Title :
Real-Time Operating Systems for Small Microcontrollers
Author :
Anh, Tran Nguyen Bao ; Tan, Su-Lim
Author_Institution :
Singapore Eng. Center, Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
Real-time operating systems have gained popularity in microcontroller- and processor-based embedded system design. This article discusses differences between RTOSs and generic operating systems, the advantages and disadvantages of using RTOSs for small microcontroller system development, and the benchmarking methods used for RTOSs. Benchmarking results for four RTOSs show no clear winner, with each RTOS performing better on some criteria than others.
Keywords :
embedded systems; microcontrollers; operating systems (computers); benchmarking method; microcontroller; processor-based embedded system design; real-time operating system; Application software; Delay; Embedded system; Microcontrollers; Operating systems; Process design; Processor scheduling; Real time systems; Resource management; Switches; RTOS; RTOS benchmarking; kernel; operating system; real-time systems;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
