Posted on 04/14/2012 10:27:24 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
AMD have integrated a real-time operating system (RTOS) into their G-Series of processors. What does this entail, you ask? Well, AMD is now loading Green Hill's Integrity OS into the platform. The embedded system is capable of a bunch of tasks where space and power are at a premium.
This would include devices such as TV set-top boxes, other electronic home devices, industrial control systems, networking, the military, and medicine. You know, just a few of the largest markets in the world.
(Excerpt) Read more at tweaktown.com ...
WOW. Check out what this can do.
http://www.ghs.com/products/rtos/integrity.html
http://www.ghs.com/products/rtos/integrity_virtualization.html
I want it.
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Good stuff. Most embedded controllers use a super loop to call routines. There isn’t usually an OS. A good OS would be helpful for consistent implementations.
Must use a water cooled heat sink...../S
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Embedded virtualization: INTEGRITY Multivisor
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Will it run Doom?
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AMD G-Series Brings APUs to the x86 Embedded Market
Ganesh T S on 1/19/2011 12:29:00 AM
The AMD Embedded G-Series platform being introduced tonight is the world's first Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) for embedded systems. AMD has had quite a bit of history of supporting x86 based embedded systems. Starting with the Geode processor in 2003 (obtained from National Semiconductors and used in the OLPC project), AMD went on to introduce AMD64 technology into the embedded markets with the AMD Opteron processors in 2005. In 2007, the addition of graphics and other chipset options by AMD enabled comprehensive embedded solutions. In 2009, AMD introduced BGA (Ball Grid Array) packaging to meet customer demand.
At CES 2011, they gave us a sneak peek into the Embedded G-Series platform based on Brazos. AMD has increased performance and features in every generation while bringing down the power, area and price barriers for x86 in the embedded market.
The embedded market space is dominated by SoCs based on RISC processors such as ARM and MIPS. For most power sensitive embedded applications, PowerPC and x86 based solutions do not make the cut. x86, in particular, has been the dark horse due to the excessive power consumption for systems based on that architecture. Process shrinks have helped lower the power consumption numbers. However, we are still a few nodes away from when the x86 based solutions can really compete with RISC based solutions on the power front.
In the meantime, solutions like what we are seeing from AMD today integrate premium graphics capabilities within power envelops similar to what x86 used to consume in the previous generation—so you get CPU+GPU instead of just a CPU. RISC based embedded solutions may still be winning on the power front; however, for applications where slightly higher power consumption is not a concern, the x86 threat from the AMD embedded G-Series platform can become a cause for concern. MIPS is usually popular in such applications (set top boxes, digital signage etc.) and they will be facing credible opposition with AMD's integrated graphics capabilities.
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More at the link......
This kind of innovation is only possible in a free market system. Can you imagine where computer technology would be today if the government was doing the development?... we would still be at the Intel 286 stage of CPU development and the Internet might be five years away.
Looks like ...
1) motherboard
2) operating system
... for all the mentioned CPUs.
Lots of money in this indeed.
It’s a good protected RTOS, with excellent dev tools, but quite pricey. Just about every feature and protocol beyond the base OS costs an additional license and maintenance fee, not to mention the per-seat development tools cost. Perhaps for commercial use (as opposed to mil/defense contractor use) their pricing structure is different. All I know is we pay big bucks to Green Hills every year.
I would love to do my next generation with an embedded RTOS. Ideally, I would incorporate an ability to update firmware remotely. The Linux apps were portable at the source level, but would drift with respect to the onboard shared libraries for the device in the field vs the updated tool sets.
This looks like more power than you’d normally associate with embedded systems. What are they actually planning for this, is this still embedded technology or are they planning chips which don’t require windows or other operating environments?
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