June 24th, 2025
New in product focus: Camera Module
The GigE Vision functionality of Kithara RealTime Suite pushes the boundaries of conventional operating systems thanks to deterministic image acquisition. Further information ...
News
March 23rd, 2025
Kithara RealTime Suite: Version 11.19 is complete
The new version 11.19 of Kithara RealTime Suite has been completed and will be made available in the download area of the service portal in the next few days. Further information ...
February 11th, 2025
Real-Time Timers & Multitasking: Foundations of the Kithara RTOS
This is where real time begins: The RealTime Tasking Module is the fundamental element that turns Kithara RealTime Suite into a real-time system. Read the product focus here: Further information ...
2024
October 17th, 2024
Vision 2024: Trade show impressions
Once again, we were exhibitor at the Vision in Stuttgart and were pleased with plenty of visits. Watch our impressions of the trade show here. Further information ...
September 13th, 2024
New dongles for developer licenses
Kithara has been planning to introduce a developer dongle for some time. This is now expected to be implemented with the release of the upcoming version 11.18. Find out more here: Further information ...
September 8th, 2024
Windows 11 24H2 Support with KRTS 11.18
The upcoming Windows 11 Version 24H2 is scheduled to release this fall according to Microsoft. As it has become common practice at Kithara for some time now, we will once again strive to ensure compatibility of Kithara RealTime Suite with the new Windows update as quickly as possible. Read more: Further information ...
August 20th, 2024
Kithara as exhibitor at the Vision 2024
Kithara Software has announced participating as exhibitor at this year’s VISION trade fair from October 8 to 10. Read the latest press release here: Further information ...
August 6th, 2024
32-bit Windows and KRTS Version 11.18
At the beginning of the year, we announced our plan in the developer blog to no longer support 32-bit Windows with Kithara RealTime Suite in the foreseeable future. Read more: Further information ...
June 6th, 2024
Now twice as fast: 200 Gigabit Real-Time Ethernet
Kithara Software has announced support for 200 Gigabit Ethernet. Read the latest press release here: Further information ...
2023
November 21st, 2023
Data Communication under the Microscope: Monitoring with PTM
If you want to efficiently develop advanced real-time capable applications, it is worth monitoring real-time data traffic very closely for analysis and troubleshooting purposes. To do so, virtual Ethernet interfaces can be utilized. Read our latest Product Focus “Real-time data monitoring with PTM” here: Further information ...
June 1st, 2023
New Partnership with SP Vision Technology in Thailand
Kithara Software has announced its partnership with the company SP Vision Technology Co., Ltd.. Read the latest press release here: Further information ...
May 4th, 2023
Kithara RealTime Suite: Module consolidation
The numerous functions of Kithara RealTime Suite are spread over different combinable modules. In order to improve transparency of the product range for customers, starting with version 11.13, the following modules will be merged: Further information ...
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April 1st, 2023
NEW: Ultimate Real Time Now Easier than Ever [UPDATE]
Ground-breaking new approach makes the entry into the real-time world as easy as pie. With the NoTime Module, Kithara creates a completely new procedure that makes all previous RTOS technologies obsolete. Learn more: Further information ...
2022
September 6th, 2022
Windows 11 22H2 in real time already at release
Kithara has announced the support for the upcoming Windows 11 Version 22H2. Read the latest press release here: Further information ...
March 31st, 2022
100 Gigabit Ethernet in Real Time with Intel E810
The Kithara real-time operating system now also support network card with 100 Gigabit Ethernet. Read the latest press release here: Further information ...
January 3rd, 2022
Halcon 20.11 in Real Time now Supported
The new version of Kithara RealTime Suite now also supports Halcon versions 10 to 13, 18.11 as well as 20.11 in real time. Also included is an automatic parallelization feature Further information ...
2021
December 21st, 2021
OpenCV with Automatic Parallelization
Kithara RealTime Suite now supports OpenCV versions 3.0, 3.4 and 4.1 in real time. If required, OpenCV functions can be automatically parallelized and operators provided by OpenCV can also be used for parallelization. Further information ...
December 16th, 2021
Log4Shell vulnerability: Kithara not affected
For a few days now, serious warnings about a newly discovered vulnerability have been going through the IT world, which has led to an increasing number of concerned inquiries from customers. Further information ...
December 7th, 2021
Real-time automation with EtherCAT PC slaves by ESD
EtherCAT PC slave cards by manufacturer ESD can now also be run under Windows 11 with Kithara RealTime Suite and enable a high degree of scalability and flexibility for real-time automation Further information ...
October 19th, 2021
CPU offload thanks to GigE Vision frame grabber
Kithara has successfully finished development of a real-time driver for the frame grabber card PGC-1000 by PLC2 Design, allowing for the CPU to be almost completely relieved during image capturing operations. Further information ...
