SAFe-VX for embedded Railway Solutions
SYSGO's head of Technical Sales, Thierry Maudire, explains the SAFe-VX for embedded Railway solutions.
SAFe-VX Product Overview (PDF)
SAFe-VX Platform Highlights
Standard Components
- Eclipse-based Integrated Development Environment (CODEO IDE)
- Project Setup Wizard
- Graphical configuration tools
- Graphical remote debugging, down to hardware level
- Remote application deployment
Additional Features: Health monitor, Hardware emulation
Static System Analysis & Control
- Static system analysis & more
- Remote system explorer
- PikeOS monitor
- Partition control
Dynamic System Analysis
- Application and kernel tracing
- Optional light weight tracing for less impact on performance
- User-defined trace events
- Triggers and event filters
- Event search
SAFe-VX Platform Architecture
Hardware Architecture
The base configuration is redundant, including three VPX processor modules, interconnected by a Gigabit Ethernet switch module through a backplane. SAFe-VX does not present any single point of failure.
Software Architecture
PikeOS hypervisor, certified hard RTOS, partitioning critical and non-critical application code in independent time and memory spaces.
Benefits
Jointly with our hardware partner Kontron we offer:
Flexible & Modular VPX-based architecture, state-of-the-art with modern processors
A development platform for Safety-critical applications using PikeOS as RTOS & Hypervisor
Ideal to accomodate Safety and Non-Safety tasks, without compromising segregation and partitioning
Fast transition from development to deployment, reducing time-to-market and total cost of ownership
Wayside or rolling stock applications: Large operating T Range, shock & vibrations, EMC/ EMI environments
Long term support for program operations up to 30 years
About Kontron
The company was established in 1991 and looks back on a history of impressive growth. In 1993 they developed their first fully integrated embedded computer product, and they have been Germany's leading supplier of embedded computer technology since 1995. The move into the foreign markets was funded by a financial investor. In 1997, Kontron also became the No 1 in Europe. Today, they are world market leader and their technologies have repeatedly set new standards; the PISA concept, the ETX and the DIMM PC format are globally recognized ECT (Embedded Computer Technology) standards today.