After introducing interrupts and the foreground/background architecture, I am finally ready to tackle the concept of a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS).In this first lesson on RTOS (commonly ...

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… ...

One example of real-time operating systems in use today is VxWorks, which is used in NASA's Mars rovers to guide them, and in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to control avionics systems ...