What Is the Operating System Used in Embedded Systems?
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Why OS is used in embedded system?

An embedded operating system (OS) is a specialized operating system designed to perform a specific task for a device that is not a computer. An embedded operating system’s main job is to run the code that allows the device to do its job.

Is embedded a type of operating system?

Broadly speaking, embedded operating systems are a special kind of operating system used to meet the characteristic requirements of embedded systems, which include things like real-time and reactive operations, direct use of interrupts, and limitations in power consumption and computer resource availability.

Sarah Jenkins

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