Wind River Hypervisor brings a new level of flexibility to the development of embedded devices. It opens up new opportunities for cost savings through hardware consolidation; it allows developers to leverage multiple operating systems in a single device so they can expand and enhance device functionality; it facilitates the adoption of multicore processors by increasing reliability and reducing risk; and it provides the new software configuration options required to architect next-generation embedded devices.
An integral part of Wind River's Multicore Software Solution, Wind River Hypervisor focuses on core real-time values such as high performance, small footprint, determinism, low latency, and high reliability. It is highly optimized for and integrated with VxWorks and Wind River Linux, and it supports other operating systems and a broad range of processor architectures.
For developers who are building highly differentiated embedded devices, Wind River Hypervisor offers compelling new capabilities. Now you can build more functionality into smaller form factors, build more scalable and reliable multicore systems, and consolidate with confidence—with all the efficiencies of a unified development environment and a single-vendor solution.
Benefits
Consolidation: Systems that require multiple processors are expensive and inefficient in terms of hardware costs and power consumption. With Wind River Hypervisor, you can consolidate existing systems to a single or multicore solution, so you can pack more features and functions into smaller form factors, saving money while increasing efficiency.
Innovation and differentiation: It can be difficult to create highly differentiated devices when development is constrained to one operating system. Wind River Hypervisor allows multiple operating systems to coexist and cooperate on the same device, enabling developers to introduce a new operating system or newer OS versions while leveraging existing software assets.
Efficient adoption of multicore: Multicore processors promise increased performance and reduced power consumption; however, adapting software developed for single processors to run on multicore processors can be a daunting task. Using Wind River Hypervisor in a supervised AMP configuration makes systems easier to configure, reduces complexity by increasing protection between cores, and provides a more scalable and reliable solution.
