New Real-Time Operating Systems For Embedded Systems By K. Srinivasa Reddy

An embedded operating system (OS) or Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) is a multitasking operating system intended for real-time applications and designed to be very compact and efficient, forsaking many functions that non-embedded computer operating systems provide.

An embedded OS or RTOS provides facilities which, if used properly, guarantee deadlines can be met generally (soft real-time) or deterministically (hard realtime). It is valued more for how quickly or predictably it can respond to a particular event than for the amount of work it can perform over a given period of time.

Such applications in embedded systems include data processing, automotive industry, healthcare, household appliance controllers, medical monitoring equipment, and consumer electronics

This book has been designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students to meet the course on real-time operating systems and real-time embedded systems.

The main features of the book are as follows:

1. Logical sequence of chapterisation - Real-time Systems, Real-time Operating System, Fault Tolerance, and Case studies
2. Covers the theoretical, practical and applied aspects of Real-time Operating Systems.
3. Elaborate discussion of each chapter.
4. Cross-fertilization of ideas and concepts between the academic and industrial worlds that led to the inclusion of many insightful examples from industry to explain the fundamental scientific concepts in a real-world.

Unit 1: Introduction

Unit 2: Real-Time Systems

Unit 3: Real-Time Operating System

Unit 4: Fault Tolerance Unit 5: Case Studies

Index