--- title: Lynx Software Technologies | Learning Center | embedded systems description: embedded systems | --- # TECHNICAL ARTICLES Filter by Tag Show All 10G Arm Tech Con Automotive Avionics BSPs Benchmark CAST-32A CVEs Cache Allocation Technology Cache-partitioning Certification DO-178 Demo Events FAA FACE TIM Future Airborne Capabilities Environment (FACE™) Least Privilege Lynx MOSA.ic™ LynxElement LynxOS-178 LynxSecure MCP Multi-core Multicore Open Group Open Standards Open Systems PCI-E POSIX® Press Release RAM Ram Disk Reference Architecture SR-IOV Safety Security Single-root IO Virtualization Standards Subjects Systems Architecture TC-16/51 TCO TTM Technical Blog Trusted Codebase Virtual Machines architecture board support certifications costs development embedded linux embedded systems hardware hardware interference hypervisors linux meltdown partitioning privilege escalation real-time reusable software rsc rtos separation kernel side channels software spectre virtualization vulnerabilities ### embedded systems [![](https://www.lynx.com/hubfs/Figure%20-009.png) ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/introducing-the-z-application) #### [Introducing the Z-Application-Bridging the gap between bare metal and rtos](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/introducing-the-z-application) ![Picture of LYNX Software Technologies](https://www.lynx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LYNX_logo_SQUARE.jpg?width=30&name=LYNX_logo_SQUARE.jpg) [LYNX Software Technologies: ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/author/lynx-writers-and-editors) Aug 12, 2021 12:06:18 PM _______________ [Read More](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/introducing-the-z-application) [![](https://www.lynx.com/hubfs/SR-IOV%20diagram%20002b.png) ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/what-is-single-root-io-virtualization-part-2) #### [Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) -Pt 2- LynxOS-178 10G network benchmarkS](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/what-is-single-root-io-virtualization-part-2) ![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) Mar 16, 2021 12:33:11 PM _______________ Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) virtualizes network interface cards (NICs) to allow a single NIC to present itself as dozens of virtual NICs to a hypervisor. It is a hardware standard, part of the PCI-SIG (Peripheral... [Read More](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/what-is-single-root-io-virtualization-part-2) [![](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/Fig%2002.png) ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/edge-computing-is-here) #### [Edge Computing is Here. What's Next?](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/edge-computing-is-here) ![Picture of Lynx Software Technologies](https://www.lynx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LYNX%20Logo%20Blue%201-1.jpg?width=30&name=LYNX%20Logo%20Blue%201-1.jpg) [Lynx Software Technologies: ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/author/lynx-software-technologies) Feb 7, 2021 9:33:37 AM _______________ Industry 4.0? Edge computing? Call it what you will, the fact remains that our industry moves slowly. Obstacles must be overcome before we can claim that edge computing has evolved from theories and experiments to true industrial... [Read More](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/edge-computing-is-here) [![](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/LYNX%20MOSAic%20Your%20Design%20Here%20-%20PNG.png) ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/on-reference-architectures) #### [On reference architectures](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/on-reference-architectures) ![Picture of LYNX Software Technologies](https://www.lynx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LYNX_logo_SQUARE.jpg?width=30&name=LYNX_logo_SQUARE.jpg) [LYNX Software Technologies: ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/author/lynx-writers-and-editors) Jan 8, 2021 11:57:36 AM What is a reference architecture? The term “architecture” seems to be in ever increasing use in its technological context. As an extrapolation from the construction term that Frank Lloyd Wright would have been familiar with, its definition as the... [Read More](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/on-reference-architectures) [![](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/RESOURCE%20IMAGES/RTOSES.jpg) ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/best-real-time-operating-system-rtos-vendors-2020) #### [Best Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) Vendors (2020)](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/best-real-time-operating-system-rtos-vendors-2020) ![Picture of James Deutch | Principal Field Applications Engineer](https://www.lynx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/James%20Deutch%20Photo%2001.jpg?width=30&name=James%20Deutch%20Photo%2001.jpg) [James Deutch | Principal Field Applications Engineer: ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/author/james-deutch-principal-field-applications-engineer) May 8, 2020 2:16:17 PM _______________ Lynx Software Technologies has built and supported real-time operating systems (RTOSes) since 1988. We have witnessed hardware and embedded software technologies evolve and have supported our customers through the design,... [Read More](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/best-real-time-operating-system-rtos-vendors-2020) [![](https://www.lynx.com/hubfs/Commercial%20kernels%2002.png) ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/what-is-a-separation-kernel) #### [What Is A Separation Kernel?](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/what-is-a-separation-kernel) ![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) Mar 22, 2020 12:02:33 PM _______________ Having built both separation kernels and real-time operating systems—and supported customers using both across a wide range of industries—we are familiar with the pros and cons of each software technology, as well as their security,... [Read More](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/what-is-a-separation-kernel) [![](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) [1](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/tag/embedded-systems/page/1) [2](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/tag/embedded-systems/page/2) [3](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/tag/embedded-systems/page/3) [ Next ](https://www.lynx.com/embedded-systems-learning-center/tag/embedded-systems/page/2)