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Description

LynxOS has been utilized in countless embedded devices, demonstrating dependable performance for over three decades in various safety and security-sensitive markets. This operating system offers a proven method for running applications within a Unix-like environment, where a unified kernel manages all resources and application services, making it particularly effective for hardware designs that were developed before the advent of virtualization. We aim to ensure our customers purchase only what is necessary for their specific needs. While real-time operating systems (RTOS) can deliver significant advantages, they are not essential for every embedded system configuration. For a more extensive overview of our resources related to RTOS, we invite you to explore our Embedded Systems Learning Center, which provides valuable information to assist you in making informed software purchasing choices as you design or enhance your system and evaluate potential real-time platform vendors. Moreover, this center is a great resource to help you understand the trade-offs and benefits associated with various embedded system approaches.

Description

The Keil RTX is a deterministic, royalty-free real-time operating system tailored for ARM and Cortex-M devices, enabling the development of applications that can handle multiple tasks concurrently, resulting in more organized and maintainable code. This RTOS comes with source code, allowing for greater flexibility in programming. While it is feasible to implement real-time applications without an RTOS by using a Super-loop to run one or more functions, doing so can lead to various challenges related to scheduling, maintenance, and timing, all of which are efficiently managed by the Keil RTX. For those interested in understanding the benefits of an RTOS compared to a Super-loop approach, a detailed comparison highlights the advantages of adopting an RTOS. Additionally, Keil RTX offers high-speed real-time operations with minimal interrupt latency and a compact footprint suitable for resource-limited systems. It supports an unlimited number of tasks, each capable of having up to 254 levels of priority, as well as an infinite number of mailboxes, semaphores, mutexes, and timers, making it an ideal choice for applications requiring multithreading and thread-safe functionality. Overall, the Keil RTX provides developers with a powerful toolset for creating efficient and robust real-time applications.

API Access

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API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

AMI Data Center Manager Yes 
Green Hills Optimizing Compilers No 
Keil MDK No 
Rapita Verification Suite Yes 
TimeMachine No 
eXtremeDB Yes 
µVision IDE No 

Integrations

AMI Data Center Manager No 
Green Hills Optimizing Compilers Yes 
Keil MDK Yes 
Rapita Verification Suite No 
TimeMachine Yes 
eXtremeDB No 
µVision IDE Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Lynx Software Technologies

Founded

1988

Country

United States

Website

www.lynx.com/products/lynxos-posix-real-time-operating-system-rtos

Vendor Details

Company Name

Arm

Founded

2005

Country

United States

Website

www.keil.com/arm/rl-arm/kernel.asp

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