FreeRTOS /Zephyr on RTL8720DN/RTL8722DM and other questions

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Hello all

I came across this module recently and it sure took time to get to this site and forum to get information about this module . To all the folks who have been workign on this MCU module , if you can answer the following questions it will be a great help for me

  1. I see that AMAZON FreerRTOS is supported , but what if do not want to use Amazon flavor but use the standard FreeRTOS ? How easy or difficult it is to work with FreeRTOS and this module? any other open source RTOS supported such as Zephyr , RiotOS, Contiki etc??
  2. Does the SDK Integrate well with Visual Studio Code?
  3. Does it have an internal clock ? Cause i want to be able to capture the time of any events on the edge node
  4. what is the general availability of these modules , easy to procure for larger quantities ?
  5. What is the diff between 8720DN and 8722DM
  6. If using either of hte modules do i also need another micro such as STM32F411 in case I am building a communication module that is used in a utility meter that implements the dlms/cosem proxy service to the actual meter.
  7. Finally what is the best dev kit/module to get started with ?
  8. What is the general availabilityh of these modules in very large quantities .
    Appreciate all your help. Thanks
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Hi @chansdad ,

You may take a look at this GitHub page for more information about FreeRTOS. Standard SDK is the default and officially supported RTOS for Ameba. Porting other open-source RTOS may be possible if the application is suitable but would require significant effort to adapt it to Ameba drivers.

You can also visit the AmebaIoT website for information about the various development kits. The website provides detailed “Getting Started” guides for each development kit, including an introduction, pin availability, and the types of pins provided by the board.

Additionally, Ameba development kits support the Arduino SDK, where you can find examples and guides to help you get started. If you’re interested in AI, video, or image features, you might want to explore the AMB82 MINI (Ameba RTL8735B).

Thank you!

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Hi
Thank you for prompt response and sharing the link to git repo. but still i am not clear on few things . mainly 4, 5, and what kind of support can i get ?

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Hi @chansdad , you may raise a blank request on this github link for further support.
Thank you.