According to VenturCom, APIC interrupt controller mode enables better overall system configuration management and more reliable performance. RTX 6.0 supports the APIC HAL in uni-processor and multi-processor configurations resulting in several benefits, including elimination of clock drift and reduction of bus bandwidth utilization, which will provide approximately a 20% improvement in both RTX and application performance.
USB permits fast hookup of devices and peripherals to both personal computers and embedded devices, the company says. The addition of the RTX USB 1.0 SDK, with support for both USB 1.1/2.0, greatly expands the ability of RTX to address a larger set of embedded system requirements. The RTX USB SDK provides support for both host and client functionality. Developers can develop custom USB device drivers using the RTX SDK.
Additionally, RTX 6.0 now enables deterministic allocation/de-allocation of memory from a pre-allocated memory pool managed by the main RTX sub-system. Not only does this feature increase determinism in memory allocation for RTX applications, it also provides greater flexibility to determine system status in the event of a Windows failure, VenturCom says.
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