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gil_dobjanschi
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May 4, 2026
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Is CMSIS-RTOS2 code generation supported in MX2?

  • May 4, 2026
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Hello,

 

Is there a way to generate code with MX2 by using the CMSIS-RTOS2 API vs the FreeRTOS API? I cannot find a setting in the FreeRTOS configuration to specify that I would like to use the CMSIS-RTOS2 API.

 

Thank you,

-GIl

Best answer by Khaled_DHIF

Hello @gil_dobjanschi ,

No. In the current STM32CubeMX2 flow for STM32C5, code generation exposes the native FreeRTOS kernel API directly and does not provide a CMSIS-RTOS2 abstraction layer. That’s why there is no setting to select CMSIS-RTOS2 in the FreeRTOS configuration.

Kind regards, 

DHIF Khaled

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Khaled_DHIFAnswer
ST Employee
May 5, 2026

Hello @gil_dobjanschi ,

No. In the current STM32CubeMX2 flow for STM32C5, code generation exposes the native FreeRTOS kernel API directly and does not provide a CMSIS-RTOS2 abstraction layer. That’s why there is no setting to select CMSIS-RTOS2 in the FreeRTOS configuration.

Kind regards, 

DHIF Khaled

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    Andrew Neil
    Andrew Neil
    Super User
    May 5, 2026

    As @Khaled_DHIF said, ST do not provide this.

    But FreeRTOS is an independent, 3rd-party product - so there's nothing to stop you doing it yourself.

     

    eg, see: Where to find if specific STM32 MCU supports specific CMSIS-RTOS version?

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      gil_dobjanschi
      gil_dobjanschiAuthor
      Associate III
      May 5, 2026

      Thank you @Khaled_DHIF and @Andrew Neil !

        Pavel A.
        Pavel A.
        Super User
        May 5, 2026

        Option to generate for CMSIS-RTOS can be interesting, especially for education users.

        Some people already tried to fiddle the generation templates. Maybe it still is possible with MX2.

        If not - perhaps the usual AI coding things can be tasked to convert FreeRTOS code to CMSIS-RTOS?

         

          gil_dobjanschi
          gil_dobjanschiAuthor
          Associate III
          May 6, 2026

          Hi @Pavel A. 

           

          For what is worth I ended up using FreeRTOS API. In my case the benefit to have the API mapping wasn't that great because I do not expect users to switch RTOS. Additionally, I am using xQueueCreateSet which I could not map to an API in CMSIS-RTOS2 as far as I can tell.

           

          Your suggestion to use AI to generate the code is a viable one. I used Claude to generate the code and it looks reasonable. I did not look at it in detail but with a bit of determination it can be done. One just needs the clear motivation.

           

          Regards,

          -GIl

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