Operating system passes milestone deployment

ThreadX is deployed in environments where low overhead, high performance and solid reliability are a must, and in products from sectors that include consumer electronics, medical and scientific instrumentation, industrial control and automation and aerospace.

Chris Rommel, Executive Vice President, VDC Research commented: “The adoption of ThreadX in the wireless, IoT and various other markets is quite impressive. By combining our long standing embedded device, processor and operating system research with information on dozens of the leading customers of ThreadX, we gained a detailed picture of the use of ThreadX over the past two decades. It is clear that ThreadX’s high performance, small footprint, ease of adoption and royalty-free licensing make it a favourite among embedded developers and SOC manufacturers from multiple sectors.”

ThreadX is pre-certified to IEC 61508 SIL 4, IEC 62304 Class C, ISO 26262 ASIL D, UL/IEC 60730, UL/IEC 60335, UL 1998, and EN 50128 SW-SIL 4. ThreadX is also certified for DO-178B designs and is fully MISRA-C:2004 and MISRA C:2014 compliant.

The support provided by ThreadX includes over 100 free downloadable reference demos, full ANSI C source code and internal expertise at support centres worldwide. It also helps Express Logic customers and partners alike to make the most effective use of ThreadX for faster, easier development.

“We would like to thank all the partners who provide solutions that help us make it easier for developers to do their jobs,” said William E. Lamie, President, Express Logic. “That ThreadX has now surpassed the 5.4 billion mark in total deployments with a double-digit compounded annual growth rate validates our 20 year commitment to easing and enhancing the development experience.”

“With over 5.5 billion deployments, Express Logic has delivered a solid foundation for many developers bringing ARM-based systems to market,” said Richard York, Vice President, Embedded Marketing, ARM. “ThreadX is a market proven RTOS that gives embedded developers the tools and technology to create compelling embedded solutions and reduce time to market for ARM CPU–based products.”

“For many years, Express Logic’s ThreadX RTOS has been tightly integrated with our world leading C/C++ compiler and debugger toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench,” said Mats Ullström, Chief Operating Officer, IAR Systems. “With help from ThreadX, the C-SPY Debugger in IAR Embedded Workbench can display RTOS specific items such as task lists, queues and semaphores, which simplifies debugging and expedites time to market. Consequently, we look forward to continued growth in delivering efficient, dependable solutions to embedded development engineers.”

“We selected Express Logic’s ThreadX as the RTOS for Renesas Synergy based on its extensive feature set, rock solid reliability and commercial market credibility,” added Peter Carbone, Vice President - IoT Business Unit, Renesas Electronics America. “ThreadX is a core of our Synergy Software Package to help embedded designers accelerate development, inspire innovation and enable differentiation in the IoT space.”

“Developers need high quality software, and Express Logic has proven to be a rock solid and long term supplier, always on the front line when new ARM cores are introduced,” said Jacko Wilbrink, Senior Marketing Director, Atmel Corporation. “Whether Atmel | SMART ARM-based MCU and MPU customers are developing control panels, smart grid devices, barcode scanners or other cost sensitive applications, Express Logic’s ThreadX provides what they need to confidently bring their innovative solutions to market.”

Developers can view demonstrations of Express Logic’s ThreadX as well as Express Logic’s X-Ware and middleware solutions on the Express Logic stand, Hall-4, 270, at Embedded World, Nuremberg, Germany, 22nd February 2016.