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New processors make it possible to run symmetric multiprocessing applications on boards in control consoles, navigation systems, sensors and weapons systems.
BlackBerry Limited’s BB QNX unit has unveiled the QNX Operating System for Safety (QOS) 8.0, a next-generation, ...
Embedded system developers have a wide range of operating systems available to them today. Of course, the most straightforward operating system is to have no operating system! However, many systems ...
The operating system safeguards access to embedded-system resources, like I/O and system memory, assuring software integrity. Those familiar with Dynamic C will find RabbitSys easy to work with.
Embedded systems such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices and single-board computers possess limited memory and processing ...
A major update to a popular hardware-agnostic embedded Linux platform brings enhanced cybersecurity, long-term support, and seamless updates, helping OEMs deliver smarter, future-proof devices while ...
Green Hills Software, Inc. unveiled a minuscule embedded operating system with a ROM footprint as small as 1,600 bytes. Called mu-velOSity, the new RTOS offers a RAM footprint, as small as 1,600 bytes ...
In addition to the Whistler products, Microsoft has another embedded operating system, Windows CE, which is used for small mobile devices such as Pocket PC-based handheld computers competing with ...
Wind River has announced the availability of virtualization for embedded systems. This allows operating systems to be mixed on a multicore chip.
Microsoft markets two of its products as embedded operating systems: Windows NT Embedded 4.0 and Windows CE 3.0. "We will always have these two embedded offerings," said Microsoft lead product ...
The process of mapping the model of a representative wireless embedded system into a physical instantiation by evaluation of available components and selective design trade-offs is discussed.
Many other companies are moving into the embedded operating system market as open-source operating systems including FreeRTOS continue to replace more traditional, commercial software.