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VxWorks Cookbook

Abstract

The VxWorks Cookbook is a resource for answering all those commonly asked VxWorks questions, including many "how do I do ...?" type questions. Based in part on all the questions that appear commonly on the comp.os.vxworks usenet group, and partly on my own experiences both as a user of VxWorks, and as a key member of the team responsible for maintaining the core of the operating system, and developing the memory protected variant VxWorks AE.

This book is not meant to replace the VxWorks Programmer's Guide, nor any training classes, which are invaluable for those just starting to work with any RTOS, especially one as complex to work with as VxWorks. Instead, it is meant to supplement these existing resources, and provide practical examples for solving real-world problems.

Migrating from VxWorks to Embedded Linux

Abstract

Three elements are coming together in the embedded space to prompt a move away from the commercial RTOS offerings, towards Linux. Those elements are:

1. The economic climate making the commercial RTOS business models too expensive;
    
2. An increasing need for embedded systems to be developed faster, to do more, and to remain as reliable as ever;
    
3. A dramatic rise in the visibility and acceptance of Linux.

Many teams are now faced with moving their legacy applications, written for a commercial RTOS, to a new platform running Linux. Migrating from VxWorks to Embedded Linux is a guide specifically for those transitioning from Wind River's VxWorks operating system.

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