Real-Time Systems Development with RTEMS and Multicore Processors

The proliferation of multicore processors in the embedded market for Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) makes developing real-time embedded applications increasingly difficult. Real-Time Systems Development with RTEMS and Multicore Processors provides concrete advice and examples for constructing useful, feature-rich applications with RTEMS, a free, open-source software that supports multi-processor systems for over a dozen CPU architectures and over 150 specific system boards.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 534 pages
Publication date: 30 May 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The proliferation of multicore processors in the embedded market for Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) has made developing real-time embedded applications increasingly challenging. The underlying theory that makes multicore real-time possible is the Real-Time Executive for Multiprocessor Systems (RTEMS) RTOS. This book provides concrete advice and examples for constructing useful, feature-rich applications using RTEMS, a free, open-source software that supports multi-processor systems for over a dozen CPU architectures and over 150 specific system boards in applications spanning the range of IoT and CPS domains.

The focus of this book is on enabling real-time embedded software engineering while providing sufficient theoretical foundations and hardware background to understand the rationale for key decisions in RTOS and application design and implementation. The topics covered in this book include cross-compilation for embedded systems development, concurrent programming models used in real-time embedded software, real-time scheduling theory and algorithms used in wide practice, usage and comparison of two application programmer interfaces (APIs) in real-time embedded software: POSIX and the RTEMS Classic APIs, and design and implementation in RTEMS of commonly found RTOS features for schedulers.

RTEMS is a mature RTOS that helps manage the complexity of multicore hardware by providing a scalable, reliable, and efficient platform for real-time embedded software development. It offers a wide range of features and capabilities that enable developers to build robust and reliable applications, including threading, synchronization, memory management, and inter-processor communication.

In conclusion, the proliferation of multicore processors in the embedded market for IoT and CPS has made developing real-time embedded applications increasingly difficult. RTEMS is a mature RTOS that provides a scalable, reliable, and efficient platform for real-time embedded software development. This book provides concrete advice and examples for constructing useful, feature-rich applications using RTEMS, and it provides sufficient theoretical foundations and hardware background to understand the rationale for key decisions in RTOS and application design and implementation.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367644369