<s>
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
graphical	O
user	O
interface	O
tool	O
developed	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
TARA	O
Systems	O
GmbH	O
for	O
creating	O
graphical	O
user	O
interface	O
(	O
GUI	O
)	O
applications	O
mainly	O
for	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
a	O
WYSIWYG	B-Application
front-end	O
for	O
editing	O
graphics	O
,	O
effects	O
and	O
logic	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
generates	O
ANSI	O
C	O
code	O
for	O
particular	O
target	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
is	O
independent	O
of	O
a	O
specific	O
graphics	O
hardware	O
or	O
color	O
format	O
and	O
supports	O
object	B-Language
oriented	I-Language
programming	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
is	O
mainly	O
used	O
to	O
develop	O
GUI	O
applications	O
for	O
products	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
of	O
industrial	O
automation	O
,	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
,	O
home	O
appliances	O
,	O
medical	O
industry	O
,	O
automotive	O
industry	O
and	O
products	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
graphics	O
display	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
a	O
touch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Free	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
tool	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
by	O
,	O
an	O
embedded	O
software	O
development	O
company	O
located	O
in	O
Munich	O
,	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
former	O
tools	O
,	O
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
enabled	O
platform-independent	O
development	O
,	O
introduced	O
an	O
own	O
programming	O
language	O
Chora	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
support	O
object	B-Language
oriented	I-Language
programming	I-Language
and	O
resource-constrained	O
devices	O
(	O
MCU	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
tool	O
has	O
been	O
extended	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
like	O
an	O
integrated	O
debugger	B-Application
,	O
a	O
memory	O
footprint	O
analysis	O
of	O
RAM	O
and	O
flash	O
consumption	O
or	O
support	O
for	O
effects	O
and	O
animations	O
with	O
a	O
3D	O
perception	O
and	O
vector	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
was	O
designed	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Paul	O
Banach	O
and	O
Manfred	O
Schweyer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
consists	O
of	O
the	O
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
Studio	O
,	O
a	O
WYSIWYG	B-Application
IDE	B-Application
for	O
creating	O
and	O
prototyping	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
application	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
hardware	O
abstraction	O
layer	O
,	O
called	O
platform	O
packages	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
various	O
embedded	O
chipsets	O
,	O
operating	O
systems	O
and	O
color	O
formats	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
distributed	O
by	O
,	O
semiconductor	O
manufacturers	O
and	O
distribution	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
platform	O
package	O
to	O
run	O
GUI	O
applications	O
on	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
System	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
every	O
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
platform	O
package	O
can	O
be	O
licensed	O
,	O
which	O
generates	O
JavaScript/WebGL	O
source	O
code	O
instead	O
of	O
ANSI	O
C	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
approach	O
of	O
object-oriented	B-Language
programming	I-Language
,	O
each	O
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
project	O
consists	O
of	O
classes	O
which	O
implement	O
a	O
certain	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
and/or	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
class	O
library	O
of	O
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
,	O
called	O
Mosaic	O
,	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
every	O
project	O
and	O
provides	O
the	O
basic	O
functionality	O
for	O
visual	O
objects	O
,	O
focus	O
handling	O
,	O
layouting	O
,	O
event	O
handling	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
a	O
graphical	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
provides	O
basic	O
functions	O
like	O
rectangles	O
,	O
gradients	O
,	O
lines	O
,	O
(	O
multiline	O
)	O
text	O
boxes	O
,	O
import	O
of	O
bitmaps	O
and	O
TrueType	O
fonts	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
GUI	O
widgets	O
like	O
menus	O
,	O
scrollbars	O
,	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
sliders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
visual	O
objects	O
,	O
developers	O
can	O
create	O
methods	O
,	O
properties	O
,	O
variables	O
,	O
and	O
enums	O
to	O
implement	O
a	O
certain	O
behavior	O
,	O
using	O
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizards	I-Operating_System
own	O
programming	O
language	O
Chora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
follows	O
the	O
approach	O
of	O
visual	B-Language
programming	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
logical	O
elements	O
,	O
like	O
methods	O
,	O
properties	O
or	O
variables	O
are	O
represented	O
in	O
the	O
IDE	B-Application
as	O
visual	O
bricks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
available	O
Knowledge	O
Base	O
accompanied	O
by	O
video	O
tutorials	O
and	O
open	O
community	O
forum	O
Ask	O
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
help	O
the	O
developer	O
to	O
get	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
supports	O
rapid	O
prototyping	O
and	O
testing	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
debugger	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Chora	O
code	O
is	O
integrated	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
Studio	O
is	O
distributed	O
by	O
or	O
its	O
distributors	O
as	O
a	O
per-developer	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
royalty	O
fee	O
for	O
each	O
device	O
,	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
application	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
charged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Embedded	B-Operating_System
Wizard	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
selected	O
solution	O
by	O
many	O
semiconductor	O
manufacturers	O
for	O
their	O
chipsets	O
.	O
</s>
