FreeRTOS - Portable Open-Source Mini RT Kernel
"FreeRTOS is the cross platform de facto standard for embedded microcontrollers."
FreeRTOS - Portable Open-Source Mini RT Kernel
Scaleable real time kernel designed specifically for small embedded systems.
Features Include
- Free RTOS kernel - preemptive, cooperative and hybrid configuration options.
- The SafeRTOS derivative product provides a high level of confidence in the code integrity.
- Official support for 23 architectures (counting ARM7 and ARM Cortex M3 as one architecture each).
- FreeRTOS-MPU supports the Cortex M3 Memory Protection Unit (MPU).
- Designed to be small, simple and easy to use.
- Free development tools (Cortex-M3, ARM7, MSP430, H8/S, AMD, AVR, x86 and 8051 ports).
AN1264 Integrating Microchip Libraries with a Real-Time Operating System
Microchip publish an application note showing how to integrate their libraries and stacks with FreeRTOS.

