embOs

What is embOs?

embOS is a robust real-time operating system (RTOS) designed for a wide range of embedded applications. Developed by SEGGER Microcontroller, this RTOS serves as a versatile foundation for the creation of efficient, real-time embedded systems.

Highlights

• Supports an unlimited number of tasks, limited only by available memory
• Preemptive scheduling with up to 232 priority levels
• Round-robin scheduling with adjustable time-slices for tasks with equal priority
• Customizable time resolution, with a default of 1 millisecond
• Software timers and low-power, multi-core support
• Secure inter-task communication via events, objects, semaphores, mailboxes, and queues
• Full interrupt support with API accessible from assembly, C, and C++ code
• embOS-MPU option provides memory protection using the hardware's memory protection unit and additional software safeguards