DEPLOY: DEVICE SOFTWARE CERTIFYING INDUSTRIAL MISSION-CRITICAL IOT
THE CHALLENGE
The increasing demand for high-speed internet connection for home and office and the increased use of IoT in various industries have contributed to the growth of the smart router industry. A small company building smart routers is trying to expand its market share by building a certified solution with real-time capabilities for guaranteed uptime of at least six nines and the maximum speed possible.
The existing deployed products use a RYO version of Linux with preempt-rt patches to replicate near-real-time performance. But, to achieve six-nines uptime, a true real-time operating system (RTOS) is required to validate the performance and get certification authority approval.
However, the existing user interface, built on Linux, is the company’s main differentiator and is a sweet spot for its large user base and app developer community.
THE SOLUTION
Using Wind River® Studio’s integrated runtimes, the development team can leverage the Type 1 hypervisor powered by Wind River Helix™ Virtualization Platform with the realtime runtime powered by VxWorks® and default embedded Linux runtime powered by the Yocto Project, running side by side. The outcome is achieving the desired six-nines uptime, adopting an RTOS, and enabling the device to pass the extensive testing and validation required by the certification authority.
THE RESULTS
The company’s new certified solution allows it to expand its addressable market and demand a premium price — without compromising its existing, well-established, and popular Linux user experience
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