Altera, eCosCentric Announce eCosPro Support for Nios II Embedded Processor
July 12, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
Altera Corp. and eCosCentric Ltd. released the eCosPro real-time operating system (RTOS) for the Altera Nios II embedded soft-core processor.
The combined products can be used for a range of applications, including industrial automation, consumer appliances, telematics, communications, networking and digital imaging.
Altera Nios II processor customers have access to an eCosPro tool consisting of the run-time system, complementary host tools and certified third-party applications.
eCosCentric also will develop, maintain and make available to Altera customers its eCosPro starter and developer kits for the Nios II processor.
"Embedded designers today are trying to minimize licensing costs and hardware resource requirements while at the same time retaining simplicity and flexibility," said Chris Balough, Altera director of software and embedded marketing.
"By working with companies like eCosCentric to provide broad RTOS support for the Nios II embedded processor, we are enabling developers to conquer their design challenges," Balough said.
Source: Altera Corp.