Aonix Releases Next-Generation Safety-Critical Platform.ObjectAda([R]) RAVEN[TM] Supports Wind River VxWorks[R] 653 BOSTON -- Aonix[R], a provider of solutions for safety- and mission-critical applications, announced the release of ObjectAda RAVEN for Windows targeting the Wind River VxWorks 653 multi-partition RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. for PowerPC. ObjectAda RAVEN features an enhanced safety-critical Ada runtime that communicates to the underlying RTOS through the ARINC-653 APEX interface available in the Wind River VxWorks 653 environment -- enabling high execution and safety certification efficiency. ObjectAda RAVEN is an embedded Ada development system that enables engineers to isolate and build applications for deployment in one or more VxWorks 653 execution partitions. This ability to segment code into separate execution partitions has significant impact to the cost of safety-critical certification since developers can separate the code subject to the highest levels of criticality from less-critical code and thereby separately test and scrutinize scru·ti·nize tr.v. scru·ti·nized, scru·ti·niz·ing, scru·ti·niz·es To examine or observe with great care; inspect critically. scru it for the appropriate level of certification. In addition, Wind River VxWorks 653 includes DO-178B Level A qualified development tools that further reduce the testing burden of updated code and modified configurations. With standard industry costs to create certification evidence starting at $45 and often creeping into the hundreds of dollars per application source line, any reduction or separation of lower-criticality code yields dramatic savings. ObjectAda RAVEN for Windows targeting VxWorks 653/PowerPC consists of a fully compliant ACATS (Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service) The FCC committee that was formed in 1987 to recommend an advanced TV standard for the U.S. By 1991, ACATS had reduced the number of proposals from 23 to six, which included four all-digital HDTV 2.5 Ada 95 compiler with supporting tools including a build/bind tool, library tool and debugger Software that helps a programmer debug a program by stopping at certain breakpoints and displaying various programming elements. The programmer can step through source code statements one at a time while the corresponding machine instructions are being executed. , and delivered with a predefined program library which conforms to the Ravenscar profile The Ravenscar profile is a subset of the Ada tasking features designed for safety-critical hard real-time systems. Restrictions of the profile A Ravenscar Ada application uses the following compiler directive: pragma Profile (Ravenscar); subset of the full predefined language. The Ravenscar profile, adopted at the Eight International Real-Time Ada Workshop (IRTAW-8), Ravenscar UK, and subsequently made part of the Ada '05 specification, accommodates certification requirements for high-integrity (safety-critical) real-time systems Real-time systems Computer systems in which the computer is required to perform its tasks within the time restraints of some process or simultaneously with the system it is assisting. . The ObjectAda RAVEN runtime environment A configuration of hardware and software. It includes the CPU type, operating system and any runtime engines or system software required by a particular category of applications. See runtime engine. is certifiable cer·ti·fi·a·ble adj. 1. That can or must be certified. Used of infectious, industrial, and other diseases that are required by law to be reported to health authorities. 2. to DO-178B Level-A while supporting task execution through the underlying VxWorks 653 RTOS and board support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . "The Aonix ObjectAda RAVEN product's integration with Wind River VxWorks 653 gives the aerospace and defense industry a very powerful platform," noted Chip Downing, Senior A&D Industry Marketing Manager at Wind River. "The Aonix Ada runtime combined with the Wind River VxWorks 653 platform make the ObjectAda RAVEN solution highly portable and very appealing to safety-critical developers needing to deploy the latest industry standards." "Support for Wind River's world-class time and space partitioned RTOS is taking Aonix to a new level in the safety-critical space," said Gary Cato, director of strategic alliances at Aonix. "Certifying applications is expensive in both human capital investment and time to market. By providing developers with products that improve code reliability, reduce testing overhead and shorten certification cycles we help customers realize significant savings." Aonix ObjectAda products give developers the choice between the traditional Aonix IDE for development and the new AonixADT[TM] Eclipse plug-in. Developers also gain full access to the Wind River Workbench environment including Ada debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. and the ability to debug across multiple languages. Shipping and Availability ObjectAda Real-Time RAVEN for Windows targeting VxWorks 653/PowerPC is immediately available. Prices range from $15,000 to $25,000 for a single seat license depending on bundle options. Certification evidence is available based on demand and will be priced at that time. Quantity discounts are available. About Aonix[R] Aonix offers mission- and safety-critical solutions primarily to the military and aerospace, telecommunications and transportation industries. Aonix delivers the leading high-reliability, real-time embedded virtual machine solution for running Java[TM] programs deployed today and has the largest number of certified Ada applications at the highest level of criticality. Headquartered in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , CA and Paris, France, Aonix operates sales offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe in addition to offering a network of international distributors. For more information, visit www.aonix.com. Aonix, ObjectAda, RAVEN and AonixADT are registered trademarks and trademarks of Aonix. All other tradenames and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (c) 2007, Aonix, all rights reserved. |
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