EchidnaTM: A Real-Time Operating System to Support
Reconfigurable Software on Microcontrollers and Digital Signal Processors

Faculty:

D. Stewart
Students: Moussa Ba, Tom Carley, Elaine Cheong, Melissa Moy, Julián Requejo, Sujaya Srinivasan, Ran Wang

Introduction

We are creating the EchidnaTM Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) that supports reconfigurable component-based software for microcontrollers and digital signal processors (DSPs). Existing RTOS for these embedded processors are very costly, and they only provide minimal system functionality. Few modern innovations in real-time systems and software engineering that we are implementing are supported. The RTOS is being designed to reduce development time by improving tools and maximizing portability of modules across both applications and target platforms, while maintaining the high-performance and predictability required in a real-time system.

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Documentation

Please note that the documentation is a work in progress. We apologize for any inconveniences.

  • Title Page (PDF file, 2 pages, 9 KBytes)
  • Table of Contents (PDF file, 4 pages, 6 KBytes)
  • Introduction (PDF file, 4 pages, 18 KBytes)
  • Installation (PDF file, 2 pages, 11 KBytes)
  • Beginner's Tutorial (PDF file, 8 pages, 94 KBytes)
  • Developer's Guide (PDF file, 22 pages, 140 KBytes)
  • System Reference (PDF file, 18 pages, 98 KBytes)
  • Appendix A: Glossary (PDF file, 2 pages, 14 KBytes)
  • Appendix B: Dipled Circuit (PDF file, 2 pages, 13 KBytes)
  • Appendix C: References (PDF file, 1 pages, 7 KBytes)
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    Please send any questions, comments, or concerns to Dr. D. Stewart at
    dstewart@eng.umd.edu

    Portions of this Research Sponsored by:
    The National Science Foundation (NSF) Experimental Systems Program
    The National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates
    Pulse Electronics



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