From the course: IoT Foundations: Operating Systems Fundamentals
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General-purpose OS vs. embedded OS
From the course: IoT Foundations: Operating Systems Fundamentals
General-purpose OS vs. embedded OS
- [Instructor] Although hardware capabilities in IoT devices have advanced significantly, enabling many to run full-fledged general purpose operating systems like Windows or Linux, a large number of IoT devices remain embedded systems designed for specific tasks with limited hardware resources. These raises a common question, which operating systems should we choose? To answer this question, let's explore the key features of both general purpose and embedded operating systems. The general purpose operating system for IoT is an option for many IoT applications, which, for example, require rich functionalities, run complex software and use powerful processors and high capacity memories. An embedded operating system is ideal for IoT devices that need efficient resource management, precise task timing, and high reliability. It supports a wide range of processors from simple microcontrollers to advanced microprocessors and can run both simple and complex software. Let's examine the IoT…
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