An operation system (OS), named TaraxOS for wireless sensor networks is proposed. The functions of the TaraxOS such as interrupt, memory management and scheduling mechanism are researched and implemented. After introducing the node’s working flow, the performances of the TaraxOS are analyzed and some limitations of the scheduling mechanism are discussed. The obtained results show that the proposed TaraxOS has some desirable characteristics including small code capacity, low power consumption, quick response and robustness. An operation system (OS), named TaraxOS for wireless sensor networks networks is proposed. The functions of the TaraxOS such as interrupt, memory management and scheduling mechanism are researched and implemented. After introducing the node’s working flow, the performances of the TaraxOS are analyzed and some limitations of the scheduling mechanism are discussed. The resulting results show that the proposed TaraxOS has some desirable characteristics including small code capacity, low power consumption, quick response and robustness.