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Selecting an Embedded Operating System (os) Web Seminar

On-demand Web Seminar

Abstract

This session reviews in detail all the facets of the make vs. buy and embedded OS selection decisions - both technical and commercial - for an embedded OS design.

Duration: 22:57

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Overview

This session reviews in detail all the facets of the make vs. buy and OS selection decisions - both technical and commercial - for an OS on an embedded design.

Most modern embedded systems employ an operating system [OS] of some kind, and this necessitates some critical design decisions. Should you obtain a commercially available OS or develop one in-house. If the acquisition of a commercial OS is planned, how do you make the selection?

What You Will Learn

The pros and cons of commercial vs in-house OS development
The way to make a choice between a conventional RTOS and other options
How OS selection works in a multicore design

About the Presenter

Colin Walls

A Technical Marketing Manager, Colin has over twenty-five years experience in the electronics industry, largely dedicated to embedded software. A frequent presenter at conferences and seminars and author of numerous technical articles and two books on embedded software, Colin is a member of the marketing team of the Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division, and is based in the UK.

Book: Embedded Software: The Works
Blog: The Colin Walls Blog

Who Should View

Developers using an operating system for the first time
Software engineers starting work using a new target platform
Engineers and managers considering open source software solutions

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