VxWin®?
What is VxWin®?

VxWorks® from Wind River is one of the leading real-time operating systems in the world. In numerous control or embedded solutions VxWorks® handles the real-time tasks combined with a Windows®-PC for visualization, database programming and/or ERP connection.

VxWin® allows Windows® XP(e)/Vista to be installed together with Wind River's VxWorks® on the same machine while keeping its full real-time capabilities.

The dual-OS system combining the universally known Windows® XP(e)/2000 communication and graphic capabilities with the powerful VxWin® hard real-time operating system offering many features and benefits:
VxWin® Features
Functionality of RTOSWin
  • Multitasking, intertask communication
  • Connectivity:
    • TCP/IP
  • Optional products available e.g.
    • Web server, Java VM, VxDCOM
  • Programming languages:
    • C, C++, C#, Visual Basic
  • Guaranteed response time within microseconds
    • High resolution real-time timer
    • Granularity 0.8 microseconds.
  • Hardware access to ISA and PCI plug in boards.
  • Communication between Windows and VxWorks
    • via TCP/IP (virtual network).
  • VxWorks® continues working after Windows Blue Screen
  • Numerous software packages and drivers for VxWorks® are available on the market e.g.
    • OPC server
    • Drivers for field bus, measurement hardware
    • and many more
  • Powerful, graphical real-time analysis tools
    • WindView, StethoScope
  • Comprehensive documentation
    • HTML, newsgroup
VxWin® benefits
  • No additional hardware costs to integrate VxWorks® application into aWidows-based environment
  • No need for separate control hardware or intelligent co-processor boards
  • Drastically increased MTBF due to less system components
  • Helps reducing size and weight of the total system
  • Reduced Software Costs
  • Fast learning curve; known development tools
    • Visual Studio
    • Tornado
  • Re-use of existing Windows® or VxWorks® software and know-how
  • Non proprietary real-time extension
  • Remote debug fully supported
  • Product Scalability
  • Use of the same VxWorks® application in an embedded system, e.g. with XScale architecture
How to work with VxWin®?
  • Use the Tornado development environment, not only to edit/compile but also to debug your VxWorks® applications.
  • Develop and test your software alternatively on the same PC or remote.
  • Just start and stop VxWorks after booting Windows® by using the Uploader Tool.
  • Communication between Windows® XP and VxWorks® via
    • shared memory or
    • TCP/IP over a virtual network connection.
New: VxWin Version 3.5

  • Dual-Core Systems: VxWorks® now able to use the second CPU Core exclusively
  • Interrupt-Latencies below 5 usec!
  • Automatic detection of interrupt conflicts
  • VxWorks® 5.4 .. 6.5

 
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