 VxWorks 5.4Company Description:VxWorks,® the run-time component of the Tornado® II embedded development platform, is the most widely adopted real-time operating system (RTOS) in the embedded industry. Tornado II also includes a comprehensive suite of core and optional cross-development tools and utilities and a full range of communications options for the target connection to the host.VxWorks is flexible, with more than 1800 powerful application program interfaces (APIs); scalable, from the simplest to the most complex product designs; reliable, used in mission-critical applications ranging from anti-lock braking systems to inter-planetary exploration; and available on all popular CPU platforms. The VxWorks RTOS comprises the core capabilities of the wind® microkernel along with advanced networking support, powerful file system and I/O management, and C++ and other standard run-time support. These core capabilities can be combined with add-on components available from Wind River Systems and its more than 320 WindLinkT for Tornado partner companies. The VxWorks is designed for scalability, enabling developers to allocate scarce memory resources to their application, rather than to the operating system. From deeply embedded designs requiring a few kilobytes of memory, to complex high-end real-time systems where more operating system functions are needed, the developer may choose from over 100 different options to create hundreds of configurations. Individual modules may be used in development and omitted in production systems. Furthermore, these individual subsystems are themselves scalable, allowing the developer to optimally configure VxWorks run-time software for the widest range of applications. For example, individual functions may be removed from the ANSI C run-time library, or specific kernel synchronization objects may be omitted if they are not required by the application. Also, TCP, UDP, sockets, and standard Berkeley network services can all be scaled in or out of the networking stack as necessary. These configuration options can be easily selected by means of the Tornado II project facility´s graphical interface. Developers can also use Tornado II´s autoscaling feature, which automatically analyzes application code and incorporates the appropriate options. Worldwide Headquarters:
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