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Embedded & Real-Time OS

Operating systems for embedded devices and applications with strict timing requirements.

26 projects

65,098 contributors

$1.9B

Zephyr Project

The Zephyr Project is a scalable real-time operating system (RTOS) supporting multiple hardware architectures, optimized for resource constrained devices, and built with safety and security in mind.

Contributors

15,597

Organizations

1,841

Software value

$149M

OpenWrt

OpenWrt is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices, particularly wireless routers. It provides a fully writable filesystem with package management, allowing users to customize and extend their router's functionality through software packages.

Contributors

10,141

Organizations

1,428

Software value

$26M

PX4

PX4 is used in a wide range of use-cases, from consumer drones to industrial applications. It is also the leading research platform for drones and has been successfully applied to under water vehicles and boats.

Contributors

9,868

Organizations

987

Software value

$622M

LEDE

Lean's LEDE source

Contributors

7,650

Organizations

440

Software value

$78M

openpilot

openpilot is an open source driver assistance system that offers adaptive cruise control, automated lane centering, and other advanced driver assistance features. It uses computer vision and machine learning to provide semi-autonomous driving capabilities across supported vehicle models.

Contributors

3,730

Organizations

359

Software value

$4.8M

ImmortalWrt

ImmortalWrt is an open-source embedded operating system based on OpenWrt, focused on providing a stable and feature-rich firmware for wireless routers and other network devices. It includes enhanced performance optimizations, additional package support, and improved hardware compatibility.

Contributors

3,721

Organizations

501

Software value

$27M

Mbed OS

Mbed OS is an open-source real-time operating system designed for IoT devices and microcontrollers, providing a platform-agnostic software framework for developing embedded applications. It includes hardware abstraction, security features, connectivity stacks, and device management capabilities.

Contributors

2,947

Organizations

394

Software value

$361M

RT-Thread

RT-Thread is an open-source real-time operating system (RTOS) for embedded devices. It provides a kernel with real-time scheduling, semaphores, mutexes, and inter-thread communication, along with components for network protocols, file systems, and device drivers. The system is designed to be lightweight, stable, and scalable for IoT and embedded applications.

Contributors

2,660

Organizations

145

Software value

$337M

OP-TEE Trusted OS

OP-TEE (Open Portable Trusted Execution Environment) is an open source trusted OS that implements TEE Internal Core API v1.1.x specifications. It provides a secure world operating system that runs alongside the normal world OS, offering secure services and trusted applications execution in an isolated environment.

Contributors

1,974

Organizations

226

Software value

$19M

Apache NuttX

Apache NuttX is a real-time operating system (RTOS) with an emphasis on standards compliance and small footprint. It features POSIX and ANSI standards compliance, scalable architecture supporting 8-bit to 64-bit microprocessor architectures, and highly configurable modular components.

Contributors

1,814

Organizations

239

Software value

$155M

RIOT OS

RIOT is a real-time multi-threading operating system designed for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and other resource-constrained embedded systems. It supports multiple architectures, provides a developer-friendly programming model, and offers features like hardware abstraction, networking capabilities, and extensive documentation for IoT development.

Contributors

1,621

Organizations

284

Software value

$118M

LibreELEC

LibreELEC (Libre Embedded Linux Entertainment Center) is a lightweight 'Just enough OS' Linux distribution purpose-built for Kodi media center software. It runs on a variety of hardware platforms and is designed to boot and run entirely from RAM, providing a fast, stable, and maintenance-free Kodi experience.

Contributors

1,446

Organizations

191

Software value

$8.1M

FreeRTOS Kernel

'Classic' FreeRTOS distribution. Started as Git clone of FreeRTOS SourceForge SVN repo. Submodules the kernel.

Contributors

789

Organizations

107

Software value

$7.3M

OpenATV

OpenATV is an open-source software project that develops and maintains a custom firmware/distribution for Enigma2-based satellite receivers and set-top boxes. It provides a complete operating system and user interface for digital television reception, recording, and playback.

Contributors

672

Organizations

34

Software value

$9.4M

seL4

The seL4 microkernel

Contributors

468

Organizations

81

Software value

$6.5M

Apache NuttX Apps

Apache NuttX Apps is a collection of tools, shells, network utilities, libraries, interpreters and can be used with the NuttX RTOS

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

Embox

Modular and configurable OS for embedded applications

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

Linux Repository for Digilent Boards

Linux Repository for digilent boards

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

RTEMS

Mirror only see https://gitlab.rtems.org/rtems/rtos/rtems

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

TizenRT

TizenRT is a lightweight RTOS-based platform to support low-end IoT devices

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

TockOS

A secure embedded operating system for microcontrollers

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

nRF Connect SDK

nRF Connect SDK main repository

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.
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