Microsoft's Azure Real Time Operating System (or Azure RTOS) is an embedded development suite including what Microsoft describes as a small but powerful operating system that provides reliable, ultra-fast performance for resource-constrained devices. It is a small, fast, reliable, and easy-to-use RTOS for connecting deeply embedded IoT devices. They present their solution as easy-to-use and “market-proven, having been deployed on more than 10 billion devices worldwide.” .
Sources: https://www.trustradius.com/operating-systems?f=0, https://www.infoworld.com/article/3536569/inside-microsofts-latest-os-azure-rtos.html
| Datasheet | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Written in | C |
| OS family | Real-time operating system (RTOS) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Source-available software |
| Initial release | February 1, 2010 |
| Latest release | v6.1.2_rel[1] / November 10, 2020 |
| Available in | English |
| Platforms | ARC, ARM, Blackfin, CEVA, C6x, MIPS, NXP, PIC, PowerPC, RISC-V, RX, SH, SHARC, TI, V850, Xtensa, x86, Coldfire, & others |
| Kernel type | Embedded, deterministic, real-time microkernel, picokernel |
| Default user interface | Embedded UI support (GUIX) |
| License | Proprietary |