O que (quem) é VXWorks - definição
![The [[ASIMO]] Robot uses VxWorks.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ASIMO 4.28.11.jpg?width=200 "The [[ASIMO]] Robot uses VxWorks.")
![[[AgustaWestland Project Zero]] uses VxWorks.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AW Project Zero 2013.png?width=200 "[[AgustaWestland Project Zero]] uses VxWorks.")
![Clementine]] spacecraft used VxWorks.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Clementine lunar.jpg?width=200 "Clementine]] spacecraft used VxWorks.")
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![The [[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]] uses VxWorks.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.jpg?width=200 "The [[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]] uses VxWorks.")
Wikipédia
VxWorks is a real-time operating system (or RTOS) developed as proprietary software by Wind River Systems, a subsidiary of Aptiv. First released in 1987, VxWorks is designed for use in embedded systems requiring real-time, deterministic performance and, in many cases, safety and security certification for industries such as aerospace, defense, medical devices, industrial equipment, robotics, energy, transportation, network infrastructure, automotive, and consumer electronics.
VxWorks supports AMD/Intel architecture, POWER architecture, ARM architectures and RISC-V. The RTOS can be used in multicore asymmetric multiprocessing (AMP), symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), and mixed modes and multi-OS (via Type 1 hypervisor) designs on 32- and 64-bit processors.
VxWorks comes with the kernel, middleware, board support packages, Wind River Workbench development suite and complementary third-party software and hardware technologies. In its latest release, VxWorks 7, the RTOS has been re-engineered for modularity and upgradeability so the OS kernel is separate from middleware, applications and other packages. Scalability, security, safety, connectivity, and graphics have been improved to address Internet of Things (IoT) needs.
