Real-time is an often misunderstood and misapplied property of operating systems. One definition of the term can be found in the FAQ for the comp.real-time newsgroup: “A real-time system is one in ...

Back in 2006, Linus Torvalds said, "Controlling a laser with Linux is crazy, but everyone in this room is crazy in his own way. So if you want to use Linux to control an industrial welding laser, I ...

Given PXI's roots in the PC field, it is no wonder that Windows is the dominant operating system for PXI system software. For some applications, however, Windows is not a good match to system ...

Discuss embedded automotive standards, and OSEK/VDX pops up. So, it's no surprise Accelerated Technology's new royalty-free Nucleus OSEK Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) meets the latest OSEK 2.2 ...

Some people who use a PC with Windows or macOS installed may have experienced that the icon indicating that the PC is executing an instruction does not work easily. With a normal PC at home, the user ...

During the next few years, the technology needed to meet NextGen requirements will be added to aircraft cockpits already bristling with advanced systems. As it is doing now for many safety-critical ...

Jaluna-1 is a real-time component suite designed for carrier-grade projects requiring high performance and high availability. It is based on Sun Microsystems' Chorus microkernel operating system (OS).

Real-time processing capabilities are now included in the main release of the Linux kernel, allowing developers to implement embedded Linux systems more easily. The move could also lead to more stable ...