N4 – VxWorks -$199,000
I know you’ve heard of this software. It’s one of the most popular real-time operating systems (is a RTOS) available on the market.
Because the software can vary, one common example of how it is used can be seen in HDTV receivers and displays.
The hardware relies on the software to read the digital signals, decode them and display them as the data is known.
It was developed by Wind River Systems and first was used in embedded system when appeared in 1987.
Written in Ada, C, C++ and Java the software has multitasking kernel, fast interrupt response, IPV6, SMP and AMP support.
Are you convinced now? Would you purchase it?
