Critérios para adoção e seleção de sistemas operacionais embarcados
An embedded system (ES) is a computing system designed for a specific purpose, present essentially in every electronic device. The use of an operating system (OS) is advocated as a means to simplify software development, freeing programmers from managing low-level hardware and providing a simpler pr...
| Autor principal: | Moroz, Maiko Rossano |
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| Formato: | Dissertação |
| Idioma: | Português |
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Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
2012
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http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/324 |
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An embedded system (ES) is a computing system designed for a specific purpose, present essentially in every electronic device. The use of an operating system (OS) is advocated as a means to simplify software development, freeing programmers from managing low-level hardware and providing a simpler programming interface for common tasks. The high complexity of modern desktop computers makes an OS indispensable; embedded systems, on the other hand, are limited architectures, usually severely cost- and power-constrained. Because of the additional demands imposed by an OS, embedded developers are faced with the crucial decision of whether to adopt an OS or not. In this work, we introduce a set of criteria to help determine whether an OS should be adopted in an embedded design. We then go further and establish a series of rules to help decide which OS to pick, if one should be used. In addition, we present a case study in which a sample application (an embedded weather station) was developed under three different scenarios: without any OS, using the µC/OS-II real-time OS, and using the uClinux general-purpose OS. An FPGA and a SoPC were used to provide a flexible hardware platform able to accommodate all three configurations. The adoption of an OS provided a reduction of up to 48% in development time; on the other hand, it increased program memory requirements in at least 71%. |
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