INtime® 3.1 Software - tenAsys

INtime 3.1 Software
Multi-programming
INtime software supports multiprogramming—running several unrelated applications
on a single system at the same time.
Figure 4-4. Multiprogramming
Application A
Application B
Application A contains all the threads that relate to a robotic arm, including the print thread. It may
also contain threads that control other devices on the factory floor.
Application B contains all the threads that relate to an application that controls a chemical mixing
system in one part of the factory.
To take full advantage of multiprogramming, you provide each application with a
separate environment: separate memory and other resources. INtime software provides
this kind of isolation in a process. Typically, a process includes a group of related
threads and the resources they need, as shown in the next figure.
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