8be198312144b5c9e453" title="Access a Thread definition.">osThread</a>(recv_thread), NULL);</div>
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    <tr><td class="paramdir">[in]</td><td class="paramname">queue_id</td><td>mail queue ID obtained with <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gaa177e7fe5820dd70d8c9e46ded131174">osMailCreate</a>. </td></tr>
    <tr><td class="paramdir">[in]</td><td class="paramname">mail</td><td>pointer to the memory block that was obtained with <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gac6ad7e6e7d6c4a80e60da22c57a42ccd">osMailGet</a>. </td></tr>
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<dl class="section return"><dt>Returns</dt><dd>status code that indicates the execution status of the function. </dd></dl>
<dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd>MUST REMAIN UNCHANGED: <b>osMailFree</b> shall be consistent in every CMSIS-RTOS.</dd></dl>
<p>Free the memory block specified by <em>mail</em> and return it to the mail queue.</p>
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<li><em>osOK:</em> the <em>mail</em> block is released.</li>
<li><em>osErrorValue:</em> <em>mail</em> block does not belong to the mail queue pool.</li>
<li><em>osErrorParameter:</em> the value to the parameter <em>queue_id</em> is incorrect. </li>
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<dl class="params"><dt>Parameters</dt><dd>
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    <tr><td class="paramdir">[in]</td><td class="paramname">queue_id</td><td>mail queue ID obtained with <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gaa177e7fe5820dd70d8c9e46ded131174">osMailCreate</a>. </td></tr>
    <tr><td class="paramdir">[in]</td><td class="paramname">millisec</td><td><a class="el" href="_function_overview.html#CMSIS_RTOS_TimeOutValue">Timout Value</a> or 0 in case of no time-out </td></tr>
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<dl class="section return"><dt>Returns</dt><dd>event that contains mail information or error code. </dd></dl>
<dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd>MUST REMAIN UNCHANGED: <b>osMailGet</b> shall be consistent in every CMSIS-RTOS.</dd></dl>
<p>Suspend the execution of the current <b>RUNNING</b> thread until a mail arrives. When a mail is already in the queue, the function returns instantly with the mail information.</p>
<p>The argument <em>millisec</em> specifies how long the system waits for a mail to arrive. While the system waits the thread that is calling this function is put into the state <b>WAITING</b>. The <em>millisec</em> timeout can have the following values:</p>
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<li>when <em>millisec</em> is 0, the function returns instantly.</li>
<li>when <em>millisec</em> is set to <b>osWaitForever</b> the function will wait for an infinite time until a mail arrives.</li>
<li>all other values specify a time in millisecond for a timeout.</li>
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<dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd>The parameter <em>millisec</em> must be 0 for using this function in an ISR. </dd>
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<li><em>osOK:</em> no mail is available in the queue and no timeout was specified</li>
<li><em>osEventTimeout:</em> no mail has arrived during the given timeout period.</li>
<li><em>osEventMail:</em> mail received, <em>value.p</em> contains the pointer to mail content.</li>
<li><em>osErrorParameter:</em> a parameter is invalid or outside of a permitted range. </li>
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<dl class="params"><dt>Parameters</dt><dd>
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    <tr><td class="paramdir">[in]</td><td class="paramname">queue_id</td><td>mail queue ID obtained with <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gaa177e7fe5820dd70d8c9e46ded131174">osMailCreate</a>. </td></tr>
    <tr><td class="paramdir">[in]</td><td class="paramname">mail</td><td>memory block previously allocated with <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#gadf5ce811bd6a56e617e902a1db6c2194">osMailAlloc</a> or <a class="el" href="group___c_m_s_i_s___r_t_o_s___mail.html#ga8fde74f6fe5b9e88f75cc5eb8f2124fd">osMailCAlloc</a>. </td></tr>
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<dl class="section return"><dt>Returns</dt><dd>status code that indicates the execution status of the function. </dd></dl>
<dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd>MUST REMAIN UNCHANGED: <b>osMailPut</b> shall be consistent in every CMSIS-RTOS.</dd></dl>
<p>Put the memory block specified with <em>mail</em> into the mail queue specified by <em>queue</em>.</p>
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<li><em>osOK:</em> the message is put into the queue.</li>
<li><em>osErrorValue:</em> <em>mail</em> was previously not allocated as memory slot.</li>
<li><em>osErrorParameter:</em> a parameter is invalid or outside of a permitted range. </li>
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