SmartFusion cSoC supported by FreeRTOS
Microsemi has announced its SmartFusion customisable system on chip (cSoC) devices are now supported by FreeRTOS, a scalable real time kernel designed for small embedded systems that can be used in any type of application.
FreeRTOS can be used in commercial applications, completely free of charge, without any requirement to expose proprietary source code.
According to Rich Kapusta, vice president terrestrial products, SoC Products Group at Microsemi, pictured, expanding the company's portfolio with FreeRTOS will help support the adoption of SmartFusion's cSoCs and enable it to better serve its customer base.
"With significant increases in the industrial market's SoC consumption over the next several years, this will be a key area for SmartFusion cSoCs as we continue to focus on providing our customers with solutions that meet and anticipate their design needs," he said.
SmartFusion cSoCs are the only devices that integrate an fpga, an ARM Cortex-M3 processor and programmable analogue, enabling full customisation and IP protection.
