FACE TIM/MOSA Summit: September 2023
I am certain that there will be some formal write-ups in the coming days from esteemed journalist channels like Military Embedded, but we thought we...
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Ian Ferguson | VP Marketing
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Jul 18, 2023 11:23:18 AM
Report after report showcases the challenges that the Military and Aerospace market sectors are facing when it comes to delivering programs on time, in budget with the committed level of functionality.
At the core of this is that embedded systems continue to become more complicated. A nice piece from McKinsey from 2022 covers a few industry examples. As we are now in a software-defined world, these challenges will continue to grow.
We strongly believe our focus should be increasingly centered on “integration”. If there is a compelling, complementary technology to what Lynx offers, we focus on proving that our customers can efficiently and effectively harness the 3rd party technology in a low-risk way. Some of this engagement with the industry will be through the Labs initiative we rolled out in 2CQ23. The “ic” in LYNX MOSA.ic stands for Integration Center. To be more specific, that includes:
As we look at improvements to our LYNX MOSA.ic software framework, part of our DNA is how those new capabilities address this macro challenge.
One of the regular constraints faced by embedded software developers is the availability/accessibility of the target hardware. Certain functionality, such as proving deterministic real-time responses, have to harness the hardware; a lot can be accomplished by harnessing powerful server hardware and virtual environments. Many of our customers, such as the Lockheed Martin F-35 program, use Linux and like the ease of migration presented by LynxOS-178 due to its strongest alignment to POSIX compatibility when compared with the entire set of real-time operating system offerings in the industry. Code that needs to be certified and/or executed inside tight and predictable time windows is moved across to LynxOS-178.
We also see our customers explore more with CI/CD development strategies. Rather than forcing our customers to adopt new design flows, it is important that Lynx’s technologies can be incorporated into their flows.
In early July, Lynx released a package of software for evaluation by customers and partners that:
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To use this package of software, customers would:
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Lynx is making the VIE software freely available via The Labs. If you are interested, please fill out the VIE form on the Labs page and a member of our team will contact you. We see this as the first important step on a journey and are actively seeking out customers and partners that wish to explore, evolve, and broaden the capabilities offered here.
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