| RTLinuxPro, RTCore/BSD |
[Vendor: FSMLabs]
FSMLabs offers RTCore, a hard real-time POSIX-compliant OS that runs Linux (RTLinuxPro) or BSD UNIX (RTCore/BSD) as a general purpose platform. Linux and BSD provide a solid and broadly capable application platform for simple integration with the rest of the world. Anything that the general purpose OS could do before can still be done, transparently, while the real-time application runs without any loss in performance. Some features are:
Standard API: FSMLabs' RTLinuxPro uses a POSIX threads API and follows the POSIX 1003.13 PSE51 "minimal real-time system model" specification. The RTCore OS runs Linux or BSD UNIX as its lowest priority-thread, and provides access to the full power the secondary OS through a variety of communication methods.
Deterministic real-time: Worst case interrupt latency of 13 microseconds on a standard x86 PC, with similar results on other architectures. RTLinuxPro also supports PowerPC, MIPS, ARM, FR-V, and Alpha, from small PC/104 486 boards to quad processor PowerPC VME systems. Don't be misled: "Worst case" interrupt latency is not the same as "typical", and all FSMLabs tests are run under extreme load for extended periods.
Processor reservation: RTLinuxPro offers several features allowing the user to easily perform tasks such as removing hardware jitter and reserving CPUs for specific real-time tasks. This is especially helpful in areas such as DSP work.
Complete toolchain: Engineers looking to get the task done have better things to do than waste time looking for and/or building stable tools. RTLinuxPro provides a stress-tested Linux kernel suitable for the target platform, already prepared for integration with the RTOS. A complete toolchain is provided, along with an easy to use build environment, so users can start developing as soon as possible.
Embedded Linux: RTLinuxPro can easily plug into any distribution, including RedHat, Debian, Mandrake, SuSE, etc., but also provides an embedded Linux suitable for burning to flash.
Documentation: Complete documentation is provided, from man pages to a 200+ page book on programming in the RTLinux environment.
Pluggable components: Add-ons to the core RTOS include PSDD for hard real-time in userspace applications, LNet for real-time Ethernet and FireWire communication with a POSIX API, and Controls Kit for simple integration via XML interfaces.
Support: FSMLabs provides commercial support for all products, from design assistance to debugging.
Reliable real-time (RT) programming model: The traditional method of mixing RT and non-RT code leads to unmaintainable systems, with errors that are hard to detect but that can have catastrophic effects on operation. To prevent this, RT applications should be written as small, verifiable, pure RT components that can be used as modular parts of larger systems. RTLinux enforces this process by decoupling RT and non-RT code. The critical real-time components in the operating system and in applications are given absolute priority and can never be delayed by non-RT components.
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