DRYOS
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DRYOS is a real-time operating system
made by Canon and is used in their latest digital cameras and camcorders.
Since late 2007 DIGIC-based cameras are shipped using DryOS. It replaces VxWorks
from Wind River Systems
which has been used before on Digic2 (DIGIC II) and some Digic3 (DIGIC III) cameras. DryOS had existed before and was in use in other Canon hardware, such as digital video cameras and high-end webcams.
DRYOS has a 16 kilobytes kernel module at its core and is currently compatible with more than 10 CPU types. It provides a simulation-based development environment for debugging. Canon also developed a USB
- and middleware-compatible device driver for file systems and network devices like video server
.
Real-time operating system
A real-time operating system is an operating system intended to serve real-time application requests.A key characteristic of a RTOS is the level of its consistency concerning the amount of time it takes to accept and complete an application's task; the variability is jitter...
made by Canon and is used in their latest digital cameras and camcorders.
Since late 2007 DIGIC-based cameras are shipped using DryOS. It replaces VxWorks
VxWorks
VxWorks is a real-time operating system developed as proprietary software by Wind River Systems of Alameda, California, USA. First released in 1987, VxWorks is designed for use in embedded systems.- History :...
from Wind River Systems
Wind River Systems
Wind River Systems, Inc. is a company providing embedded systems, development tools for embedded systems, middleware, and other types of software. The company was founded in Berkeley, California in 1981 by Jerry Fiddler and David Wilner. On June 4, 2009, Wind River announced that Intel had bought...
which has been used before on Digic2 (DIGIC II) and some Digic3 (DIGIC III) cameras. DryOS had existed before and was in use in other Canon hardware, such as digital video cameras and high-end webcams.
DRYOS has a 16 kilobytes kernel module at its core and is currently compatible with more than 10 CPU types. It provides a simulation-based development environment for debugging. Canon also developed a USB
Universal Serial Bus
USB is an industry standard developed in the mid-1990s that defines the cables, connectors and protocols used in a bus for connection, communication and power supply between computers and electronic devices....
- and middleware-compatible device driver for file systems and network devices like video server
Video server
A video server is a computer based device dedicated to delivering video.Unlike personal computers, being multi-application devices, a video server is designed for one purpose; provisioning video, often for broadcasters. A professional grade video server records, stores, and playout of multiple...
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Cameras with DRYOS
The following cameras are known to run DRYOS:- Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
- Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
- Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
- Canon PowerShot S5 IS
- Canon PowerShot S90Canon PowerShot S90The Canon PowerShot S90 is a high-end 10.0 megapixel compact digital camera originally announced in 2009. The PowerShot S90 is the successor of the Canon PowerShot S80....
- Canon PowerShot S95Canon PowerShot S95The Canon PowerShot S95 is a high-end 10.0 megapixel compact digital camera announced and released in 2010. It was designed as the successor to the Canon PowerShot S90 in the S series of the Canon PowerShot line of cameras....
- Canon PowerShot G9
- Canon PowerShot G10
- Canon PowerShot A470
- Canon PowerShot A480
- Canon PowerShot A580
- Canon PowerShot A590 IS
- Canon PowerShot A650 IS
- Canon PowerShot A720 IS
- Canon PowerShot A1100 IS
- Canon Powershot A3000 IS
- Canon Powershot A3100 IS
- Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS
- Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
- Canon PowerShot SX110 IS
- Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
- Canon PowerShot SX130 IS
- Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
- Canon PowerShot SD780 IS
- Canon PowerShot SD880 IS
- Canon PowerShot SD990 IS (IXUS 980 IS)
- Canon EOS 5D Mark IICanon EOS 5D Mark IIThe Canon EOS 5D Mark II is a 21.1-megapixel full-frame CMOS digital single-lens reflex camera made by Canon. It succeeds the EOS 5D and was announced on September 17, 2008.-Improvements compared to original EOS 5D:...
- Canon EOS 50DCanon EOS 50DThe Canon EOS 50D is a 15.1-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera. It is part of the Canon EOS line of cameras and succeeds the EOS 40D. In turn, it has been succeeded by the EOS 60D....
- Canon EOS 500DCanon EOS 500DThe Canon EOS 500D is a 15.1 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced by Canon on 25 March, 2009. It was released in May 2009. It is known as the EOS Kiss X3 in Japan, and as the EOS Rebel T1i in North America...
- Canon EOS 550DCanon EOS 550DThe Canon EOS 550D is an 18.0 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced by Canon on February 8, 2010. It was made available starting February 24, 2010 and to US dealers starting early March. It is known as the EOS Kiss X4 in Japan, and as the EOS Rebel T2i in North America...
- Canon EOS 600DCanon EOS 600DThe Canon EOS 600D is an 18.0 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, released by Canon on February 7, 2011. It is known as the EOS Kiss X5 in Japan and the EOS Rebel T3i in the United States and Canada...
- Canon EOS 7DCanon EOS 7DThe Canon EOS 7D is an 18.0 effective megapixel APS-C crop CMOS digital single-lens reflex camera made by Canon. It was announced on September 1, 2009...
- Canon EOS 60DCanon EOS 60DThe Canon EOS 60D is a digital single-lens reflex camera from Canon. It is part of the Canon EOS line of cameras and succeeds the EOS 50D. It was publicly announced on August 26, 2010....