Product category: Embedded Software and Operating Systems
News Release from: LynuxWorks | Subject: RTOS for Galileo
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 09 April 2007
RTOS selected for Galileo GPS project
An RTOS which supports both Pentium and PowerPC processor architectures has been selected for use in the earth-based stations which send and receive data to the Galileo GPS satellite.
LynuxWorks, a specialist in embedded software, has been selected to provide the real-time operating system (RTOS) for the European Space Agency's Galileo project, a civilian-controlled global navigation system As part of the core element of the Galileo system, LynxOS-178, the first and only commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) RTOS to receive Reusable Software Component (RSC) acceptance for reusability from the FAA for DO-178B certification, will provide enhanced capabilities for communications across various devices and operating systems both on the ground and in space
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 18 Apr 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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