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Aeroflex Gaisler AB has announced its LEON processor now
supports LynxOS, an embedded RTOS from from LynuxWorks.
A port, a board support package and a demonstration application
are now available for the GNU based SW development environment.
"LynxWorks leadership in real-time operating systems
for mission critical applications makes them an ideal partner
for us," said Jiri Gaisler, CTO of Aeroflex Gaisler.
"All RTOS components within LynxOS are designed for
absolute determinism (i.e.: hard real-time performance).
This means that they absolutely must respond within a known
period of time. This predictable response is ensured even
in the presence of heavy I/O due to the kernel's unique
threading model, enabling interrupt routines to be extremely
short and fast."
The LEON3 is a 32-bit SPARC V8 processor for cost sensitive
embedded system applications, so that embedded system designers
can replace 8/16 bit microcontroller/processor with this
32 bit microcontroller/processor. The processor is available
as a soft core for instantiations into both FPGAs and ASICs.
The LEON3 processor is targeted at space, military, industrial
and consumer electronics applications, such as satellites,
digital set top boxes, and industrial power control devices.
"We are pleased to support Aeroflex Gaisler and the
LEON3 processor," commented Steve Blackman, Director
of Business Development at LynuxWorks. "The LEON3 processor,
which is available in source code, provides high performance
and flexibility that meets the demands of any System on
Chip design. The fault tolerant version delivers capabilities
to protect against soft errors which are required for military
and aerospace applications."
Availability
LynxOS is available under license from LynxWorks. The LEON3
port and the BSP are available under license from Aeroflex
Gaisler.
Read the original article: http://www.eeherald.com/section/new-products/np100808.html
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