Chapter 7

Real-Time Operating Systems

Chapter Outline

There is nothing mandatory about using an RTOS, but most larger embedded systems tend to include a kernel or OS of some kind. I draw a distinction between real time operating systems, which are covered here, and desktop-derived operating systems, like Linux, which are covered in a later chapter. The articles ...

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