Learn QNX-NEUTRINO-RTOS with Real Code Examples
Updated Nov 27, 2025
Code Sample Descriptions
1
Hello World (QNX Neutrino)
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
printf("Hello, QNX Neutrino!\n");
return 0;
}
Basic Hello World program for QNX Neutrino RTOS.
2
Create a Thread (QNX Neutrino)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <pthread.h>
void* threadFunc(void* arg) {
printf("Thread running\n");
return NULL;
}
int main() {
pthread_t tid;
pthread_create(&tid, NULL, threadFunc, NULL);
pthread_join(tid, NULL);
return 0;
}
Shows how to create a thread using pthreads in QNX.
3
Message Passing (QNX Neutrino)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/neutrino.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int main() {
int chid = ChannelCreate(0);
int coid = ConnectAttach(0, 0, chid, 0, 0);
MsgSend(coid, "Hello", 6, NULL, 0);
ChannelDestroy(chid);
return 0;
}
Demonstrates message passing between processes in QNX.
4
Timer Example (QNX Neutrino)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>
int main() {
struct itimerspec ts;
ts.it_value.tv_sec = 1;
ts.it_value.tv_nsec = 0;
ts.it_interval.tv_sec = 1;
ts.it_interval.tv_nsec = 0;
timer_t timerid;
timer_create(CLOCK_REALTIME, NULL, &timerid);
timer_settime(timerid, 0, &ts, NULL);
printf("Timer started\n");
while(1);
return 0;
}
Sets up a periodic timer in QNX Neutrino.
5
Shared Memory Example (QNX Neutrino)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int main() {
int fd = shm_open("/myshm", O_CREAT | O_RDWR, 0666);
ftruncate(fd, 1024);
char* ptr = mmap(NULL, 1024, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
sprintf(ptr, "Hello from shared memory");
printf("%s\n", ptr);
munmap(ptr, 1024);
shm_unlink("/myshm");
return 0;
}
Demonstrates use of shared memory between processes in QNX.
6
Semaphore Example (QNX Neutrino)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <semaphore.h>
#include <pthread.h>
sem_t sem;
void* worker(void* arg) {
sem_wait(&sem);
printf("Inside critical section\n");
sem_post(&sem);
return NULL;
}
int main() {
sem_init(&sem, 0, 1);
pthread_t tid;
pthread_create(&tid, NULL, worker, NULL);
pthread_join(tid, NULL);
sem_destroy(&sem);
return 0;
}
Using a POSIX semaphore in QNX Neutrino.
7
Interrupt Handler Example (QNX Neutrino)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <signal.h>
void handler(int signo) {
printf("Interrupt received\n");
}
int main() {
signal(SIGINT, handler);
printf("Press Ctrl+C to trigger interrupt\n");
while(1);
return 0;
}
Registers a simple interrupt handler in QNX.
8
Network Socket Example (QNX Neutrino)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
#include <string.h>
int main() {
int sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
struct sockaddr_in addr;
addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
addr.sin_port = htons(5000);
addr.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr("127.0.0.1");
connect(sock, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr));
send(sock, "Hello QNX", 10, 0);
close(sock);
return 0;
}
Basic TCP client example for QNX.
9
Message Receive Example (QNX Neutrino)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/neutrino.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int main() {
int chid = ChannelCreate(0);
char buf[128];
MsgReceive(chid, buf, sizeof(buf), NULL);
printf("Received: %s\n", buf);
ChannelDestroy(chid);
return 0;
}
Receive a message from another process using QNX message passing.
10
Process Spawn Example (QNX Neutrino)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <process.h>
int main() {
pid_t pid = spawnlp(P_NOWAIT, "/bin/echo", "echo", "Hello QNX", NULL);
waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
return 0;
}
Spawns a child process in QNX Neutrino.