RTX At A Glance

RTX outperforms real-time hardware, radically reduces development costs, and enables doubling of application performance every 18 months.

Through tight integration with Microsoft Windows and native SMP support on x86 multi-core multiprocessors, RTX moves the hard real-time control logic, such as programmable logic control, motion logic, and digital media algorithms, from specialized hardware components to software components.  Below are two charts: one showing how RTX extends Windows to deliver real-time functionality; and another detailing the benefits of an SMP-enabled RTX solution.

Key Characteristics of an SMP-Embedded Solution RTX 2011 Benefit
Single common Integrated Development Environment & world-class Microsoft Windows ✔ Productivity
Single real-time subsystem instance executes directly On multiple assigned processors ✔ Scalability & Maintainability
All resources visible to all real-time processes ✔ Control
Schedule real-time threads across multiple processors or dedicate certain logic to specific cores ✔ Control & Performance
Direct access to shared data without additional copies and IPC usage ✔ Quality & Performance
Minimize system memory requirements (footprint/power usage) ✔ Performance
Minimize system memory requirements (footprint/power usage) ✔ Scalability