Modular Approach Eases Avionics Certification Challenges

The promise of greater efficiency by using Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) systems that reduce Space, Weight and Power (SWaP), is now coming to fruition. Very large, visible projectsRead More...

Linux, ARINC 653 and OpenGL Team Up for Avionics Prototyping

Linux offers a low-cost, rapid-prototyping capability for Integrated Modular Avionics applications, but moving these prototypes to a deployable ARINC 653 partitioned system presentsRead More...

Enabling Ruggedized IP Networking in Net-Centric Operations

The military trend toward net-centric operations—linking field resources together using Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking—requires that ruggedized IP nodes and servers beRead More...

RTOS Vendors Balance Security and Openness

Today’s leading real-time operating system (RTOS) vendors are practically unrecognizable compared to the lean “garage shop” RTOS companies of a decade ago. Among the most conspicuousRead More...

Heterogeneous: Next Watchword for RTOSes?

As embedded systems bulk up their software content and complexity and move toward distributed software environments, they’ll have to consider the concept of running differentRead More...

Message Passing Eases Meld of Linux with RTOS

Complex multi-processor or multi-blade communications environments are usually a blend of both real-time-critical elements and server-based IT functions. Such IT functions includeRead More...

Fabrics and Publish-Subscribe Schemes: A Net-Centric Blend

Net-centric warfare and the larger concept of net-centricity enabled by the Global Information Grid (GIG) are the driving paradigm in today’s defense systems development. TheRead More...

Task-less Approach Simplifies RTOS Architecture

There’s no doubt that traditional operating systems are growing ever more complex. Such complexity becomes a growing issue in safety-critical and mission-critical applications.Read More...

Integration Issues Drive Safety-Critical RTOS Choice

Many developers of safety-critical software such as avionics are considering corporate-wide site licenses for real-time operating systems and integrated development environments.Read More...