Real-time operating systems (RTOS) have found their way into over 50% of embedded projects. An RTOS can help you manage system timing, resources, memory, and much more. They provide you with tools for ...

The cost of a commercial RTOS, especially a safety-certified one, can be price-inhibitive for embedded teams. It is not uncommon for a certified RTOS to cost tens, if not upwards of a hundred thousand ...

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For many, real time operating system (RTOS) selection took a sharp turn with the advent of the Linux operating system. Developers, of every kind of device from consumer electronics to set-top boxes, ...

Embedded systems have been around for several decades. In that time, they evolved from basic stand-alone systems to become highly connected, and capable of performing complex processing tasks in what ...

Recently introduced multicore-based MCUs have raised the complexity level of embedded system designs. The use of an RTOS, however, provides a framework for multicore that can dramatically reduce time ...

Issues with proprietary RTOS APIs. How does the POSIX pthread API stack up against proprietary APIs? Thread creation in POSIX. However, each proprietary API impedes embedded development by requiring ...

Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) are increasingly being used in safety-critical applications such as medical technology, the automotive industry, and aerospace. This raises the growing question of ...