VxWorks: A Journey of Innovation

It runs steadily, connecting applications software to underlying processor hardware. It ensures high-priority software tasks happen when they should. It delivers the same outcome, for a given set of inputs, within a defined narrow timeframe, every single time. Put simply, the real time operating system (RTOS), as an entity, never fails.

The last flight you took likely used it; your car’s driver assistance system uses it; people in hospital rely on it for precise robotic surgery, or powering life support machines; it’s on the planet Mars; it helps fuel Industry 4.0; and it defends our skies.

Small in footprint, this software engineering marvel represents one of the most important and innovative areas in the computing world. And the industry leader, VxWorks, has remained at the forefront of innovation, from initial deployment in stand-alone embedded systems, to today’s high-powered, multifunction, connected embedded systems that constitute what has become known as the intelligent edge.

VxWorks – A Journey of Innovation charts a timeline of key elements that have enabled our customers - modern embedded systems software development teams to compete and win in their respective industries.

Areas like Time Sensitive Networking (TSN), Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) implementation, modern programming languages, DevSecOps, containerized deployment, multicore processors, security and functional safety certification – these are all covered in what we hope you’ll find, as an informative read.  

Check it out and see exactly why VxWorks remains the industry-leading RTOS.

For more information, visit windriver.com/products/vxworks.

When it matters, it runs on VxWorks

By Alan Stranaghan, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Wind River