eCos
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| developer | eCos Community, FSF |
| License (s) | GPL |
| Current version | 3.0 (March 2009) |
| Architecture (s) | ARM , Hitachi H8300, Intel x86 , MIPS , Matsushita AM3x, Motorola 68k , PowerPC , SuperH , SPARC , NEC V8xx, OpenRISC |
| ecos.sourceware.org | |
eCos (abbreviation of English embedded configurable operating system ) is a free real-time operating system for embedded systems , which by the GNU open source is supported -Entwicklungssysteme. The eCos license allows developers full access to all parts of the eCos code and thus enables free further development of the system.
As is usual with real-time operating systems, eCos does not offer a development environment, but requires the installation of development tools on a Windows or Linux system. The development environment includes at least the GCC compiler , the gdb debugger and the binutils .
One of the strengths of eCos is its configuration system, which enables the user to put together their own slim, application-specific system in which only the required functions are integrated ( scalability , ...). This approach is very beneficial for low-resource embedded systems.
With the support of a large number of users, eCos has been continuously developed and is available for a growing number of platforms. The current version eCos 3.0 supports the processor architectures ARM , Hitachi H8300, Intel x86 , MIPS , Matsushita AM3x, Motorola 68k , PowerPC , SuperH , SPARC , NEC V8xx, OpenRISC and Nios II as target system .
Web links
- Official website
- eCosCentric - commercial provider