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RTX, CMX Real-Time Multi-Tasking Operating System products support most embedded Microcontrollers, Microprocessors and DSPs. We also support more than 30 compiler vendors. Please contact us for further information on any of our RTOS products such as CMX-RTX(tm), CMX-TINY+(tm), CMX-TCP/IP(tm), CMXBug(tm), and CMXTracker(tm).CMX supports most of the 8/16/32/64 bit microcontrollers, microprocessors and DSPs. CMX also has configuration an studio for development.

RTXC, by Embedded Power Corportation. Now its name is Quadros. RTXC is RTOS and integrated middleware in TCP/IP, CAN, USB, IrDA, FS, GUI. The development tools are RTXC Bridge and VisualRTXC, ported to ARM, ColdFire, Blackfin.

Integrity Green Hills Software is a well-known OS supplier for embedded system. Its offerings are INTEGRITY/velOSity/u-velOSity OSes, and IDEs of MULTI, AdaMULTI, DoubeCheck, TimeMachine, as well as many compilers, communication software and off-the-shelf product designs. It supports development platform on Linux and Windows PC and SPARC workstation. The supporting microprocessor list is too long. You'd better to check it out by yourself. But most of the supporting processors are 32bit architectures.

Keil offers a OS/Kernels for 8051/C166/ARM processors. They are:RTX51 tiny, free available in its kit, limited features.RTX51 full, enhanced features with CAN bus.RTX166 Tiny, similiar to RTX51 but for C16x platform.ARTX-166 Advanced, C16x/ST10, full features includes Flash file system and TCP/IP stack.RL-ARM Real-Time Library, complete RT kernel for ARM7/9/Cortex-M3, with Flash file system and TCP/IP suites.

AMX, Since its introduction by KADAK in 1980, AMXTM has been recognized as a superior RTOS which meets the most critical needs of the most challenging real time applications, and yet remains easy to use and simple to understand. It supports x86,68K,ColdFire,PPC32 PowerPC, ARM7, ARM9,StrongARM,Xscale,and MIPS32.

embOS, developed by SEGGER Microcontroller, it is a real-time operating system for embedded applications designed to offer the benefits of a fully fledged multitasking system at minimum cost. The kernel is fully interruptible and so efficient that it can be used in very time critical situations. The memory footprint in both RAM and ROM is so small that it can be used in single-chip applications, leaving maximum room for the user-program.

iRMX, by tenAsys. The gold standard in real-time software for the x86 architecture, the iRMX III operating system, has been proven in thousands of demanding real-time applications worldwide. Designed specifically to support Intel x86 architecture 32-bit CPUs and associated chipsets, the iRMX III operating system is highly configurable from a small-footprint, kernel-only solution to a full-service, hard real-time operating system. iRMX configurations support PC and non-PC architectures, such as Multibus and Multibus II.

Nucleus, by Mentor Graphics, The Nucleus OS can significantly improve the performance, response times and memory system utilization in many complex systems, where other bulkier OS choices add significant overhead and do not provide real-time response.

OS-9, by RadiSys. Top-ranked in recent RTOS surveys, OS-9 is proven world-wide in thousands of products representing hundreds of embedded applications, including industrial automation & control, automotive, and medical instrumentation.

OSE, a powerful platform for the design of real-time embedded systems. OSE's message based architecture instantly and seamlessly achieves powerful simplicity in complex and distributed systems.

pSOS, aqcuired by Wind River Inc, now. It used to be a major embedded OS, but the current status is unknown.

Phoenix-RTOS is the realtime operating system intended for embedded systems. The main goal of the Phoenix-RTOS project is to develop free, portable, small and well-designed realtime operating system for embedded hardware platforms like SBC (Single Board Computers), SOM (System on Module) and SoC (System On Chip). It supports IA32, PowerPC and ARM.

