TOPPERS(Toyohashi OPen Platform for Embedded Real-time Systems)
Project is based on the technical development result applied ITRON,
aimed to develop base software for use in embedded systems. By
releasing quality Open Source Software, it is intended to promote
embedded system technology and industry. Also by utilizing developed
technology and distributing educational software, it is proposed to
cultivate and train embedded system programmers.
The TOPPERS Project, started by a Non Profit Organization founded in
September 2003, is lead by Professor Hiroaki Takada of Nagoya
University and run mainly by cooperation of public and private sectors
and individuals.
The TOPPERS Project is coordinated as a NPO (non-profit organization),
membership made by persons who make contributions to the project in
some form or manner, which anyone can join. Please refer to the
following for more information to join the project.
-> How to join
Origin of TOPPERS
TOPPERS is an acronym for “Toyohashi OPen Platform for Embedded
Real-time Systems”. “Toyohashi” is a city located in Japan, and the
name was selected based on project leader Professor Takada’s
association with Toyohashi University of Technology when the project
was started. → About the TOPPERS logo
Project Target
The TOPPERS Project is moving forward to achieve the following three
targets.
(1) To create a definitive real-time operating system to suit
current necessities
Based on twenty years of technical development result application of
ITRON, the project is aimed to create a definitive real-time operating
system and distributing it as an Open Source Software. TOPPERS’s aim
is to become an operating system positioned along with Linux in the
embedded programming environment.
(2) Create a next generation real-time operating system
technology
To answer needs to embedded programming, the project aims to create a
next generation real-time operating system technology which inherits
the best of ITRON applied operating system. Although it is aimed to be
positioned alongside with Linux, it is not to become another Linux
like operating system. By making it an Open Source Software, it will
become possible to create an environment which circles public,
private, and individual sectors.
(3) Cultivate and train embedded programmers
Creating educational courses and materials using Open Source Software
and by providing these to the educational environment, the project is
aimed to contribute to the education of embedded programmers. Courses
and materials developed by the project will be made available as open
educational contents.
Project Details
The first release of the TOPPERS/JSP kernel in November 2000 marks the
beginning of the TOPPERS Project. Offers were made by several
organizations wishing to co-develop JSP kernels and software operating
on the developed platform, and in November 2001, the project became a
structure composed by four organizations.
Since, it has been recognized that by making available the source of a
standard ITRON applied operating system, it will lead to solving and
reducing the problems that the ITRON applied operating system holds
and promotion towards the industrial world has been actively made. As
a result, by April 2002 four leading companies of the embedding system
industry has joined the project and membership has increased steadily.
TOPPERS Project has been operating mainly through university
department offices as a small level volunteer organization. But in
order to actively develop and promote software, the necessity to
become an organization holding a budget is essential. Also due to the
increase of membership, running the project without a secretariat had
become increasingly difficult. In November 2002 a committee was formed
to transform the project into a new organization. After careful
consideration and deliberation, a Non Profit Organization was setup in
September 2003 and a new start was made under the newly created
organization.
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