Unveiling the Next Generation Of Wind River Linux

Industry-leading, commercial-grade Linux platform for embedded device development

Successful device software development means having the flexibility to choose the right platform and tools for deploying your project. Rapid technical advances in embedded Linux are creating new opportunities to use open source solutions for a variety of projects. The challenge is that new devices are increasingly more complex and create more demands for standards-based platforms and infrastructure, meaning developers with limited resources struggle to build better and progressively advanced devices.

Wind River Linux will offer a new release that demonstrates our continued commitment to meet the demands of embedded device developers. Wind River Linux will be based on the 2.6.21 Linux kernel and offer a host of new features and advancements designed to promote the efforts of device developers.

Key Benefits

Deploy your device quickly and efficiently, reducing time-to-market
Lower costs by eliminating the burden of building, supporting, and maintaining your own Linux distribution, allowing you to focus on the applications that you develop, and not on developing the Linux platform
Deliver advanced functionality/capabilities with guaranteed real-time performance, advanced networking stacks, and enhanced multiprocessing support not available from open source
Ensure that you have a plan for the long-term and the support of a trusted vendor

Key Features in Wind River Linux

2.6.21 kernel
GCC 4.x toolchain
64-bit user/kernel space application and tools support
PREEMPT_RT real-time extensions
CGL 4.0 compliance
Integrated security-enhanced Linux packages
Wind River Real-Time Core for Linux for guaranteed interrupt response (optional)
Wind River Advanced Networking Technologies stack integration for additional networking functionality (optional)
Broad number of BSPs

Read the Wind River Linux Press Release.

Workbench Enhanced Development Tools
Wind River Linux includes the industry-leading, open, extensible Wind River Workbench development suite. From hardware and board initialization to application development, Workbench offers deep capability across the development process in a single Eclipse-based environment, with complete platform integration and powerful tools for debugging, code analysis, and test.

Wind River Workbench: Provides advanced debugging, analysis, visualization, and target simulation
Wind River Workbench, On-Chip Debugging Edition: Enables rapid problem debugging between the hardware and software
Wind River Device Management: Provides development, QA, and support teams a common infrastructure and workflow for diagnosing and resolving issues in deployed devices

New Enhancements to Workbench

64-bit target debug and analysis tools support
Patch Manager now integrated with "quilt"
Support for Wind River Real-Time Core development
QEMU emulator control
On-chip debugging support for kernel and user mode debugging

Wind River Teams with Every Major Hardware Provider
Wind River Linux platforms offer the most comprehensive and broadest selection of Board Support Packages (BSPs) for the leading CPU providers.

Experience, Support, and Services
Wind River Linux includes full access to Wind River worldwide 24/7 product support. In addition, Wind River offers optionally available Professional Services to assist you in design, integration, and optimization tailored to the unique requirements of your project.

The Reality
Complex devices demand industry-proven, quality-tested embedded Linux solutions. Why trust your device development requirements to anyone other than the recognized leader? Wind River delivers the most comprehensive solutions for your application-development needs.