“What used to be embedded systems have become the building blocks for the Internet of Things. Software presents the biggest challenge for this change in technology,” said Knut Degen, CEO of SYSGO. “PikeOS is the reliable platform for developing new applications and consolidating existing intelligent applications. It is also “Made in Europe” and in the context of current developments that additionally is quite convincing.”
Many Hypervisor functions, development tools and interfaces have been expanded and enhanced for PikeOS 4.0. Direct hardware access, shared use of graphic processors by multiple applications and access to the PikeOS file system from Linux, POSIX®, or APEX increase the performance and save resources. The PikeOS TrustZone Monitor is an enhancement to the ARM TrustZone that guarantees the protection of sensitive applications and machines against unauthorized access. The new features in detail:
The course taken with PikeOS 3.5 to add flexibility to the system architecture has been maintained. The use of hardware-based virtualization provides direct hardware access to guest operating systems for faster performance without the need for software modification.
Complex systems frequently offer multiple graphics applications that require access to a graphics processor. PikeOS assists with optimal resource distribution and utilization for graphic processors (GPU) and frame buffering with GPU sharing. The applications are managed via a server and distributed to any desired number of displays.
PikeOS Hypervisor offers a TrustZone Monitor for the ARM TrustZone that separates the application into a normal world and a secure world and assigns the corresponding CPU cores to them. Critical control functions can be separated from non-critical convenience applications and protected from each other.
The configuration of a virtualization platform with several operating system instances or partitions can be complex. The newly developed project configurator checks for inconsistencies during the development phase and simplifies the integration of the entire system. Projects can be easily defined with the help of reusable templates and distributed to the development groups. The configuration is transparent up to the partition level. The entire development tool chain is updated to GCC 4.8.
In the new version, PikeOS supports the ARM Cortex family and the Freescale QorIQ CPU family with Layerscape LS1 and the T series.
PikeOS4.0 will be available as of July 2015.
PikeOS is a hypervisor intended for embedded systems with safety and security requirements. With real-time, virtualization and partitioning, it provides all the features needed to build today’s multi-functional and high-integrated devices. The PikeOS architecture creates a foundation for critical systems allowing official approval by the authorities in reference to safety and security standards. PikeOS is the only European software platform for smart devices in the Internet of Things.
More information at www.sysgo.com/pikeos
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