RTOS optimises PowerPC power and performance

The latest OS-9 PowerPC release specifically addresses the needs of designers needing higher performance and lower power consumption from their PowerPC-based embedded designs.

The latest OS-9 PowerPC release is billed as the first RTOS to specifically address the needs of designers needing higher performance and lower power consumption from their PowerPC-based embedded designs.

The OS-9 PowerPC release is highly optimised for PowerPC architecture, enabling extremely fast event creation while reducing CPU power utilisation by up to 70%.

Memory management unit (MMU) usage is also optimised to minimise translation lookaside buffer (TLB) overhead while ensuring protection against application faults.

"I'm excited about the 4.5 release of Microware OS-9 for the PowerPC", said Allan Batteiger, President of Real-Time Services.

"I rely on OS-9 because I need an RTOS with accuracy and response times in the tens of microseconds, which Linux can't provide".

"This most recent Microware OS-9 release reflects our ongoing commitment to provide embedded software solutions for our customers", said Scott Grout, Radisys President and CEO.

"OS-9 has proven itself in tens of thousands of applications worldwide".

Microware OS-9 is the high-performance, high-reliability RTOS solution from Radisys for embedded real-time applications in automotive, industrial automation, medical, communications, aerospace and defence.

Targeted towards the needs of designers who require a small, fast and highly-reliable RTOS, Microware OS-9 continues to excel in applications where Linux and Windows-based solutions are too big, too slow and too complex.

OS-9 supports all popular 32bit processors, including PowerPC, MIPS, ARM, Intel XScale/IXP/x86, Motorola 68000 and the Hitachi SuperH family.

OS-9's modular design environment enables designers to create easily maintainable solutions and was ranked as the number-one RTOS solution by the Canadian Space Agency.

Microware OS-9 for PowerPC is available immediately.

Microware OS-9 is available in volume quantities at OEM discount pricing.

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