MicroOSTM - Micro Operating System - e.Digital's proprietary MicroOS is extremely compact, full-featured and highly customizable embedded operating system designed specifically for portable digital devices. MicroOS manages data files as well as codecs, integrates security systems for content protection and handles uploading and downloading files to PCs. Important features include:
Power and memory conservation - eliminates the need for a high-powered CPU by paring down all code to run efficiently on a low-cost microcontroller preserving valuable memory for other applications.
Extends Flash memory capabilities - Memory management transparently deals with bad blocks, erase blocks, wear leveling and is independent of data and erase block sizes.
Advanced editing features - insert and delete allows editing of files by inserting material at any point without erasing what follows, and deleting of selected portions of a file without spaces, blanks, or silences being left behind.
MicroOS is applicable to any product that utilizes flash memory or rotating media as its primary storage medium including:
Voice Recorders
One and two way voice pagers
Digital cameras
Cellular phones
Portable Internet music players
Handheld PCs
Set-top boxes
Kiosks
