Full source code, royalty-free RTOS, HEW integration now available
NUREMBERG, Germany–(Business Wire)–
Express Logic, Inc., the worldwide leader in royalty-free real-time operating
systems (RTOS), today announced that Express Logic`s ThreadX RTOS now supports
Renesas Technology`s SH-2A core-based SH7216 microcontroller (MCU). Designed for
small footprint, demanding real-time control, the ThreadX RTOS is a perfect
match for the SH7216, an integrated connectivity chip targeting real-time
control applications. Express Logic`s support technology-NetX TCP/IP and USB
Host/Device/OTG stacks-also supports the SH7216`s connectivity needs.
“Express Logic`s leadership in royalty-free real-time operating systems makes
them an ideal fit for the high-volume applications we target,” said Robert
Kalman, Marketing Manager, Renesas Technology Europe. “ThreadX presents a small
memory footprint with an easy-to-use, rich set of system services such as
threads, message queues, counting semaphores, and mutexes. Embedded developers
wanting a taste of our combined strengths can check out an evaluation version
and demonstration application available for our SH7216 MCUs.”
Although its been introduced recently, the SH7216 has already become one of the
most successful for Renesas, targeting connectivity and inverter markets. It
features communication interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN and USB along with 72
different connectivity options, giving developers maximum flexibility for their
device, package, performance needs. Its inverter capabilities feature two
dedicated timer units, each capable of automatic deadtime insertion, deadtime
optimization and automatic synchronization with the analog-to-digital converter
making it suitable for solar, motor control or other inverter applications.
The SH7216, capable of 480DMIPS and 400MFLOPS performance, enables extremely
fast interrupt response (as low as 30 ns), and contains up to 1 MB of the
industry`s fastest embedded flash, MONOS flash-performance only available from
Renesas.
Express Logic`s ThreadX RTOS offers a robust library of application-callable
operating system services that simplify and optimize the performance of an
embedded system. ThreadX is designed for microcontroller-based applications and
features a small memory footprint of under 6KB so it can reside in even the most
limited on-chip MCU memory. ThreadX provides preemptive, real-time,
priority-based scheduling for optimum responsiveness and high performance and
includes services such as thread scheduling, message passing, resource
allocation, synchronization, and interrupt management.
User applications are easily managed and remain easily portable to higher- or
lower-performance SH2-A core-based processors. ThreadX is complemented by FileX,
a full embedded file system, NetX, a rich but small-footprint IPv4/IPv6 TCP/IP
stack, USBX, a full USB Host/Device/OTG stack, and PEGX, a graphics development
toolkit. TraceX, Express Logic`s graphical real-time event analysis development
tool, also is available for the SH7216. ThreadX is provided with full source
code and is fully integrated into the Renesas HEW IDE.
“ThreadX support of the Renesas SH7216 marks the next step in a long partnership
between two very strong players in the embedded space,” commented Udo Nuelle,
Managing Director for Express Logic, GmbH. “The SH7216 with its integrated
connectivity and Express Logic`s ThreadX RTOS and stacks offer a great synergy
that provides real value to customers in a wide range of different
applications.”
A free evaluation version of ThreadX and a demonstration program in source code
form are available for the SH7216 from Express Logic`s web site, www.rtos.com.
The demonstration program consists of a simple multi-threaded application that
uses many advanced, yet easy-to-use features of ThreadX, including message
passing, thread creation, and scheduling. The entire application, including the
ThreadX RTOS, requires less than 7KB of flash and less than 4KB of SRAM. Users
can modify the demonstration or write a completely new ThreadX application up to
the evaluation version`s limits, which consist of ten threads, one instantiation
of each type of memory pool, and a maximum of two instantiations for each of the
other ThreadX objects. The demo application is provided in C source code form,
and is fully integrated with the SH7216 system and intended for use with the
Renesas HEW tools.
“We are pleased to extend ThreadX RTOS support for Renesas` family of
SH-2A-based microcontrollers with support for the SH7216,” commented John
Carbone, Vice President of Marketing of Express Logic. “These powerful MCUs
operate at up to 200 MHz, enabling ThreadX to deliver sub-microsecond context
switch performance for the most demanding real-time applications.”
Shipping and Availability
ThreadX is available in full source code form, royalty free, and at license
prices starting at $12,500.
About Express Logic and ThreadX
Headquartered in San Diego, CA, Express Logic offers the most advanced run-time
solution for deeply embedded applications, including the popular ThreadX RTOS,
the high-performance NetX TCP/IP stack, the FileX embedded MS-DOS compatible
file system, and the USBX Host/Device USB protocol stack. All products from
Express Logic include full source-code and have no run-time royalties. For more
information about Express Logic solutions, please visit the Web site at
http://www.expresslogic.com, call 1-888-THREADX, or email inquires to
sales@expresslogic.com.
ThreadX, BenchX, TraceX, and FileX are registered trademarks, and NetX, CANX,
USBX, StackX, preemption-threshold, picokernel, and UDP fast path technology,
are trademarks of Express Logic, Inc. All other brands or product names are the
property of their respective holders.
Media Relations
Janice Hughes, 705-751-9740
Cell: 705-774-8686
janice@hughescom.net
or
Express Logic, Inc.
John Carbone, 858-613-6640, Ext. 202
Vice President of Marketing
jcarbone@expresslogic.com
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