EmberRTOS, for the nodes that need a screen.
EmberRTOS runs headless. EmberRTOS Desktop is a separate operating system with the same security posture, for the nodes where your own application needs a monitor: an operator station, a line-side display, an inspection bench. Choosing between them comes down to one question: does anyone need a screen at this node?
Two operating systems, one security posture
Most nodes on a plant floor never need a monitor, and those run EmberRTOS, headless. Where people work at the node and your application has to show them something, EmberRTOS Desktop gives it a local screen.
It isn't a relaxed version. It is locked down the same way, patched the same way, and managed from the same EmberCORE console, so adding a screen never adds a weak spot.
EmberRTOS Desktop
- Operator stations
- Line-side displays
- Your own applications
Same security posture, same auto-rollback, same patch pipeline
EmberRTOS
The immutable real-time OS for the edge node, running headless.
Deterministic by design
A real-time scheduler that meets the timing guarantees industrial control workloads demand. No best-effort timing, no surprise GC pauses: predictable behavior, every cycle.
EmberRTOS Desktop carries its own PREEMPT_RT kernel on a toggle, so you turn real-time scheduling on for the machines that need it.
Task wake-ups against the schedule
An illustration of scheduling jitter, not measured data.
Identical patch pipeline
Lab-tested updates on real hardware, with auto-rollback on failure. Whether you're patching a headless edge node or the operator station on the line, the process is the same, and the safety net never moves.
- Step 1
Tested in the lab
Every update is tested on real hardware before it reaches a site.
- Step 2
The same process everywhere
A headless edge node and the operator station on the line take the same update, the same way.
- Step 3
Rolled back on failure
If an update fails, the machine rolls back automatically to the version that worked.
Hardened out of the box
Minimal attack surface, signed packages, and zero unnecessary services. EmberRTOS Desktop is built to sit inside the OT segment without becoming the weak link.
Plasma firewall integration carries through from EmberRTOS, so segmentation happens at the OS layer.
What ships hardened
- Minimal attack surface
- Signed packages
- Zero unnecessary services
- Plasma firewall integration
- Segmentation at the OS layer
Talk to us about the screens on your floor.
Tell us which stations need a local display and what runs on them, and we'll spec a deployment for your environment.