An operating system for the devices that will make up the so-called "Internet of Things" (Internet of Things) is being developed by the British company ARM.
As mentioned in a related BBC article, ARM designs the software (mbed OS) so that it requires as little energy and memory as possible, while there will be no charge for its use. At the same time, he points out that the code will allow developers to create products faster - however the system will only work with 'kits' equipped with chips based on ARM's Cortex-M designs.
Hardware manufacturers will have access to the software before the end of the year, and the first devices that will use it are expected to release 2015.
According to ARM, at the moment many companies instead of creating the "Internet of Things" (the idea that in the near future a huge range of everyday objects will be connected to the Internet, allowing them to be monitored and remotely operated), they create what they call "Silo Internet", because the groups involved in the research create and use different codes for their products. Speaking on the British network, Cristian Flautner, vice president of research and development, spoke of market fragmentation. He also said that while operating systems for PCs and smartphones typically require gigabytes, mbed OS will only require a few hundred kilobytes - but though it is "much smaller, that does not mean it is less complex. There are still many software parts that need to work together. And of course when you do it in these very limited devices, an operating system becomes much more customizable. So you can choose to leave out tracks to reduce the memory footprint. "
According to ARM, in the context of mbed OS it is working with IBM, Telefonica, Marvell, NXP, Freescale. Αν και δεν θα υπάρχει χρέωση στους κατασκευαστές για τη χρήση mbed OS, θα υπάρχει χρέωση για τη χρήση σχετικού λογισμικού computer servers, which is designed to allow developers to securely manage the data transmitted by the devices.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
