ANNOUNCEMENT: release of the ABCD Proto-Kernel? version 1.x distribution
The ABCD Proto-Kernel? has just been released at
The ABCD Proto-Kernel? is an original contribution to the field of embedded software development. The version 1.x distribution comprises the complete source code, plus comprehensive kernel design documentation.
*** Unique Kernel Design ***The ABCD Proto-Kernel? design provides an elegant solution to the recurring problem of providing a "real-time operating system" for embedded projects small enough that the need for an operating system might be questioned in the first place. This solution is as simple as ABCD, respectively for a) interrupt dispatching, b) fixed priority scheduling, c) mutual-exclusion semaphores, and d) a queuing mechanism. This is a coherent selection of a minimal subset of the myriad of programming facilities provided by full-blown real-time operating systems.
*** Friendly Licensing ***The Free Software Foundation licensing model (GPL-style licensing) has been adopted for the ABCD Proto-Kernel? software library, with specific provisions to account for the practicalities of the embedded software products.
*** A global solution for embedded PowerPC development ***The ABCD Proto-Kernel? version 1.x is targeted at the Motorola MPC8xx processor family, which is the entry-level embedded PowerPC architecture.
It is part of a comprehensive integrated solution for embedded development tools and a hardware processor module ready for prototyping and low-volume production: the ABCD Proto-Kernel?,
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