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### CAST-32A

[![](https://www.lynx.com/hubfs/Diagram%20for%20Tim%20007%20final.png) ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/do-you-need-a-hypervisor)

#### [Who Needs a Hypervisor?](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/do-you-need-a-hypervisor)

![Picture of Tim Loveless | Principal Solutions Architect](https://www.lynx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tim_Loveless-Photo.jpg?width=30&name=Tim_Loveless-Photo.jpg) [Tim Loveless | Principal Solutions Architect: ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/author/tim-loveless-principal-solutions-architect) Feb 25, 2021 12:59:58 PM 

 _______________ The standard benefits of a hypervisor are well known and often touted. Every RTOS has its hypervisor and they do genuinely help embedded designers to: Partition multicore processors into virtual machines; an elegant way to... [Read More](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/do-you-need-a-hypervisor)

[![](https://www.lynx.com/hubfs/cache%20coloring%20thumbnail-1.png) ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/what-is-cache-coloring)

#### [What is Cache Coloring and How Does it Work?](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/what-is-cache-coloring)

![Picture of Tim Loveless | Principal Solutions Architect](https://www.lynx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tim_Loveless-Photo.jpg?width=30&name=Tim_Loveless-Photo.jpg) [Tim Loveless | Principal Solutions Architect: ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/author/tim-loveless-principal-solutions-architect) Feb 5, 2021 11:52:40 AM 

 _______________ There are substantial challenges in building secure and safe systems on multicore processors (MCPs). Last level cache contention is undoubtedly the largest source of multicore interference, and a significant challenge for real-time... [Read More](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/what-is-cache-coloring)

[![](https://www.lynx.com/hubfs/multicore%20sys%20architecture%2001%20spacing.png) ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/challenges-building-safe-multicore-mcp-software-systems)

#### [Challenges Building Safe Multicore Systems](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/challenges-building-safe-multicore-mcp-software-systems)

![Picture of Tim Loveless | Principal Solutions Architect](https://www.lynx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tim_Loveless-Photo.jpg?width=30&name=Tim_Loveless-Photo.jpg) [Tim Loveless | Principal Solutions Architect: ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/author/tim-loveless-principal-solutions-architect) Jun 15, 2020 8:12:09 AM 

 _______________ [Read More](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/challenges-building-safe-multicore-mcp-software-systems)

[![](https://www.lynx.com/hubfs/SCSC%20png.png) ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/safety-critical-systems-symposium-2020)

#### [Field Notes: Safety-Critical Systems Symposium 2020](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/safety-critical-systems-symposium-2020)

![Picture of Tim Loveless | Principal Solutions Architect](https://www.lynx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tim_Loveless-Photo.jpg?width=30&name=Tim_Loveless-Photo.jpg) [Tim Loveless | Principal Solutions Architect: ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/author/tim-loveless-principal-solutions-architect) Feb 24, 2020 12:34:50 PM 

 _______________ [Read More](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/safety-critical-systems-symposium-2020)

[![](https://www.lynx.com/hubfs/TC-16-51%20BG%2005.png) ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/tc-16-51-adding-bottom-up-interference-analysis-for-mcps)

#### [TC-16/51: Adding Bottom Up Interference Analysis for MCPs](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/tc-16-51-adding-bottom-up-interference-analysis-for-mcps)

![Picture of Mark Brown | Systems Architect](https://www.lynx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20190910b_MarkBrown.jpg?width=30&name=20190910b_MarkBrown.jpg) [Mark Brown | Systems Architect: ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/author/mark-brown-systems-architect) Jan 28, 2020 2:20:00 PM 

 _______________ I hadn't heard of "bottom up" avionics certification before I read FAA's TC-16/51. But now, looking back at it, I think the authors from Thales Avionics, including Xavier Jean, PhD, proposed a big change in perspective. In their own... [Read More](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/tc-16-51-adding-bottom-up-interference-analysis-for-mcps)

[![](https://www.lynx.com/hubfs/CAST-32A%20diagram%2003.png) ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/cast-32a-significance-and-implications)

#### [CAST-32A: Significance and Implications](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/cast-32a-significance-and-implications)

![Picture of Mark Brown | Systems Architect](https://www.lynx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20190910b_MarkBrown.jpg?width=30&name=20190910b_MarkBrown.jpg) [Mark Brown | Systems Architect: ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/author/mark-brown-systems-architect) Nov 15, 2018 10:36:00 AM 

 _______________ CAST-32A presents the coordinated position of avionics certification authorities regarding Multi-Core Processors (MCPs). While today’s aerospace ecosystem could benefit from the use of MCPs, before CAST-32A was published, FAA/EASA... [Read More](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/cast-32a-significance-and-implications)