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Operating Systems for Embedded Applications

60 min tutorial

Most modern embedded systems employ an operating system [OS] of some kind, and this necessitates some critical design decisions. Should you obtain a commercially available OS or develop one in-house. If the acquisition of a commercial OS is planned, how do you make the selection? This session looks at the functionality of an embedded OS and reviews in detail all the facets of the make vs. buy and OS selection decisions - both technical and commercial - for an OS on an embedded design.

Presenter Colin Walls, Mentor Graphics

Colin Walls has over twenty-five years experience in the electronics industry, largely dedicated to embedded software. A frequent presenter at conferences and seminars and author of numerous technical articles and two books on embedded software, Colin is an embedded software technologist with Mentor Embedded [the Mentor Graphics Embedded Software Division], and is based in the UK. His regular blog is located at: http://blogs.mentor.com/colinwalls