ARMmbed/mbed-os
Mbed Os
Mbed OS is a real-time operating system designed for connected internet-of-things devices and microcontroller hardware. It provides a fundamental framework that combines a real-time operating system with an embedded security framework, a hardware abstraction layer for controlling sensors and peripherals, and a device management platform for cloud-based orchestration.
The system establishes security foundations to protect connected products from unauthorized access and vulnerabilities. It further enables remote monitoring and hardware orchestration by connecting embedded devices to cloud services.
The platform manages concurrent execution through real-time task coordination and provides a standardized interface for hardware management across different microcontroller architectures. It also includes mechanisms for implementing custom system error handling and recovery behaviors.
Features
- Real-Time Operating Systems - Functions as a real-time operating system providing deterministic task scheduling for resource-constrained microcontroller hardware.
- Hardware Abstraction Layers - Provides a hardware abstraction layer that decouples high-level software from microcontroller-specific peripheral and pin control.
- Hardware Peripheral Control - Provides low-level control of GPIO pins and communication protocols to interact with external electronic peripherals.
- IoT Device Development - Provides a comprehensive environment for designing and implementing software for internet-connected embedded devices and sensors.
- Preemptive Scheduling - Features a preemptive priority-based scheduler to guarantee deterministic timing for critical real-time operations.
- Embedded Security Frameworks - Provides an embedded security framework with cryptographic APIs and secure protocols tailored for resource-constrained devices.
- IoT Security Hardening - Establishes security foundations and hardening practices to protect connected products from unauthorized access.
- Real-Time Task Coordination - Coordinates concurrent hardware tasks to ensure deterministic responsiveness and efficient resource sharing.
- Hardware Application Deployment - Includes tooling for compiling and deploying internet-of-things applications directly to embedded hardware.
- Cloud Service Integrations - Provides connectors and tools for interacting with cloud-based infrastructure and services for remote device monitoring.
- Message Queues - Implements thread-safe message queues for asynchronous task buffering and event-driven communication between system tasks.
- Cloud IoT Connectivity - Establishes secure communication with cloud infrastructure for remote hardware monitoring and orchestration.
- IoT Device Management Platforms - Provides a framework for integrating heterogeneous hardware via cloud services for remote monitoring and orchestration.
- Static Memory Allocations - Prevents runtime memory fragmentation by reserving fixed blocks of RAM for system objects during the boot process.
- Kernel Error Handling - Implements mechanisms for managing and restricting unrecoverable kernel error states through custom recovery hooks.
- Recovery Hook Interceptors - Offers hook-based error handling to redirect system failures to custom recovery functions for improved resilience.
- Real-Time Operating Systems - Platform OS designed for connected IoT product development.
- Embedded Operating Systems - Comprehensive software solution for ARM-based IoT development.
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