PikeOS is a commercial, hard real-time operating system that offers a separation kernel based hypervisor with multiple logical partition types for many other operating systems and applications. It enables users to build certifiable smart devices for the Internet of things according to the high quality, safety and security standards of different industries.
Overview
PikeOS combines a real-time operating system with a virtualization platform and Eclipse-based integrated development environment for embedded systems. It is a commercial clone of L4 microkernel family. PikeOS has been developed for safety and security-critical applications with certification needs in the fields of aerospace & defense, automotive & transport, industrial automation & medical, network infrastructures, and consumer electronics. One of the key features of PikeOS is the ability to safely execute applications with different safety and security levels concurrently on the same computing platform. This is achieved by the strict spatial and temporal segregation of these applications by means of software partitions. A software partition can be seen as a container with pre-allocated privileges that can have access to memory, central processing unit time, input/output, but also a predefined list of PikeOS services. With PikeOS, the term application refers to an executable linked against the PikeOS application programming interfacelibrary and running as a process inside a partition. Due to the nature of the PikeOS API, applications can range from simple control loops up to complete paravirtualized guest operating systems like Linux or hardware virtualized guests. Software partitions are also called virtual machines, because it is possible to implement a complete guest operating system inside a partition which executes independently from other partitions and thus can address use cases with mixed criticality. PikeOS can be seen as a Type 1 hypervisor.
Supported toolchain, IDE CODEO
The Eclipse-based IDE CODEO supports system architects with graphical configuration tools, providing all the components that software engineers will need to develop embedded applications, as well as including comprehensive wizards to help embedded project development in a time-saving and cost-efficient way:
Several dedicated graphical editing views are supporting the system integrator to always keep the overview on important aspects of the PikeOS system configuration showing partition types, scheduling, communication channels, shared memory and IO device configuration within partitions. Projects can be easily defined with the help of reusable templates and distributed to the development groups. Users can configure predefined components for their project and can also define and add other components during the development process.
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