diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f718271ea..bfccf84cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ These examples require you to set the `FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH` to point to the Fre
 
 App|Description
 ---|---
-[hello_freertos](freertos/hello_freertos) | Examples that demonstrate how run FreeRTOS and tasks on 1 or 2 cores.
+[hello_freertos_one_core](freertos/hello_freertos) | Demonstrates how run FreeRTOS and tasks on one core
+[hello_freertos_two_cores](freertos/hello_freertos) | Demonstrates how run FreeRTOS and tasks on two cores.
+[hello_freertos_static_allocation](freertos/hello_freertos) | Demonstrates how run FreeRTOS on two cores with static RAM allocation.
 
 ### GPIO
 
diff --git a/freertos/FreeRTOSConfig_examples_common.h b/freertos/FreeRTOSConfig_examples_common.h
index 88d4ac94f..af0ec3686 100755
--- a/freertos/FreeRTOSConfig_examples_common.h
+++ b/freertos/FreeRTOSConfig_examples_common.h
@@ -70,8 +70,12 @@
 #define configMESSAGE_BUFFER_LENGTH_TYPE        size_t
 
 /* Memory allocation related definitions. */
+#ifndef configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION
 #define configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION         0
+#endif
+#ifndef configSUPPORT_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION
 #define configSUPPORT_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION        1
+#endif
 #define configTOTAL_HEAP_SIZE                   (128*1024)
 #define configAPPLICATION_ALLOCATED_HEAP        0
 
diff --git a/freertos/hello_freertos/CMakeLists.txt b/freertos/hello_freertos/CMakeLists.txt
index 1da0ce773..a96d34a25 100644
--- a/freertos/hello_freertos/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/freertos/hello_freertos/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,42 +1,74 @@
-set(TARGET_NAME hello_freertos1)
-add_executable(${TARGET_NAME}
+# Example running FreeRTOS on 1 core
+add_executable(hello_freertos_one_core
     hello_freertos.c
     )
-target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE
+target_include_directories(hello_freertos_one_core PRIVATE
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/..
     )
-target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE
+# Linking to FreeRTOS-Kernel-Heap4 means we use a dynamic heap for allocations
+target_link_libraries(hello_freertos_one_core PRIVATE
     pico_async_context_freertos
     FreeRTOS-Kernel-Heap4
     pico_stdlib
     )
+# Set the nunber of cores to 1.
+# This defaults to 2 in FreeRTOSConfig_examples_common.h if not defined in here
+target_compile_definitions(hello_freertos_one_core PRIVATE
+    configNUMBER_OF_CORES=1
+    )
 if(PICO_CYW43_SUPPORTED)
     # For led support on pico_w
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE
+    target_link_libraries(hello_freertos_one_core PRIVATE
         pico_cyw43_arch_none
-    )
+        )
 endif()
-target_compile_definitions(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE
-    configNUMBER_OF_CORES=1
-    )
-pico_add_extra_outputs(${TARGET_NAME})
+pico_add_extra_outputs(hello_freertos_one_core)
 
-set(TARGET_NAME hello_freertos2)
-add_executable(${TARGET_NAME}
+# Example running FreeRTOS on 2 cores
+add_executable(hello_freertos_two_cores
     hello_freertos.c
     )
-target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE
+target_include_directories(hello_freertos_two_cores PRIVATE
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/..
     )
-target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE
+# Linking to FreeRTOS-Kernel-Heap4 to use a dynamic heap for allocations
+target_link_libraries(hello_freertos_two_cores PRIVATE
     pico_async_context_freertos
     FreeRTOS-Kernel-Heap4
     pico_stdlib
     )
 if(PICO_CYW43_SUPPORTED)
     # For led support on pico_w
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE
+    target_link_libraries(hello_freertos_two_cores PRIVATE
         pico_cyw43_arch_none
+        )
+endif()
+pico_add_extra_outputs(hello_freertos_two_cores)
+
+# Example running FreeRTOS on 2 cores with static RAM allocation
+add_executable(hello_freertos_static_allocation
+    hello_freertos.c
     )
+target_include_directories(hello_freertos_static_allocation PRIVATE
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/..
+    )
+# Linking to FreeRTOS-Kernel-Static to use static memory instead of a dynamic heap for allocations
+target_link_libraries(hello_freertos_static_allocation PRIVATE
+    pico_async_context_freertos
+    FreeRTOS-Kernel-Static
+    pico_stdlib
+    )
+# Change the configuration to just use static RAM allocation
+# If configSUPPORT_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION is left undefined it will default to 1
+# If configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION is left undefined it will default to 0
+target_compile_definitions(hello_freertos_static_allocation PRIVATE
+    configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION=1
+    configSUPPORT_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION=0
+    )
+if(PICO_CYW43_SUPPORTED)
+    # For led support on pico_w
+    target_link_libraries(hello_freertos_static_allocation PRIVATE
+        pico_cyw43_arch_none
+        )
 endif()
-pico_add_extra_outputs(${TARGET_NAME})
+pico_add_extra_outputs(hello_freertos_static_allocation)
diff --git a/freertos/hello_freertos/hello_freertos.c b/freertos/hello_freertos/hello_freertos.c
index 77a3c8490..af500155e 100755
--- a/freertos/hello_freertos/hello_freertos.c
+++ b/freertos/hello_freertos/hello_freertos.c
@@ -48,10 +48,14 @@
 static async_context_freertos_t async_context_instance;
 
