Interview with CEO Kim Dong-wook, who has developed a free RTOS for many years
I hope this provides educational opportunities and serves as a useful lecture for both basics and practical work.

I hope that through my lectures, you will master the usage and basics of RTOS. If possible, I also hope it will be helpful for your practical work.

Kim Dong-wook, Research Director and Development Director at Clockstone, who was selected as the Weekly Engineer by e4ds, explained the purpose of his lecture as above in an interview conducted before introducing the Real Time Operating System (RTOS).
To seize the opportunities of the Internet of Things (IoT) era, embedded system vendors face the challenge of launching flexible and technologically advanced products that meet market demands. To address this, an RTOS is required that can provide cutting-edge features such as scalability, modularity, connectivity, security, and safety, which are necessary for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) networks and the IoT.

RTOS has been used in various fields since before the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including commercial devices such as network equipment and foldable mobile phones as well as specialized sectors like industry and aerospace. Research Director Kim Dong-wook stated, “Although it is difficult to say for sure, RTOS has declined compared to the past due to factors like Linux.” However, he stated, “As smartphones and the like enter the category of embedded solutions, the boundaries of RTOS are becoming blurred, and since traditional embedded solutions are not disappearing, demand will remain high.”

RTOSs are typically divided into commercial and free/educational types. Commercial RTOSs are utilized in actual industrial fields as mentioned above, while free RTOSs are open-source real-time embedded operating systems characterized by simplicity, portability, and conciseness. They can be used by students, individuals, and individual engineers at the small firmware level.

Kim Dong-wook, Director of the Research Institute, stated, “University students only receive comprehensive education on RTOS and lack intensive learning.” He added, “It will be suitable for university students, developers, companies, and enterprises who feel burdened by costs and lack practical experience or learning.” He further expressed his desire to “provide them with educational opportunities through educational and free RTOS, and to deliver lectures useful for the basics and practical application of RTOS.”