A real-time operating system (RTOS) is specialized control software that's often used in embedded computing applications that have tight memory resources and stringent performance requirements ...

A proprietary Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) with a minimal code base and limited middleware availability however, can be just as capable of meeting the same software requirements, but, with a ...

When do you need to use a real-time operating system (RTOS) for an embedded project? What does it bring to the table, and what are the costs? Fortunately there are strict technical definitions, whi… ...

“Real-time operating systems serve a critical role in ensuring safety at the processing level because they guarantee that hundreds, if not thousands, of specific algorithms get executed on time ...

April 17, 2007, Tokyo, Japan —Altera Japan, Ltd. in conjunction with A.I. Corporation, an embedded software distributor and the TOPPERS Project, a nonprofit organization, announced today the ...

This is a big year for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) real-time operating systems (RTOS). Green Hills Software (GHS), LynuxWorks and Wind River Systems have recently passed or plan shortly to ...

Linux is not a real-time operating system (RTOS), meaning that it can’t respond to requests in the real world within a set timeframe.

The operating system is part of the system software layer (Figure 1). The function of the system software is to manage the resources for the application. Examples of system resources that must be ...

In both of these cases, a real-time operating system executes high-priority tasks first, within known, predictable time frames. This means that the operating system cannot impose undue overhead in ...