NuttX

NuttX
NuttX logo
DeveloperApache Software Foundation
Written inC, C++, assembly
OS familyPOSIX
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Initial release2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Latest release12.7.0 / October 30, 2024; 4 days ago (2024-10-30) [1]
Repository
Marketing targetEmbedded systems
PlatformsARM, AVR, AVR32, HCS12, LM32, MIPS, RISC-V, OpenRISC, SuperH, Xtensa, x86, x86-64, Z80
Kernel typeReal-time microkernel
LicenseApache License 2.0
Official websitenuttx.apache.org

NuttX is a free and open-source real-time operating system (RTOS) with an emphasis on technical standards compliance and on having a small footprint. It is scalable from 8-bit to 64-bit microcontroller environments.[2] The main governing standards in NuttX are from the Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Further standard application programming interfaces (APIs) from Unix and other common RTOSes (such as VxWorks) are adopted for functions unavailable under these standards,[citation needed] or inappropriate for deeply embedded environments, such as the fork() system call.[citation needed]

NuttX was initially released in 2007 under the permissive BSD license.[3] In December 2019, it began incubation at the Apache Software Foundation.[4] Changing its license from BSD to Apache License and graduated to a top-level project in November 2022.[5]

  1. ^ "Apache NuttX-12.7.0". Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "About Apache NuttX". nuttx.apache.org. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "NuttX Project at SourceForge". Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Apache NuttX (Incubating)". incubator.apache.org. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache® NuttX™ as a Top-Level Project". news.apache.org. Retrieved June 23, 2023.