REAL-TIME EMBEDDED COMPUTING WITH TNE INTEL ARCHITECTURE

Abstract

Today's military avionics and computer systems are increasingly required to perform real-time control functions. The higher throughput demands placed on a system performing realtime computations requires a microprocessor to sustain high throughput, while supporting efficient multitasking and uncompromised memory protection. R.eal-time applications also need low interrupt response times and fast context switching. Finally, real-time applications require a processor that responds to events within deterministic time limits. This paper describes how the needs of military real-time embedded applications are met by two Intel Architecture components: the Pentium" processor-90 and the IntelDX4'" microprocessor.