How can you temporarily pause a FreeRTOS task and later resume it without it consuming CPU time during the pause?

hard📝 Application Q9 of 15

FreeRTOS - RTOS Fundamentals

AUse vTaskDelay() to pause and then resume

BSet task priority to 0 to pause and restore to resume

CDelete the task and recreate it later

DUse vTaskSuspend() to pause and vTaskResume() to resume

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Identify method to pause without CPU use
vTaskSuspend pauses task without CPU usage until resumed.
Step 2: Confirm resume method
vTaskResume restarts the suspended task.
Final Answer:
Use vTaskSuspend() to pause and vTaskResume() to resume -> Option D
Quick Check:
Pause/resume with suspend/resume = C [OK]

Quick Trick: Suspend pauses task; resume restarts it without CPU use [OK]

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