We’re living at an interesting time here in 2026, when microcontrollers are becoming powerful enough to surpass the ...

Devices for Internet of Things (IoT) have a connection to the cloud, and one of the targets is often running on Amazon Web Services (AWS). I recently needed to use it when I was evaluating Cirrus ...

FreeRTOS, the open-source operating system that powers most of the small microprocessors and microcontrollers in smart homes and critical infrastructure systems has 13 vulnerabilities, a third of them ...

* Extracts from the first edition not yet updated. When it comes to WiFi and lwIP, there is a considerable advantage in using FreeRTOS with the Pico. It is the only reasonable way to make use of the ...

The best part about real-time OS (RTOS) availability in 2024 is that we developers are positively spoiled for choice, but as a corollary this also makes it a complete pain to determine what the ...

If you're having trouble getting Linux to run on that 8-bit processor with 32KB of memory don't despair, there are open-source alternatives. FreeRTOS is an open source real time kernel that has been ...

When selecting the optimal OS for an embedded systems project it is important to compare the available options – will RTOS or Linux serve best? asks Graeme Wintle. At a top level, the choice is ...

Last fall, Amazon announced that they were getting involved in the embedded systems space with the release of Amazon FreeRTOS, an open source real-time operating system that makes connecting to Amazon ...