MOSA.ic software now supports NXP’s Layerscape LS1028A family
Lynx Software Technologies has announced that its MOSA.ic software supports the Layerscape LS1028A processor family from NXP Semiconductors.
The LS1028A SoCs have time-sensitive networking (TSN) endpoint and switching capabilities which allow systems in deterministic Ethernet vehicle networks to incorporate real-time application processing for sensor fusion, actuation and gateway functionality, said Lynx.
TSN is becoming the backbone of mission-critical military and aerospace applications, said Lynx, while Ethernet is widely deployed in today’s mission systems. Deterministic applications however have traditionally required separate physical networks and bus protocols such as ARINC 429 and MIL-STD-1553. As aircraft, drones and urban mobility systems increasingly demand autonomous features that bridge vehicle control and mission systems computing domains, technologies such as TSN are fundamental in safely consolidating infrastructure and integrating multi-domain applications. Systems featuring the combination of LS1028A SoC and Lynx MOSA.ic enable architects and developers to target application deployments anywhere in the network topology, to satisfy the most stringent safety and security standards including DO-178C DAL A and DO-326A/356A SAL 3.
Use cases in safety critical vehicles and flight systems include inner loop controls (flight controls, fly-by-wire, engine controls, autopilot, autonomy-related-functions), displays (artificial horizon, primary flight display, engine status), situational awareness communications and vehicle-to-ground / vehicle-to-vehicle communications.
The MOSA.ic for TSN provides time synchronisation between virtual machines in a node and between physical nodes to perform precise task scheduling and accurate logging across a distributed system. Additionally, it consolidates multiple workloads sharing a physical Ethernet port with predictable latency and jitter, guaranteed bandwidth and best effort classes of service, claimed Lynx.
It also delivers transparent access to a fully redundant network infrastructure for increased system robustness and reliability.
“As aircraft systems become more connected and complex, it is imperative that these networks continue to guarantee that a specific behaviour will happen during a pre-defined timeframe,” said Ian Ferguson, vice president of marketing for Lynx. “
LYNX MOSA.ic is a multi-core real-time operating system (RTOS) environment for building robust and predictable systems for the aerospace and defence sector. Lynx MOSA.ic leverages modern virtualisation hardware technology safely partition application, driver, security and management environments. It includes modularity and interoperability properties to allow a variety of software components of different programming languages, run time environments and abstraction layers to be reintegrated into a cohesive system.
LYNX MOSA.ic support for the NXP Layerscape LS1028A family of SoCs is available now.
Lynx Software Technologies provides real ime operating system, virtualisation and system certification experience, which enables mixed-criticality systems to be harnessed and deliver deterministic real-time performance and intelligent decision-making.
