Green Hills Software has announced that µ-velOSity is now available for Analog Devices’ Blackfin processors. With a ROM footprint as small as 2200 bytes, RAM footprint as small as 1000 bytes, and service call times as low as 30 cycles, µ-velOSity is dedicated for the convergent applications in which Blackfin excels, including multi-format audio, video, voice and image processing, multi-mode baseband and packet processing, control processing and real-time security. µ-velOSity joins Green Hills Software’s velOSity and INTEGRITY real-time operating systems, which are the market share leading 3rd party real-time operating systems for Blackfin. µ-velOSity is delivered as a library and is automatically configured by the Green Hills tool chain to include only those services that are actually used by the applications. µ-velOSity does not have a per-unit royalty charge, avoiding the headache of royalty reporting and making it ideal for high-volume, cost-sensitive Blackfin-based embedded products. Green Hills also offers an licensing model for OEMs, enabling µ-velOSity to be included in a value-added solution for end product developers at a fraction of the cost of other offerings.