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by bucma 3944 days ago
I'd love to see Contiki run on something like the beagle bone black.
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pantalaimon 3944 days ago
Why? Linux covers that kind of hardware so much better already.
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bucma 3944 days ago
Because it would simply be nice to see something different once in a while. Don't get me wrong, I like Linux... I'm just a bit bored with it.
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thenewwazoo 3944 days ago
Agreed. I ended up settling on RTEMS, which isn't an RTOS, exactly, but it might as well be.
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kristoffer 3944 days ago
RTEMS certainly is a real time operating system. It was initially used in missiles and the original meaning is Real Time Executive for Missile Systems. Later adopted for generic military, scientific and space use.

I think it is a great open source RTOS. FreeRTOS and Contiki are good but not really comparable. Their focus is on smaller more memory constrained systems.

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