July 2011

DAWN To Enter Orbit of Vesta

DAWN was launched September 2007 and has taken almost four years to reach its first science stop. It is to enter the orbit of the asteroid Vesta today (15 July 2011) and orbit for approximately one year collecting data. The image to the right was obtained this image with its framing camera (which runs RTEMS) on July 9, 2011. It was taken from a distance of about 26,000 miles (41,000 kilometers) away from the protoplanet Vesta.

RTEMS Accepted in ESA Summer of Code In Space

The participating organizations in the first http://sophia.estec.esa.int/socis2011/ has been announced. There are 32 participating organization and each is to be allowed one student.

RTEMS 4.10.1 Released

The RTEMS Project is pleased to release 4.10.1. This is the second release from the 4.10 release series and includes both bug fixes and BSP updates. The PRs addressed are included in the release package and listed in the release notes. This release includes test coverage reports for multiple targets. The test coverage reports are now function oriented and where available, include branch information.

RTEMS 4.9.6 Released

The RTEMS Project is pleased to release 4.9.6. This is the seocnd release from the 4.9 release series and includes both bug fixes and BSP updates. The PRs addressed are included in the release package and listed in the release notes. This release includes test coverage reports for multiple targets. The test coverage reports are now function oriented and where available, include branch information.

Announcing Legacy Releases 4.6.9, 4.7.5, and 4.8.4

The RTEMS Project provides support for two branches, currently 4.10 and 4.9, as well as the development head (e.g. 4.11). OAR Corporation recognizes that a project may select an RTEMS version and choose not to upgrade to new release series. This minimizes the impact of tool updates and RTEMS changes. But using that old RTEMS release with no support or possibility of bug fixes is also not a good situation to be in. To address that need, OAR offers legacy support for older RTEMS release series.