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RTXCTM is a real-time operating system used in embedded systems. It is developed and sold by Quadros Systems, Inc. Quadros Systems, Inc. of Houston, TX.

History
The RTXC RTOS was first developed in the late 1970s by AT Barrett and Associates. Originally named RTX, for Real Time Executive, the name was changed to RTXC when the operating system was rewritten in the C language. Its first use was in supporting oil well instrumentation systems being developed under contract by AT Barrett. The RTOS was first sold as a commercial product in the middle 1980s by Embedded Systems Corporation and then Embedded Power. After a failed merger with Lineo in the late 1990s, the assets were purchased by the founder, Tom Barrett, who founded Quadros Systems in 2001 to continue developing, selling and supporting RTXC technology.

The current version of the product is known as RTXC Quadros because of its four different kernel configurations.

Overview
The RTXC Quadros RTOS represents a new generation in real-time operating systems, designed from the ground up to address the demands of today’s sophisticated embedded systems and new, convergent processing applications. It was designed using the knowledge and experience of more than 25 years of commercial operating system experience over a broad range of real-time applications.

* Used with 8-, 16-, 24-, and 32-bit microprocessors and microcontrollers, as well as DSP engines * Support for up to 13 scalable object classes with over 330 scalable kernel services * Flexible development options with support for multiple scheduling models and policies * Small, scalable footprint to fit any ROM or RAM budget * Deterministic design for critical applications * Low overhead for maximum performance * Graphical configuration program, RTXCgen, for ease of building the exact RTOS configuration for your application

Today, the RTXC Quadros RTOS is complemented by design and development tools and a wide range of communications software including TCP/IP, USB, and CAN, and other related development software such as that used to create graphical user interfaces (GUIs).