NÜRNBERG, Germany--(Business Wire)--
Express Logic, Inc., the worldwide leader in royalty-free real-time operating
systems (RTOS), today introduced the latest release of its popular ThreadX RTOS,
V5.2. Version 5.2 builds on the already small, fast ThreadX 5.1 framework,
providing developers with the fastest ThreadX version ever. In addition to
increased speed, ThreadX V5.2 introduces new developer-friendly features, such
as dynamic event filtering, expanded event trace, SMP enhancement, and a
significant reduction in global memory requirements.
Among the most critical values of an RTOS is its real-time performance, which
enables applications to perform faster, be more responsive, and run with less
overhead. Based on the RTOS-independent Thread-Metric Benchmark Suite, which
measures RTOS real-time performance, ThreadX V5.2 delivers faster processing
speed across the board, with the best improvements noted in the area of message
processing. Previously achieving a total of 6,928,383 iterations of the
Thread-Metric message processing test, ThreadX V5.2 now scores top marks with
7,853,195 iterations, a 13.3% performance increase. Other Thread-Metric scores
increased from 1% to 12%.
Equally important to embedded systems is memory footprint. Already one of the
smallest RTOSes on the market, with an overall ROM footprint as low as 2K bytes,
ThreadX 5.2 reduces its minimal RAM requirements for global memory, bringing the
minimal RAM requirement of ThreadX to an amazingly small 364 bytes! This tiny
footprint is ideal for SoC applications, where memory resources are extremely
limited and where ThreadX traditionally has been widely used.
All ThreadX architectures and tools versions now support Express Logic`s TraceX
graphical event analysis tool that helps developers visualize the behavior of
their real-time systems. ThreadX developers using Green Hills MULTI development
tools are no longer limited to Green Hills` EventAnalyzer, but now can also
elect to use TraceX.
"By improving its speed and reducing its footprint, we have geared ThreadX up
for the next-generation of embedded devices that will pack even more
functionality into a smaller space," commented William E. Lamie, president and
CEO of Express Logic. "Along with BenchX, our award-winning Eclipse-based IDE,
and TraceX, our new graphical event analysis tool, ThreadX V5.2 will enable
embedded developers to be better equipped to meet the tight timelines that these
designs demand."
Often a particular set of events are of interest to developers as they struggle
to optimize an application. Unfortunately, most event analysis programs log and
display all events, including many that are irrelevant to a developer`s current
optimization effort. With ThreadX V5.2`s new ability to provide dynamic event
filtering, each category of events can be enabled or disabled dynamically,
allowing the developer to focus on a particular sub-set of events. Event
filtering reduces the clutter of unnecessary events, allowing more pertinent
events to be logged and displayed, so developers are able to quickly find the
most relevant information for their current investigation.
ThreadX V5.2 also introduces a generic SMP framework, making ThreadX more
portable to new multicore environments. Currently, the ThreadX/SMP version for
the MIPS 34K takes full advantage of this new SMP foundation in ThreadX V5.2.
Shipping and Availability
ThreadX V5.2 is available immediately from Express Logic, with full source-code,
royalty-free licenses starting at $12,500 (US).
About Express Logic
Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with field offices in Redditch, UK, and Hanover
and Munich, Germany, Express Logic offers the most advanced run-time solutions
and development tools for deeply embedded applications, including its popular
ThreadX RTOS, the high-performance NetX TCP/IP stack, the FileX embedded
FAT-compatible file system, the USBX Host/Device USB protocol stack, the PEGX
GUI development kit, the BenchX Eclipse-based IDE, and the TraceX real-time
graphical event trace and analysis tool. All products from Express Logic include
full source-code and have no run-time royalties. For more information about
Express Logic solutions, please visit www.expresslogic.com, call 1-888-THREADX,
or email inquires to sales@expresslogic.com.
ThreadX, BenchX, TraceX, and FileX are registered trademarks, and NetX, CANX,
USBX, preemption-threshold, picokernel, and UDP fast path technology, are
trademarks of Express Logic, Inc. All other brands or product names are the
property of their respective holders.
Hughes Communications, Inc.
Janice Hughes, (705) 751-9740
Cell: (705) 774-8686
janice@hughescom.net
or
Express Logic, Inc.
John Carbone, Vice President of Marketing, (858) 613-6640, Ext. 202
jcarbone@expresslogic.com
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