August 26th, 2021
Kithara at the Vision 2021
Kithara Software is exhibitor at this year’s VISION trade fair from October 5 to 7. At booth 8C12 in hall 8, the Berlin software company will showcase the latest technologies for image capturing and processing in real time. Further information ...
May 26th, 2021
Passthrough and Mirroring — Monitoring on a New Level
Monitoring data communication is indispensable for the development of demanding real-time applications. For this purpose, virtual interfaces can be employed. Further information ...
March 29th, 2021
In Unison with Time: PTP and Syntonization
With PTP (Precision Time Protocol), the devil is in the detail. The punctual synchronization of device clocks within a distributed system can be rather complex. And so one might find that oftentimes synchronization may not entirely mean synchronization. Further information ...
February 10th, 2021
Precise GPS Synchronization with NMEA
Kithara Software has announced support for synchronization of GPS devices as part of the PTP Module. Read the latest press release here. Further information ...
2020
October 20th, 2020
Accurate synchronization for distributed systems with gPTP
Kithara Software has announced support for gPTP (generalized Precision Time Protocol). This streamlined PTP profile can now also be accessed with Kithara RealTime Suite. Read the latest press release here. Further information ...
October 18th, 2020
RAID 0 in Real Time
Kithara Software has announced support for real-time data storage via RAID 0. This way, Kithara RealTime Suite allows for multiple linked SSDs to read and write data in real time, while multiplying storage capacity and throughput rate accordingly. Further information ...
October 16th, 2020
Real Time for Multifunction Cards from National Instruments
Kithara Software now also supports multifunction data acquisition cards by National Instruments. Read the latest press release here. Further information ...
March 6th, 2020
New Distribution Partner for Southeast Asia
We are happy to welcome a new partner into our distribution network. Roy Chew with MDS Pacific PTE LTD will help us distribute the Kithara real-time software in the Southeast Asian area. We are looking forward to a fruitful cooperation, that allows potential customers in research and industry from this fast-growing region to have easier access to our high-performance products. Further information ...
2019
November 27th, 2019
New Distributor for India: Tenet Technetronics
Kithara expands into India. With Tenet Technetronics from Bangalore we have an active representation in one of world's largest and fastest growing economies. This way we are able to position our real-time products even better in the Indian market. In this regard we are looking forward to the successful cooperation with Mr Ram Tenet. Further information ...
November 8th, 2019
Machine Learning with Dlib in Real Time
Kithara reveals real-time support for machine learning. Read the latest press release here. Further information ...
November 7th, 2019
Faster: Real Time for 40 Gigabit Ethernet
New milestone at Kithara for real-time Ethernet: The 40 gigabit mark has been reached. Read the latest press release now. Further information ...
November 5th, 2019
Library Module and Extensions
Our library has been rearranged: The Runtime Library, which provides mathematical, trigonometrical as well as string and memory functions in real time, is renamed as Library Module. This now also includes extensions for the real-time implementation of external libraries such as Halcon, OpenCV or the new Dlib function. Further information ...
November 3rd, 2019
Real-Time Measurement Data Logging with MDF and PCAPng
The exponentially increasing data volumes in measurement data acquisition pose major challenges for many fields. Dedicated file formats are crucial tools for such tasks in order to efficiently storage data sets and—in conjunction with hard real-time capabilities—get maximum value out of measurement solutions. Read more in our latest bulletin. Further information ...
March 22nd, 2019
Mobile Real Time with Thunderbolt
Kithara Software has announced the support for the communication interface Thunderbolt. In conjunction with Kithara RealTime Suite, this way, all devices in a system connected via Thunderbolt can be registered and controlled in real time. Read the press release here. Further information ...
March 7th, 2019
Big Automotive Data with Real-Time MDF
Kithara Software has announced the implementation of the standard for measurement data MDF into Kithara RealTime Suite. The integration of the data format into the real-time system allows for deterministic storing of measurement data, especially for the development of automotive systems. Read the press release here. Further information ...
2018
November 26th, 2018
Real-Time Data Storage in PCAPng
Kithara Software has announced the support for PCAPng within Kithara RealTime Suite. This will allow for any measurement data to be written and read in real time and in a Wireshark-compatible format. Further information ...
August 8th, 2018
Kithara with real-time for PCAN USB FD adapter
Kithara Software has announced support for the PCAN-USB FD adapter by Peak Systems with the real-time environment RealTime Suite. In doing so, Kithara expands its long-standing cooperation with the Darmstadt-based company. Further information ...
August 4th, 2018
New Dev Blog Entry
It is ironic how we complained about too much rain just last summer (see: blog entry from July 2017) whereas now man and machine are melting away. Learn more in our new blog entry. Further information ...
