Paris – A Sun Microsystems spin-off this week will roll out embedded software that puts Linux on the same board with a real-time microkernel. Startup Jaluna SA thus can deliver “real-time [capability] ...

A real-time system must respect time constraints to ensure that its execution makes functional sense. It must be deterministic, ensuring the execution of system processes a priori. After analyzing the ...

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For many applications, employing common programming techniques—such as memory locking—and savvy scheduling under the POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface for Unix) API (application program ...

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 ...

Real-time operating systems (RTOS) and Linux each bring their own advantages for embedded-systems designers. With an RTOS, designers can build deterministic multi-threaded applications with low memory ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Tired of Windows? Sick of paying big money for Macs? Want a better, more secure desktop? Give Linux a try. Read now Real-time processing is when a program or operating system is fast enough that it ...