Kithara Software GmbH
"The Pulse of Real-Time"
German real-time software specialist since 1996, providing Windows-based RTOS extensions (RealTime Suite) with EtherCAT for robotics and industrial automation.
Kithara Software GmbH, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, is a specialist in real-time and communication solutions for the Windows operating system family. The company's flagship product, Kithara RealTime Suite, is a comprehensive modular library that adds hard real-time capabilities directly to Windows, enabling microsecond-precision control for industrial automation, robotics, image processing, measurement engineering, and driver development. The software runs as a real-time kernel extension parallel to Windows, eliminating the need for a separate RTOS while retaining full Windows compatibility.
Key modules include RealTime EtherCAT (a master stack supporting distributed clocks, FSoE safety, hot-plug, and cable redundancy), RealTime CANopen, RealTime Vision (supporting GigE Vision cameras for machine vision in real time), and RealTime Automotive (supporting FlexRay, CAN, and LIN protocols). Additional developer tools include the PCI Toolkit, USB Toolkit, Performance Analyzer, and Kernel Tracer. Kithara's software is applied in fields such as special machine building, test system development, manufacturing automation, quality control, laboratory automation, and equipment manufacturing.
The company supports globally operating customers including those in robotics, laser and light technology, and industrial image processing. Kithara is a member of the Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems (ASAM), the Automated Imaging Association (AIA), and the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG). The company maintains worldwide branch offices and representations.
Managing Director is Uwe Jesgarz. With over 30 years in operation, Kithara continues to develop its ecosystem of real-time extensions under the copyright held from 1996 to the present.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Kithara RealTime Suite
Hard real-time extension for Windows enabling microsecond-precision control for automation, robotics, and machine vision.
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Contact Kithara Software GmbH
WEBSITE
https://kithara.comPHONE
+49 30 2789673-0HEADQUARTERS
Germany
Company Facts
Founded
1996
Primary Role
Software/Algorithm
Company Size
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Primary Region
Europe
Annual Sales
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Funding Stage
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Funding Total
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