Mentor Graphics Nucleus POSIX Software

Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced that the new version of the Nucleus POSIX software now includes support for networking applications. Developers of embedded network applications who need a POSIX-compliant application programming interface (API) can use the Nucleus POSIX software in combination with the Nucleus NET TCP/IP networking stack in order to create POSIX-compliant applications.

Many companies have designed their applications around the universal system APIs provided by the IEEE 1003.13-2003 Standard Application Environment Profiles. Using standard APIs allows these companies to easily migrate to a different operating system (OS) if the need arises. This version of the Nucleus POSIX software gives these companies the option to quickly and easily migrate to the Nucleus OS.

"Unlike the market for operating systems for PCs, the embedded OS market is highly competitive. Companies will switch operating systems with a new design that places additional requirements on the OS. With the Nucleus POSIX software, customers can move their applications from their legacy operating system to the Nucleus OS with minimal investment," said Glen Johnson, product marketing manager, Embedded Systems Division, Mentor Graphics.

The Nucleus POSIX software includes the basic POSIX library, along with the POSIX Asynchronous I/O library, POSIX File System Library, POSIX Run-Time library, and POSIX Net library. Nucleus products supported under the Nucleus POSIX software include the Nucleus PLUS RTOS, Nucleus FILE file management software, the Nucleus File Abstraction Layer (FAL) software, the Nucleus MMU memory management software, the Nucleus USB software, the Nucleus Inter-Process Communication (IPC) software, the Nucleus DDL dynamic download software, and now the Nucleus NET stack. Together, the Nucleus POSIX software and the Nucleus NET stack give developers a complete, integrated networking solution in a well-known programmable environment - Mentor Graphics.