 // Create an async context
-static async_context_t *example_async_context(void) {
+static async_context_t *create_async_context(void) {
     async_context_freertos_config_t config = async_context_freertos_default_config();
     config.task_priority = WORKER_TASK_PRIORITY; // defaults to ASYNC_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_FREERTOS_TASK_PRIORITY
     config.task_stack_size = WORKER_TASK_STACK_SIZE; // defaults to ASYNC_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_FREERTOS_TASK_STACK_SIZE
+#if configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION
+    static StackType_t async_context_freertos_task_stack[WORKER_TASK_STACK_SIZE];
+    config.task_stack = async_context_freertos_task_stack;
+#endif
     if (!async_context_freertos_init(&async_context_instance, &config))
         return NULL;
     return &async_context_instance.core;
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ static async_context_t *example_async_context(void) {
 
 #if USE_LED
 // Turn led on or off
-static void pico_set_led(bool led_on) {
+static void set_led(bool led_on) {
 #if defined PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN
     gpio_put(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN, led_on);
 #elif defined(CYW43_WL_GPIO_LED_PIN)
@@ -68,20 +72,20 @@ static void pico_set_led(bool led_on) {
 }
 
 // Initialise led
-static void pico_init_led(void) {
+static void init_led(void) {
 #if defined PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN
     gpio_init(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN);
     gpio_set_dir(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN, GPIO_OUT);
 #elif defined(CYW43_WL_GPIO_LED_PIN)
     hard_assert(cyw43_arch_init() == PICO_OK);
-    pico_set_led(false); // make sure cyw43 is started
+    set_led(false); // make sure cyw43 is started
 #endif
 }
 
 void blink_task(__unused void *params) {
     bool on = false;
     printf("blink_task starts\n");
-    pico_init_led();
+    init_led();
     while (true) {
 #if configNUMBER_OF_CORES > 1
         static int last_core_id = -1;
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ void blink_task(__unused void *params) {
             printf("blink task is on core %d\n", last_core_id);
         }
 #endif
-        pico_set_led(on);
+        set_led(on);
         on = !on;
 
 #if LED_BUSY_WAIT
@@ -122,13 +126,20 @@ static void do_work(async_context_t *context, async_at_time_worker_t *worker) {
 async_at_time_worker_t worker_timeout = { .do_work = do_work };
 
 void main_task(__unused void *params) {
-    async_context_t *context = example_async_context();
+    async_context_t *context = create_async_context();
     // start the worker running
     async_context_add_at_time_worker_in_ms(context, &worker_timeout, 0);
 #if USE_LED
     // start the led blinking
+#if configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION
+    static StackType_t blink_stack[BLINK_TASK_STACK_SIZE];
+    static StaticTask_t blink_buf;
+    xTaskCreateStatic(blink_task, "BlinkThread", BLINK_TASK_STACK_SIZE, NULL, BLINK_TASK_PRIORITY, blink_stack, &blink_buf);
+#else
+    static_assert(configSUPPORT_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION, "");
     xTaskCreate(blink_task, "BlinkThread", BLINK_TASK_STACK_SIZE, NULL, BLINK_TASK_PRIORITY, NULL);
-#endif
+#endif // configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION
+#endif // USE_LED
     int count = 0;
     while(true) {
 #if configNUMBER_OF_CORES > 1
@@ -146,11 +157,19 @@ void main_task(__unused void *params) {
 
 void vLaunch( void) {
     TaskHandle_t task;
+#if configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION
+    static StackType_t main_stack[MAIN_TASK_STACK_SIZE];
+    static StaticTask_t main_buf;
+    task = xTaskCreateStatic(main_task, "MainThread", MAIN_TASK_STACK_SIZE, NULL, MAIN_TASK_PRIORITY, main_stack, &main_buf);
+#else
+    static_assert(configSUPPORT_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION, "");
     xTaskCreate(main_task, "MainThread", MAIN_TASK_STACK_SIZE, NULL, MAIN_TASK_PRIORITY, &task);
-
+#endif // configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION
 #if configUSE_CORE_AFFINITY && configNUMBER_OF_CORES > 1
     // we must bind the main task to one core (well at least while the init is called)
     vTaskCoreAffinitySet(task, 1);
+#else
+    (void)task;
 #endif
 
     /* Start the tasks and timer running. */