A growing number of embedded developers are experimenting with the Linux kernel and system services as a basis for new application development. But those developers embarking on the use of Linux ...

In addition, embedded Linux distributions provide a kernel and application code for processors or boards that are characteristic of embedded systems and not just for desktop or server systems.

As a supplier of embedded processor boards, developers are telling us in unambiguous terms that Linux' numerous advantages clearly outweigh its shortcomings. While Linux it is a moving target — with ...

4 Conclusion In this paper we presented xLuna, a software architecture featuring a portable user-mode version of the Linux OS, running on top of the Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) RTEMS. xLuna can ...

LynuxWorks: BlueCat —a distribution of open-source Linux, enhanced to meet the requirements of embedded developers, engineered to allow configuration to accurately match the requirements of embedded ...

A newly released update to Linux delivers kernel pre-emption, improved scheduling, and a Posix (Portable Operating System Interface for Unix) for enhanced real-time performance. Depending on the ...

Software linux embedded Real-time Linux has been integrated into the main kernel following two decades of development A potential game-changer for industrial automation and safety-critical systems ...

One story not told often enough involves Linux' growing domination of the embedded market. In this space Linux usually stacks up against older Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS). The decision by Wind ...

This installment discusses development models. There are two different models of Embedded Linux development: Cross-platform and self-hosted. Cross-platform development The traditional model for ...