QNX, Its ultra-reliable nature means QNX software is the preferred choice for life-critical systems such as air traffic control systems, surgical equipment, and nuclear power plants. And its cool multimedia features have QNX software turning up in everything from in-dash radios and infotainment systems to the latest casino gaming terminals.

Salvo, Salvo has modest ROM and miniscule RAM requirements. This mean that you can have event-driven, priority-based, multitasking applications in nearly any single-chip microcontroller, with plenty of room left for your application. It is a product of Pumpkin, Inc. It supports 8051/ARM/AVR/M68HC11/MSP430/PIC12/PIC24/PIC32/TMS320 DSP.

ThreadX is an advanced Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) designed specifically for deeply embedded applications. ThreadX has many advanced features, including its picokernel? architecture, preemption-threshold,? and a rich set of system services. Combined with its superior ease-of-use, ThreadX is the ideal choice for the most demanding of embedded applications. It is developed by Express Logic.

VRTX, by Mentor Graphics as well. Product strategy is unclear

VxWorks, Wind River. The microsoft in embedded OS. VxWorks could be the most widely used OS in embedded world.

XMK, The eXtreme Minimal Kernel (XMK) is a real-time operating system (RTOS) that is designed for minimal RAM/ROM use. It supports AVR, H8 and many 8 bit microcontrollers.

Open Source

OSEK/VDX, a OS standard used in automotive distributed applications. OSEK is not a OS, but a standard interface and design guideline for OS.

TRON, The Real-time Operating system Nucleus, ITRON is a Japanese open standard for a real-time operating system (RTOS) initiated under guidance of Ken Sakamura. This project aims to standardize the RTOS and related specifications for embedded systems, particularly small-scale embedded systems. The ITRON RTOS is targeted for consumer electronic devices, such as mobile phones and fax machines. Various vendors (most Japanese) sell their own implementations of the RTOS.

FreeRTOS is a portable, open source, mini Real Time Kernel - a free RTOS. This site shows how a complete embedded real time system can be created from a Windows host using quality open source development tools (where available). It supports ARM7/MSP430/AMD/AVR/8051.

MicroC/OS-II. uC/OS-II is a highly portable, ROMable, very scalable, preemptive real-time, multitasking kernel (RTOS) for microprocessors and microcontrollers. It supports many processor architectures including ARM7 and ARM9; and can handle up to 255 tasks, providing services such as semaphores, message mailboxes and task management. uC/OS-II has been ported to many microcontrollers and microprocessors. The OS is not free for commercial purpose with a lot of middleware from 3rd parties.

InfraBed is a portable RTOS that has been ported to the ARM7 architecture using the Keil tools. It is developed by Embedded Artists. Free for non-commercial purpose.

TinyOS. Crossbow Technology, Inc. announces the availability of the TinyOS 2.0 Operating System for Crossbow's advanced IRIS motes. This enables developers to use the latest generation software on the latest generation Sensor Network hardware. The sensor is using AVR microcontroller with open source GNU compiler.

eCos is an open source, royalty-free, real-time operating system intended for embedded applications. The highly configurable nature of eCos allows the operating system to be customised to precise application requirements, delivering the best possible run-time performance and an optimised hardware resource footprint. A thriving net community has grown up around the operating system ensuring on-going technical innovation and wide platform support. eCOS supports ARM, CalmRISC, FR-V, H8, IA32, M86K, AM3x, MIPS, NEC v8xx, PowerPC, SPARC, SuperH. Detail list please check their web page for hardware.

Nut/OS is an intentionally simple RTOS for the ATmega128, which provides a minimum of services to run Nut/Net, the TCP/IP stack. It supports AVR-GCC/ICCAVR/CodeVisionAVR.

AvrX is a Real Time Multitasking Kernel written for the Atmel AVR series of micro controllers. AvrX contains approximately 40 API in the Six categories. The Kernel is written in assembly. Total kernel size varies from ~500 to 700 words depending upon which version is being used. Since the kernel is provided as a library of routines, practical applications take up less space because not all functions are used. It supports IAR assembler and GCC Ccompiler.