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RT-Smart Open Source Micro-kernel Operating System
Bernard Xiong
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There's a growing demand for embedded operating systems, and it's best when the one you build upon is open source. The RT-Thread project's R&D team has spent three years of research and intensive development to arrive at the project's latest offering: RT-Thread Smart. It is a microkernel operating system aimed primarily at midrange to high-end processors such as RISC-V or Arm Cortex-A that with a memory management unit (MMU) and provides a competitive and POSIX-based software platform for all industries in the embedded space.
Topics include:
- What is Micro-Kernel Operating System?
- What's RT-Smart and Who needs RT-Smart?
- Application Scenarios
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What is the primary architectural choice Bernard Xiong highlights as defining RT-Thread Smart compared with a traditional monolithic RTOS?
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It keeps all system services in kernel space to minimize context switches and maximize performance.
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It separates kernel space and user space so system services run in user space, providing isolation and on-demand loading.
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It removes the kernel entirely and runs all code as bare-metal tasks for deterministic timing.
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It only supports single-core processors to simplify scheduling and guarantee real-time behavior.
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It requires all applications to be statically linked into a single image to simplify deployment.











Hi Bernard... Thanks for the talk... I don't understand the difference between RT-Thread and RT-Thread Smart? ... And what is a good resource to start to use RT-Thread initially with microcontrollers ARM Cortex-M? Thanks