Diploma thesis ’Benchmark and comparison of real-time solutions based on embedded Linux’ Submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of ’Diplom Ingenieur (FH) der technischen Informatik’ at Hochschule Ulm Peter Feuerer July 30, 2007 Caretaker: HS Ulm: Prof. Dr.- Ing. Schied Yellowstone-Soft: Dipl.- Ing. Betz.Preface Eigenst¨andigkeitserkl¨arung (German) Ich versichere, dass ich die vorliegende Diplomarbeit selbst¨andig angefertigt, nicht ander- weitig fu¨r Pruf¨ ungszwecke vorgelegt, alle benutzten Quellen und Hilfsmittel angegeben sowie w¨ortliche und sinngem¨aße Zitate als solche gekennzeichnet habe. ............................................ Ort, Datum, Unterschrift IAbstract Thisdiplomathesisgivesanoverviewaboutcurrentavailablereal-timeLinuxapproachesand deals with creation of a test environment to compare them to each other. The comparison is done with an abstraction layer as a standardized base and includes qualitative as well as quantitative benchmarks. Furthermore every benchmark aims to give reproducible results from a very practical point of view. Thus the outcome of the benchmarks can be directly used by clients who order a real-time embedded system for choosing the platform which fits best their needs. Acknowledgments I want to thank all people who made this diploma thesis possible, while my special thanks go to: My family and friends for supporting me in any matter and for assisting by word and deed in stressful days. Prof. Dr.- ...