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The immersive eCockpits and GUIs that are currently being integrated into military and commercial aircraft typically use functions such as 3D, gesture control, augmented reality, transparent screens, voice assistants and controls, and haptic feedback. They also process GPS as well as video, lidar, radar, ultrasound or infrared sensor data using artificial intelligence (AI) to create situational awareness. To do so, they need a highly capable low-power processor architecture that supports safety criticality, multiple displays and a GPGPU, and that features an operating system that not only fully supports the processor, but also the integrated safety-ready GPU. With the integration of VkCore SC Vulkan SC GPU driver support in PikeOS, the ecosystem can implement all this in a safety-critical way is now also available from the operating system side.

The NXP i.MX 8 QuadMax provides a failover-ready 32-bit GPU subsystem to support up to 4x HD displays and a 4k H.265-ready VPU that also supports numerous other graphics codes for safety-critical immersive user experiences. The dual GPU architecture with 64 execution units enables two independent 8-Vec4 shader GPUs with 32 execution units each. It can also be used to develop mixed criticality systems that integrate not only safety-critical vehicle controls but also infotainment applications, which are completely separated and isolated thanks to the integrated hypervisor and PikeOS separation kernel. What is more, PikeOS separation kernel 5.1.3 is also certified to Common Criteria level EAL 5+, meeting the highest cybersecurity requirements for V2X communications in connected cars.

“CoreAVI is pleased to continue its long-standing partnership with SYSGO by providing driver support for PikeOS on i.MX 8,” said Dan Joncas, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at CoreAVI. “We look forward to providing our customers in aerospace, defense, automotive and industrial sectors the latest in state-of-the-art safety critical software solutions for their modern applications.”   

“Our strong partnership with CoreAVI results in exceptionally robust innovations that are proven and popular with our customers. We are therefore proud to add another piece of the mosaic to our portfolio with support for the i.MX 8 Quad Max.,” said Franz Walkembach, Vice President Marketing & Alliances at SYSGO.

For further information and to learn more about the VkCore SC graphics and compute driver support for PikeOS for this feature bundle, which is based on the Vulkan SC API and certifiable to DO-178B/C for the avionics industry, please visit the following link: www.sysgo.com

About CoreAVI

CoreAVI is the global leader in architecting and delivering safety critical graphics and compute software drivers and libraries, embedded ‘system on chip’ and discrete graphics processor components, and certifiable platform hardware IP. CoreAVI’s comprehensive software suite enables development and deployment of complete safety critical solutions for automotive, industrial and aerospace applications requiring certification to the highest integrity levels coupled with full lifecycle support. CoreAVI’s solutions support both graphics and compute applications including safe autonomy, machine vision and AI in the automotive, unmanned vehicle and industrial IoT markets, as well as commercial and military avionics systems.

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