I/O processor chipset gains RTOS support

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Sep 11, 2002

LynuxWorks has produced a version of its LynxOS real-time operating system for the Intel IOP310 I/O processor chipset based on the Intel XScale technology.

LynuxWorks has produced a version of its LynxOS real-time operating system for the Intel IOP310 I/O processor chipset based on the Intel XScale technology.

The Intel IOP310 I/O processor chipset is targeted at storage, networking, communications and Internet infrastructure industries.

LynxOS is uniquely positioned to serve the operating system needs for these markets, offering the full determinism and reliability necessary for mission-critical and real-time embedded applications.

In the high-performance RTOS world, LynxOS uniquely offers its users the Linux processing model, POSIX conformance and open, standard application programming interfaces (APIs), and support for sophisticated hardware features of the processors, namely MMU support.

"Porting the LynxOS product to the Intel XScale microarchitecture brings Intel's customers another robust operating system for embedded designs", said Bill Rollender, director of marketing for Intel's Storage Components Division.

"This announcement signifies another milestone in our support of Intel processors with our embedded operating systems", said Greg Rose, director of product management at LynuxWorks.

"LynxOS's strengths map very well to the Intel IOP310 I/O processor chipset features, and together they provide a solid foundation for demanding embedded applications".

LynxOS 4.0 for the Intel IOP310 I/O processor chipset will be available October 2002.