Alongside its customers and partners, LynuxWorks proves that while one OS
can't meet all of today's needs, one company can
SAN JOSÉ, Calif., Embedded Systems Conference, Booth #830, April
5, 2006—LynuxWorks™ Inc. will demonstrate its complete range of open standards-based
embedded Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), built around Linux and POSIX®, and its Eclipse-based
development suite, at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC), held from April 3-7 at the McEnery Convention
Center in San Jose, CA.
Products to be demonstrated at the booth include LynuxWorks' BlueCat® Embedded Linux®,
LynxOS®, LynxOS-178 and LynxSecure®. In addition, LynuxWorks will demonstrate its Eclipse-based
Luminosity tools. Also on display will be products developed by LynuxWorks' customers such as XperEx,
B&B Electronics and Rockwell Collins, as well as solutions from LynuxWorks' wide partner ecosystem
which include Quantum3D, DDC-I and Lauterbach.
LynuxWorks Featured Product Demonstrations
- Demonstration of LynxSecure Separation Kernel—LynuxWorks will preview its LynxSecure
separation kernel, which is designed to meet the needs of the highest level of embedded software security.
LynxSecure uses the space and time partitioning features of the LynxOS-178 safety-critical RTOS to provide
the foundation for building highly secure systems utilizing MILS (Multiple Independent Levels of Security)
architecture. LynxSecure is designed for certification to Common Criteria EAL-7 (Evaluated Assurance Level
7) as well as DO-178B Level A.
- Re-usable Software Code (RSC) a Key ESC Theme in '06—LynuxWorks recently announced
an industry first: that it has achieved FAA Reusable Software Component (RSC) certification for its LynxOS-178
real-time operating system. With RSC certification, developers can significantly decrease time and cost
of FAA DO-178 safety certification by reusing the artifacts for the operating system and related libraries.
As a result, developers can concentrate on the certification of the application's software and the hardware
specific board support package (BSP) to dramatically reduce costs and time required for approval. Software
reuse is expected to be a key theme at this year's ESC and LynuxWorks will be detailing the benefits of
RSC in its booth.
- Luminosity: An Eclipse-based Tools Suite Supporting All LynuxWorks Operating Systems—Based
on the popular Eclipse platform, Luminosity is a full-featured Java™-based integrated development
environment (IDE) that works with all LynuxWorks cross-development platforms as well as Solaris™,
Linux and Microsoft® Windows® hosts. Luminosity is designed to accelerate time-to-market for embedded
system developers, providing a fast and easy way to create, edit, compile, manage and debug C/C++ embedded
and real-time applications. Main features include: project wizards, target administration and multiple
debugger options.
LynuxWorks' Customer Demonstrations: from Retail Kiosks to Aircraft Flight Displays
In its booth, LynuxWorks will feature a range of product demonstrations that showcase
its full range of RTOS products. The following is an overview of the customers that will be demonstrating
applications based on LynuxWorks' RTOSes.
- XperEx, a provider of comprehensive outsourced self-service solutions for retailers
and location-based service providers, will use LynuxWorks' BlueCat Linux operating systems to power its
integrated media and self-service kiosk system. The XperEx system, designed for traditional food and drug
retailers who want to deliver targeted marketing offers, provide product recommendations, and offer convenient
support services at the point-of-purchase, can be found in thousands of stores, including 2,300 Albertson's
grocery stores. The BlueCat Linux RTOS is used in all current XperEx products.
- B&B Electronics has chosen BlueCat Linux and LynxOS RTOS to power its next generation
of wireless Ethernet serial servers. B&B's wireless-based solutions connect data from legacy machinery
located at various corners of a plant floor and streamline it to a centrally located office PC, making
it easier to monitor production levels and equipment needs. LynuxWorks was selected by B&B because
of the flexibility in migration between LynuxWorks' family of open standard-based operating systems, enabling
B&B to protect their initial investment.
- Rockwell Collins is using LynxOS-178 as the embedded RTOS in the adaptive flight
display system of its "super-midsize" Bombardier Challenger 300® business jet. LynxOS-178
provides brick-wall partitioning of memory, time and device resources coupled with POSIX conformance so
that safety-critical applications can execute in a "Virtual Machine" environment, highly protected
and completely isolated from other applications.
Demonstrations from Members of LynuxWorks' Robust Partner Ecosystem
- Quantum3D® will be showcasing its high performance, open architecture, real-time
COTS tactical visual computing solutions. Three applications will be on display in LynuxWorks' booth:
the Thermite® Tactical Visual Computer, a low-cost, small-form-factor ruggedized PC; the Sentiris
Advanced Graphics PMC, a low-cost, power-efficient embedded graphics subsystem for real-time visual computing;
and the IData Human Machine Interface Tool Suite, which enables rapid prototyping, development and deployment
of dynamic and interactive cross-platform 2D/3D OpenGL® and OpenGL-ES-based HMIs for embedded systems,
data display and simulation applications including DO-178B level A-certifiable avionics, vehicle electronics,
C4ISR, safety-critical medical equipment, industrial instrumentation, embedded training, games and other
graphical 2D/3D data display and mixed-media applications where time-to-market, asset reuse and high performance
are essential.
- SCORE® for LynxOS Adds Ada and Other Features to the Luminosity Suite—Created
by DDC-I, SCORE (safety-critical, object-oriented, real-time embedded) is a mixed-language IDE that supports
a variety of target processors and languages, individually or integrated. Applications can be developed
in any mixture of the languages supported and target one or more of the processors supported. Main features
added to the Luminosity development suite, targeting LynxOS include: hierarchical setting of compilation
options, context sensitive actions, detailed output, automated building of Ada 95, selective linking and
error reporting.
- Other partner solutions based on LynuxWorks's products include a new Intel-based Advanced Telecom
Computing Architecture (ATCA) blade from Arrow Electronics and a new hardware assist
solution from Lauterbach Datentechnik, the leading European manufacturer of complete,
modular microprocessor development tools ranging from in-circuit emulators and logic analyzers for system
integration to debuggers and simulators for software applications.
LynuxWorks to Demonstrate Solutions in Eclipse Booth
LynuxWorks will be demonstrating Eclipse tools based on the CDT project at the Eclipse
Foundation Booth (#5095). A member of the Eclipse Foundation, LynuxWorks is an active member of the Eclipse
Embedded Working Group, helping to support the growth of Eclipse as the de-facto platform for embedded
developers.
LynuxWorks to Present "Eclipse: Under the Hood" at ESC
LynuxWorks Vice President of Marketing, Robert Day, who co-chairs the Eclipse Foundation's
embedded workgroup, will present a paper entitled, "Eclipse: Under the Hood" at ESC. The 90-minute
class will take place on Thursday, April 6 from 11:00a.m. to 12:30p.m.
Media and Analyst Contact
Media and analysts attending the show are invited to meet with LynuxWorks executives
in the booth. To make an appointment, please contact Janice Mackey of Weber Shandwick at 916-717-9165
or jmackey@webershandwick.com.
About LynuxWorks
LynuxWorks is a world leader in the embedded software market, providing operating systems,
software development products and consulting services for the world's most successful communications,
aerospace/defense and consumer products companies. Established in 1988, the company is a technology leader
in the real-time operating systems (RTOS) industry, and a founding member of the Embedded Linux Consortium
(ELC). LynuxWorks' headquarters are located in San José, California.
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and CEO Inder Singh were featured in a video interview for ESC-TV at the Embedded Systems Conference
2006 in San José.
