{
 "id": "freertos-task-scheduling-taskyield-at-elevated-priority-star",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "FreeRTOS task scheduling: taskYIELD() at elevated priority starves lower-priority tasks",
 "symptom": "Serial console output stops mid-experiment while relay continues forwarding radio traffic normally; device appears bricked. With task watchdog enabled, triggers reset after ~5 s.",
 "hw": [
  "esp32-classic",
  "xiao-esp32s3-sense",
  "freenove-esp32s3-wroom-cam"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "esp-idf 4.4.7",
  "Arduino-ESP32"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Rate-limiting ESP-NOW transmit load in a relay task without blocking the main application loop",
 "date": "2026-08-28",
 "status": "provisional",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "body": "",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check"
 ],
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}