March 28th, 2018
New KiK64 coming with version 10.05
The recently announced redevelopment of KiK64 will be released with the upcoming Kithara RealTime Suite version 10.05. As mentioned in an earlier blog post, this method, which enables 32-bit real-time code to be executed on 64-bit systems, has been reworked comprehensively and thus significantly improved. Learn more about the details here. Further information ...
February 28th, 2018
Future-proof software architecture with Kithara
Advancements in hardware and operating systems as well as the release of updates concerning the hardware bugs "Meltdown" and "Spectre" by Intel an Microsoft, have made a number of adjustments for existing installations necessary. This white paper explains how users of Kithara RealTime Suite can act in order to prepare their real-time applications for the future. Further information ...
January 17th, 2018
Base, Kernel and KiK64
Two of the most basic modules of Kithara RealTime Suite become one and also get an addition. "Base Module" and "Kernel Module" are merged together and become "Base/Kernel Module". Additionally, this new module will also by default include the re-developed KiK64 function for running 32-bit real-time code on 64-bit systems. Learn more here: Further information ...
January 11th, 2018
Meltdown and Spectre (KB4056891-7)
The revelations about the recent processor bugs have shaken the IT world. Learn more about how they impact our real-time environment. Further information ...
2017
December 7th, 2017
BroadR-Reach Ethernet in Real Time
Kithara has announced support for BroadR-Reach within Kithara RealTime Suite. With real-time capabilities for the BroadR-Reach standard, automobile developers are able to directly control and test physical Ethernet networks for vehicles. Further information ...
November 8th, 2017
Real-time support for Precision Time Protocol
Kithara Software, specialist for industrial real time, has announced the support for the Precision Time Protocol (IEEE 1588 v2). With PTP, multiple network participants in a distributed system can be precisely synchronized and triggered in real time with Kithara RealTime Suite. Further information ...
November 5th, 2017
Bulletin: EtherCAT PC slave
Did you know about our EtherCAT PC Slave Module? This function of our EtherCAT Master allows for regular PCs to be used as slaves within EtherCAT topologies, for example, for transferring processing power or hierarchical topology grading. Check out our Bulletin for EtherCAT PC Slave now. Further information ...
July 25th, 2017
New Record: Storage Module now with several GByte/s
Due to numerous driver optimizations, the performance of the Storage Module has been further increased. This now enables solid-state drives to run with write and read speeds of several GByte/s. Further information ...
2016
September 28th, 2016
New version: Kithara Performance Analyzer
Kithara Performance Analyzer allows for a highly detailled insight into system resources as well as data throughput of interfaces and protocols. Look forward to a powerful diagnosis tool as part of the upcoming Version 10.02 of Kithara RealTime Suite. Further information ...
March 22nd, 2016
CAN FD now part of Kithara RealTime Suite
The CAN extension for flexible data rates (CAN FD) is now supported within Kithara RealTime Suite. This allows for the implementation of guaranteed reaction times for CAN FD applications, for example in order to achieve accurate measurement results or precise control commands. This represents an integral part in the development of modern automotive networking, where CAN FD is increasingly applied. Further information ...
2015
September 8th, 2015
Better with Standards
Founded by German premium automobile manufacturers, the Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems (ASAM) welcomes its newest member. This move will enable Kithara to expand its collaboration potential in the field of automotive testing. Further information ...
July 17th, 2015
FlexRay—The Fast Automotive Bus
With FlexRay, the fast bus system for the car of the future, Kithara RealTime Suite will soon have covered the support of all the relevant bus systems in the automotive field. This enables automobile manufacturers and suppliers as well as test system engineers to employ PC-based real-time communication for the monitoring and testing of components and systems. Further information ...
April 30th, 2015
Improved MultiTasking real-time properties
The properties of the multitasking real-time system of Kithara RealTime Suite have been greatly improved with Version 9.61. On several systems and configurations, jitter has been decreased by up to 80%. Additionally, network interrupts, CAN interrupts as well as UART interrupts now run completely within the task context. Test the new Version now! Further information ...
March 18th, 2015
OpenCV is Open for Real-Time
Kithara Software has successfully finished the connection of the open-source image processing library OpenCV to the company’s own real-time extension. Run Machine Vision in real-time on Windows platforms! Further information ...
March 18th, 2015
Kithara Software Again Honored with Innovation Award
As last year, Kithara is among the 111 most innovative, excellent and trendsetting products of 2014. The real-time USB3 extension of Kithara RealTime Suite took place 3 in the category “Development Software”, voted by the readership of the journal Elektronik. Further information ...
January 13th, 2015
A Close View on USB3 Vision™
Following the real-time support of USB 3.0, Kithara now also provides real-time for the machine vision standard USB3 Vision. Further information ...
2014
November 12th, 2014
The Legend is Back!
