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News Release from: Express Logic | Subject: ThreadX/MCU on Microchip PIC24
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 22 January 2008
RTOS stars in 16bit MCU benchmarks
ThreadX/MCU performed up to 50% better than other RTOSs measured by the Thread-Metric benchmark suite.
Express Logic has published benchmark results for its ThreadX/MCU RTOS, running on Microchip Technology's PIC24 16bit microcontroller ThreadX/MCU performed up to 50% better than other RTOSs measured by the Thread-Metric benchmark suite
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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"These results are most impressive, and give our PIC24 and dsPIC DSC customers an efficient RTOS to use in their microcontroller-based designs", says Terry Schmidt, Marketing Manager for Microchip's Advanced Microcontroller Architecture Division.
"ThreadX/MCU also simplifies our customers' migration from 16bit PIC24/dsPIC DSC designs to 32bit designs based on our new PIC32 microcontroller family, by providing a consistent API across all of our processor platforms".
"We are very pleased with the performance of ThreadX/MCU on Microchip's PIC24 microcontroller", says William E Lamie, President of Express Logic.
"This level of performance reflects the high level of optimisation and advanced technology embodied in ThreadX/MCU for the PIC24".
"Developers can take advantage of this performance for PIC24 or dsPIC DSC designs, and know that they're getting the most from these outstanding processors".
Express Logic's ThreadX/MCU RTOS is a small (2 to 10Kbyte), fast, royalty-free, affordable RTOS based on the highly popular ThreadX RTOS, and is optimised for 16bit microcontrollers such as Microchip's PIC24 16bit family and dsPIC digital signal controllers (DSCs).
All tests were run on a Microchip 40MIPS PIC24HJ256GP610 PIC24 16bit microcontroller.
Several RTOS products were tested by an independent party, using the Thread-Metric benchmark suite, and the results have been posted on Microchip's website.
Express Logic ran its own tests, using the same thread-Metric benchmark suite.
ThreadX/MCU is available through Microchip Direct or from Express Logic with licence prices starting at US $5990 with no royalties.
Free evaluation copies are available for download. Request a free brochure from Express Logic ...
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