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Systems Architecture
On reference architectures
LYNX Software Technologies: 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...
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What Is A Separation Kernel?
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,...
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Field Notes: Safety-Critical Systems Symposium 2020
Tim Loveless | Principal Solutions Architect: Feb 24, 2020 12:34:50 PM
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TC-16/51: Adding Bottom Up Interference Analysis for MCPs
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...
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Lynx & ENSCO Demonstrate Avionics Solutions at DSEI JAPAN 2019
Dan Westerberg | Senior Systems Engineer: Nov 18, 2019 2:29:00 PM
The most formidable challenges of modern avionics development programs are often centered around the safety certification process and the corresponding requirements and costs. Equally as challenging to any large development program are the design...
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Do You Need a Real-Time Operating System?
Chris Barlow | Technical Product Manager: Nov 11, 2019 10:29:00 AM
_______________ Do Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOSes) consistently provide the most effective platform for realizing your embedded software system design? Most RTOS vendors seem to think so, frequently citing RTOS benefits while rarely discussing...
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Embedded Best Practices at Arm Tech-con
James Deutch | Principal Field Applications Engineer: Oct 17, 2019 2:13:00 PM
_______________ Lynx participated in this year’s Arm TechCon with a booth in the expo hall, where we demoed Lynx MOSA.ic and its components — LynxSecure®, Buildroot Linux, LynxOS-178®, and Lynx Simple Applications (which are bare-metal apps). It was...
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How to Choose a Real-Time Operating System
Tim Loveless | Principal Solutions Architect: Oct 14, 2019 10:32:00 AM
_______________ Choosing an RTOS is not as simple as choosing a car. We know about cars; we know their strengths and weaknesses and we intuitively understand compromises like performance vs practicality or luxury vs price. We see all kinds of...
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Realizing modern Automotive Software Environments
Chris Barlow | Technical Product Manager: Oct 9, 2019 2:17:00 PM
_______________ The complexity of today’s automobiles is increasing with every new model on the market. A modern car can contain hundreds of electronic control units and with connectivity and autonomy becoming commonplace, this is increasing...
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