Embedded systems in industrial environments must meet real-time requirements more and more today. emtrion provides you with different approaches, like the solutions Xenomai and Preempt_RT, to meet the quantitative requirements of real-time systems.
Since these approaches all have different advantages and disadvantages, we analyze all planned environments in advance and match the design to meet its requirements.
What are embedded systems?
Embedded systems are embedded computer systems that fulfill a specific function within a larger system. They are part of a device or machine. In contrast to ordinary computers, embedded systems are limited to specific tasks.
Nowadays, we find them almost everywhere, for example in smartwatches, microwave ovens, construction machinery, transportation systems, medical devices, or production facilities. Embedded systems are among the core components of Industry 4.0; they enable the digital automation and control of machines, processes, devices and similar systems.
Characteristics of embedded systems are:
- Specialized functions: embedded systems are designed and optimized for a specific task or function
- Real-time operation: many embedded systems must operate in real time, which means they must respond deterministically to events as they occur
- Resource constraints: embedded systems often have to make do with very scarce resources in terms of memory, computing power and energy consumption. They are therefore designed to be particularly efficient
- Long service life: many embedded systems are designed for a long service life and must function reliably for years or even decades
- Interface integration: embedded systems are often closely integrated with the hardware in which they are embedded. They use special interfaces and protocols to communicate with other parts of the system
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