ScOS: Solcept Microcontroller Operating System

ScOS is a minimal operating system. It is programmed in ANSI-C and to a large extend independent of the particular processor. It includes amongst others the following functionalities:

Microkernel architecture (configurable functionality)
Cooperative multitasking (minimal resource usage)
Message based inter-task communication
Timer system

Challenge

Developement of a hardware neutral minimal operating system to simplify the development of embedded software

Result: Customer Benefit

The use of ScOS offers several benefits:

Simplified software architecture and design (modularization)
Reduced development effort and improved quality through module reuse
Simplified porting to new target platforms
Module testing/ debugging on a standard PC

Platforms

Up to now, ScOS has been ported on the following platforms:

Freescale HCS08
x86 (Windows for module tests and rapid prototypes)
Analog Devices Blackfin
Freescale Coldfire

License

We generally cede the operating system and all libraries to our customers under the Boost open source license.