Microprocess Ingenierie, a French manufacturer of single-board computers (SBCs), today announced the introduction of Real-Time Linux support for their Pentium and PowerPC CompactPCI boards. The product offering is intended for embedded applications where Linux provides the reliably required for nonstop (7 x 24h) operation. The company's CompactPCI products operate over an extended temperature range (-40°C to +85°C) and support diskless operation, including either eXecute-In-Place in ROM or booting from DiskOnChip (in a few Megabytes).

According to company spokesman Jean-Marc Giner, “With the true determinism of Real-Time Linux, you can now meet your most demanding needs for critical and hard real time applications, with Posix compatibility.” “Because Linux source code is freely available,” continues Giner, “customization is possible to suit specific hardware resources or functionality.” “Furthermore,” concludes Giner, “there are a huge number of UNIX utilities developed over decades that will run under Linux — and most are free.”

 
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