TI Korea (CEO Kent Chon, www.ti.com/kr) April 14, 2015 – As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands into a broader product family, simpler software development for connected applications is becoming increasingly important. TI has announced a major update to its Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) that enables embedded microcontroller (MCU)-based applications to easily manage power management similar to that of high-level operating systems like Android and Windows. With TI-RTOS 2.12, developers can easily leverage the power management capabilities built into TI devices to develop IoT applications with longer battery life. TI-RTOS 2.12 covers TI's entire embedded processing portfolio and is available for free. Furthermore, developers can utilize pre-built and tested connectivity stacks and drivers without the need to write low-level code, allowing them to focus on application differentiation and rapid time-to-market. This new version of the RTOS is the most significant update introduced since the platform first appeared in 2012, and it embodies TI's 20 years of know-how in delivering production-ready OS solutions for real-time applications. The software is available for free download at TI.com/RTOS.

TI-RTOS 2.12 provides a standard set of multitasking, power management, and peripheral driver APIs for all supported devices. This allows developers to easily port applications between different TI MCUs running TI-RTOS, thereby shortening the development time for next-generation products. This updated platform is a free, accessible software platform with no ownership restrictions, so it offers many benefits to TI Design Network software members as well.

TI-RTOS 2.12 is currently integrated with the Energia development environment. Based on the Wiring framework, Energia and Arduino enable developers to rapidly prototype applications without extensive embedded experience. This TI-RTOS 2.12 integration combines Energia’s familiar and easy-to-use APIs with new and special features such as multithreading, making it easier to start developing multithreaded applications on TI’s low-cost LaunchPad development kit while utilizing familiar hardware abstraction layers.

Key Features and Benefits of TI-RTOS 2.12

· Longer battery life: TI-RTOS's power management capabilities enable extended battery life, allowing developers to more easily and significantly reduce application power consumption.

· Various Wireless Connectivity Options: Provides a variety of wireless connectivity options, including Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth® Smart, and ZigBee, with on-chip stacking available using TI's SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi CC3100/CC3200 solutions and SimpleLink CC26xx/CC13xx ultra-low power wireless MCUs.

· Open Source (BSD) Licensing for OS Components and Drivers: Enables easy, free development for all applications

· Reduced development time: No need to develop software from scratch by using extensive existing software libraries.

· Extensive related resources and extensive examples: Rapidly evaluate TI-RTOS capabilities and start development

Supply timing

TI-RTOS 2.12 is currently available and supports all TI devices targeted at low-power IoT applications, including TI's new 32-bit MSP432™ MCUs, TI's SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3100/CC3200 solutions, and SimpleLink CC26xx/CC13xx wireless MCUs. It also supports TM4C MCUs, C2000™ real-time control MCUs, and Sitara™ processors. TI plans to continue expanding its product range to enable the use of RTOS in other MCU and processor families.

Software can be downloaded for free from TI.com/RTOS, and developers can find related support and online training at training.ti.com.