Posted Oct 4, 2010, by Colin Walls
I am sure that it is the same in many areas of commerce. The summer vacation period draws to a close in late August or early September and companies suddenly realize that there is just one quarter left and some annual sales targets to achieve. So, October and November become saturated with marketing activities, seminars, conferences, etc.
That is certainly the way it has been in the world of embedded … Read More
Tags:
ReadyStart
Posted Sep 27, 2010, by Colin Walls
Since the earliest days of computers, they have been used for real time control applications. In the 1960s and early ‘70s, it was common to use a small mainframe or a mini-computer to control machinery or instrumentation. These computers typically ran under the control of a specialized operating system, which was designed for real time use. Examples include RSX-11 and RT-11, which were used on DEC PDP-11 … Read More
Tags:
Nucleus,
ReadyStart,
RTOS