Kithara Software has finished the redevelopment of the compatibility tool Kithara DOS Enabler, which allows for DOS applications to run on modern systems with stable performance. Further information ...
October 16th, 2014
USB 3 or not to be
Kithara, has successfully finished the real-time support of USB 3.0, which allows for all USB-based interfaces and devices to be used with guaranteed reaction times. Further information ...
September 16th, 2014
Bean Counting in Real-Time
Kithara, in cooperation with US-based company VMEK, has developed a machine solution for the optical quality control of bulk material. Further information ...
July 18th, 2014
A Different Side of EtherCAT
Kithara has completed the support of PCIe EtherCAT slave cards as a complement to the popular Kithara EtherCAT Master functionality. Further information ...
June 25th, 2014
GigE Vision with 10 Gbit/s
Kithara has successfully completed the development of a software solution for 10 Gbit Ethernet cameras. Further information ...
May 14th, 2014
The Automotive Future with LIN
Kithara has announced the real-time support for the Local Interconnect Network—a serial network protocol commonly used in automotive engineering for the implementation of cost-efficient car networking. Further information ...
February 26th, 2014
Road to China
Kithara has announced a cooperation agreement with a Chinese distributor to expand its presence in the Asian region. Further information ...
2013
December 10th, 2013
Real-Time under Windows with EtherCAT and DIAdem
The German company A-solution GmbH successfully introduced their new product DIAdem EtherCAT Driver to the public at the Technology and User Conference VIP 2013 this year. Further information ...
November 5th, 2013
EAP - EtherCAT for the control level
Kithara now supports the EtherCAT Automation Protocol - an official extension of the EtherCAT standard for inter-process communication (ETG1005). Further information ...
September 27th, 2013
Digital Signal Processing in Windows Real-time
For the filtering of digital signals or process control within real-time applications a new function library is now available. Further information ...
September 23rd, 2013
Support of the PCAN-USB Pro
Kithara recently added support for the PCAN-USB Pro device by the company Peak-System, which allows for the linking of PCs to CAN networks, whereas two CAN adapter cables can be linked. Further information ...
June 11th, 2013
Real-Time Ethernet with 10 GBit/s
The real-time Ethernet drivers can now be used with a data rate of 10 Gbit/s. This especially allows for implementing high-speed machine vision. Further information ...
May 7th, 2013
Soft PLC according to IEC 61131-3
With the new PLC Module of Kithara RealTime Suite, users are able to develop soft PLC implementations according to IEC 61131-3 and embed them into their own applications. Further information ...
March 28th, 2013
Image Capture and Processing in Real-Time
Real-time image capture with the Camera Module as well as real-time image processing with the brand new Vision Module allow for the development of efficient camera-based industrial applications. Further information ...
March 22nd, 2013
Kithara wins second place
Once again, the readers of the magazine Eletronik have voted for the 111 most innovative and trendsetting products of the Year 2013 in the category "Embedded Design", including a number of modules of Kithara RealTime Suite. Further information ...
2012
July 26th, 2012
Dedicated: Extreme Real-Time Properties on Separate CPU Cores
The new "Dedicated Module" greatly improves the real-time characteristics of the MultiTasking Module by providing extraordinary real-time capabilities on exclusively used CPU cores. Further information ...
July 10th, 2012
Kithara with Safety over EtherCAT®
The real-time EtherCAT Master from Kithara now also supports the Safety-over-EtherCAT protocol, which allows for the implementation of safety-critical solutions up to SIL3. Further information ...
June 12th, 2012
GigE Vision® and Image Processing in Real-Time
The new Camera Module of Kithara RealTime Suite allows for real-time image capture with GigE Vision® cameras. Further information ...
May 31st, 2012
New Tool: Kithara PCI Toolkit
Kithara has finished the new Kithara PCI Toolkit, which provides all necessery mechanisms for the fast development of hardware drivers, especially for PCI/PCIe boards. Further information ...
May 29th, 2012
Support of ServoDrive over EtherCAT
The EtherCat Master now also supports ServoDrive-over-EtherCAT for the real-time control of devices such as servo inverters. Further information ...
May 8th, 2012
New Tool: Kithara USB Toolkit
Kithara USB Toolkit provides all the necessary functions for the efficient development of Windows drivers for USB devices. Further information ...
March 15th, 2012
Virtual Network Adapter and Real-time Network Bridge
With the help of an extension for the Packet Module it is now possible to create a variety of network connections between Windows and the Kithara real-time system. Further information ...
2011
November 3rd, 2011
Upgrade to 64 bit now!
All major function modules of the real-time extension Kithara RealTime Suite are now available as a 64 bit version as well. Further information ...
October 28th, 2011
Renewed Serial Communication
The new Serial Module of Kithara Windows-extension now also allows for real-time communication over UART ports. Further information ...