FSMLabs Introduces Innovative Microsoft Windows-Hosted RTLinuxPro Development Kit.Leverages Popular Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Workstations to Improve Developer Productivity SOCORRO, N.M. -- Today FSMLabs (http://www.fsmlabs.com) released RTLinuxPro for Windows, an innovative Microsoft Windows-hosted cross-development product. RTLinuxPro for Windows allows any Windows workstation (1) Any PC running Windows. (2) Using a Windows server as a client PC. The server versions of Windows are occasionally used as desktop computers to take advantage of the additional robustness and features built into server products. See Windows server. to be used to develop RTLinuxPro hard real-time applications. RTLinuxPro for Windows features a full graphical interface See GUI. and build system based upon the industry-standard Eclipse IDE. "We waited to release a Windows-hosted tool kit until we could offer the same high level of reliability offered by our Linux-hosted products," commented FSMLabs CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. Cort Dougan. "RTLinuxPro for Windows features a solid graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to , and unlike other Linux cross-development kits for Windows, provides developers with the same tools that are tested and deployed with our Linux-based development systems, leveraging years of quality assurance and support experience." Most prior attempts to support embedded Linux The Linux operating system configured and enhanced to work in a wide variety of applications, including handheld devices, network appliances, industrial machines and consumer electronics devices. The modularity of the Linux kernel makes it well suited to embedded systems. development on Microsoft Windows rely on a fragile stack of marginally compatible software tools ported from UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). to Windows. In contrast, FSMLabs' innovative approach places its entire standard development environment on top of Windows. Developers simply install and launch RTLinuxPro for Windows as a standard Windows application and can immediately take advantage of the Eclipse-based IDE to develop projects and automatically cross-develop, load, execute and debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. code on target devices. The enterprise strength environment insulates programmers from differences between different Windows versions. RTLinuxPro for Windows also offers a pre-built and pre-configured network mountable Linux root file system that is transparently available to the target embedded device - and that can be moved to target device flash memory. For developers who prefer command line interfaces and scripting capabilities, RTLinuxPro for Windows also provides a familiar command line interface and text editor. "Our goal is to allow developers to be productive right away rather than spending time installing and configuring a development system," added Dougan. RTCore Real-time Target Technology Using FSMLabs' RTCore platform, developers can write hard real-time software to control motors, acquire data, and move network packets in real-time while also taking advantage of the enterprise software platform provided by Linux. Linux provides sophisticated networking and storage capabilities, comprehensive security functionality, excellent driver support, and a wealth of applications, while RTCore provides a POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX) An IEEE 1003.1 standard that defines the language interface between application programs and the Unix operating system. API environment for hard real-time applications. RTCore's patented virtualization technology allows Linux to be run alongside real-time code while being prevented from interfering with timing. The RTLinuxPro for Windows is released as part of FSMLabs Embedded Enterprise initiative. The initiative exploits the productive synergy between state-of-the-art POSIX real-time in FSMLabs RTCore and the sophisticated capabilities and rich base of drivers, middleware and applications available on the Linux and BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) The software distribution facility of the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) of the University of California at Berkeley. clients and other interoperable systems. The RTLinuxPro Cross Development system leverages the interoperability of Microsoft Windows, Eclipse, Java, Linux, and POSIX to improve programmer productivity. RTLinuxPro for Windows Availability The Windows-hosted cross-development tool kit is available immediately direct from FSMLabs and its distributors and representatives worldwide. Contact FSMLabs or visit http://www.fsmlabs.com for local distributor contacts and pricing information. About FSMLabs FSMLabs provides hard real-time mission-critical solutions designed for reliability and simplicity of operation. FSMLabs was founded in 1998 and is privately held, with headquarters in New Mexico and sales and engineering staff worldwide. FSMLabs products include RTLinux, RTCoreBSD, LNet real-time networking, PSDD PSDD Planetary Science Data Dictionary PSDD Preliminary System Design Description PSDD Preliminary Software Design Document PSDD Preliminary System Description Document PSDD Platform Starboard Door Dogged protected memory real-time, VxIT legacy emulation, Carrier Grade RTLinux, RTCore Eclipse IDE and ControlsKit XML/RPC interface builder. For more information, visit www.fsmlabs.com or email sales@fsmlabs.com. RTLinux, RTCore, LNet, PSDD, ControlsKit, and FSMLabs are registered trademarks of Finite State Machine See state machine. (mathematics, algorithm, theory) Finite State Machine - (FSM or "Finite State Automaton", "transducer") An abstract machine consisting of a set of states (including the initial state), a set of input events, a set of output events, and a state transition Labs Inc. "Embedded Enterprise" is a trademark of FSMLabs. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft. All other trademarks are the property of their respective organizations. |
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