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Product Overview ICP-CM
1.35 Windows CE
Microsoft® Windows CE is an operating system designed for a wide variety of embedded systems
and products, from hand-held PCs and consumer electronic devices to specialized industrial con-
trollers and embedded communications devices. The Windows CE operating system has proved
itself capable of handling the most demanding 32-bit embedded applications by bringing the full
power of the Microsoft's 32-bit programming and operating systems technology to the embed-
ded systems designer. Windows CE is actually a collection of operating system modules and com-
ponents that can be selected and configured to meet the needs of a specific embedded applica-
tion or product.
1.36 VxWorks
WindRiver’s run-time system solution is a high-performance RTOS with a scalable microkernel and
sophisticated networking facilities - like TCP/IP networking across various media.
The open architecture provides efficient support of PC-based architectures. Flexible, intertask com-
munication,
µ
s interrupt handling, POSIX 1003.1b real-time extensions, fast and flexible I/O sys-
tem etc. are some of the many key features.
1.37 OS-9 x86
Microware’s real-time operating system has a track record that has been proved in the industrial/
embedded market and has continued to provide reliable intelligence to sophisticated applica-
tions. OS-9 x86’s flexibility, modularity and reliability in conjunction with a rich driver structure
allow its use in I/O intensive applications.
1.38 QNX
This solution ports the Win32 API to a QNX kernel. The Win32 API aims to define a standard for
developing open systems applications that are optimized to run on ‘Wintel’ platforms. This oper-
ating system evolves around a small microkernel RTOS that produces a protected-mode, POSIX-
certified API. Being fully modular and scalable, this technology creates the smallest footprint that
is beneficial to high-end server applications.
1.39 Jbed
Esmertec’s Jbed is a new generation of real-time operating system. Java-based innovation provides
unprecedented safety and ease of use without compromising resource efficiency (native processor
speed) or hard real-time performance. In addition, advanced features are implemented such as
modularity, hot updates, deadline-driven scheduling admission testing as well as a fast and pro-
ductive cross-development.