Definition
RTOS stands for Real-Time Operating System, a minimalist OS that provides a bit of resource-management, while still permitting the incredible speed and most of the resource-frugality of bare-metal firmware.
Our Expertise
RTOS is fast, typically used to develop products that process data and respond to events which require critical reaction times.
Real-time operating systems are event-driven and preemptive. Event-driven systems switch between tasks based on their priorities, whereas time-sharing systems switch the task based on clock interrupts.
RTOS doesn’t typically provide the sophisticated tools or levels of abstraction (e.g. Hardware Agnosticism) typical of a full operating system. Think of it as occupying the space between Bare Metal and a comprehensive OS.
