thinking of setting up a small data acquisition system on a RTOS platform

Hello, Good day to everyone

, so I'm thinking of setting up a small data acquisition system on a RTOS platform, like QNX or RT-Linux. I've heard that C/C++ is commonly used for this, but I'm wondering if it's worth considering Python for everything . Should I go with "all Python" , mix it with "C" for critical parts, or just stick to C? Please I need advice on this

techielewAPP•3/12/24, 12:33 PM

I'd say it depends on your design objectives and what you're comfortable in working in but if you need to use an RTOS and are familiar enough with C, why not just keep it small and straightforward and go with that? Any @Middleware & OS folks want to weigh in on this?

barafaelAPP•3/12/24, 12:33 PM

Re MQTT, an honourable mention goes out to NATS and PubNub. Those are really lightweight and powerful.

Aditya thakekarAPP•3/12/24, 12:33 PM

Just stick with c

Marvee AmasiAPP•3/12/24, 12:34 PM

Thank you @techielew , I am actually comfortable working with C , but i just need something faster and easier to work with, with ease in debugging.

Marvee AmasiAPP•3/12/24, 12:34 PM

@Aditya thakekar , heard of tools like Cython or SWIG ?

Aditya thakekarAPP•3/12/24, 12:34 PM

Yes

Aditya thakekarAPP•3/12/24, 12:34 PM

Less the complication better it is. Start with simple things

Marvee AmasiAPP•3/12/24, 12:34 PM

Okay thanks a lot @Aditya thakekar , I will just continue with C

Joseph OgbonnaAPP•3/12/24, 12:35 PM

For a solid data acquisition setup on an RTOS, go with the main stack , your C/C++. Python might not handle the real-time stuff as well. Keep it straightforward. C is quite good and you should be able to see some example files for it than Python

JJoseph Ogbonna For a solid data acquisition setup on an RTOS, go with the main stack , your C...

Marvee Amasi•3/12/24, 1:11 PM

You are right , there are some areas that C would handle more effectively which python could lack , even python seems so faster to write

Joseph Ogbonna•3/12/24, 9:50 PM

One other thing to consider is the MCU choice, their are some the is built specifically for Python. That means there will be more example files and library support for Python. But if you consider other dependencies like speed, C is better.

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