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New COQOS release benefits from avionics certified micro-kernel

27th January 2011

SYSGO AG

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OpenSynergy presented the new version of the automotive software framework COQOS on the International Consumer Electronics Show 2011 (CES). The new release of COQOS (release 10.12) now includes the micro-kernel of SYSGO's PikeOS. This micro-kernel has been designed for safety- and security-critical applications and has already been certified according to stringent avionics standards such as DO-178B. Therefore COQOS now can be applied in automotive ECUs with increased requirements on safety and security. The existing certifications of the underlying micro-kernel PikeOS from SYSGO will facilitate compliance to automotive safety and security standards.

As recently as September 2010 the two companies OpenSynergy GmbH and SYSGO AG had started their cooperation. OpenSynergy’s General Manager Stefaan Sonck Thiebaut indicates that this cooperation has led to first results within a very short period of time: This very fast joint product release has shown that both companies have complementary technology and that the development teams work together very effectively. As Michael Tiedemann, Chief Executive Officer at SYSGO, said: “Through our cooperation with OpenSynergy, the automotive industry has now access to our technology and can benefit from its proven track-record in avionics.”

For infotainment applications, COQOS now supports Android 2.1 in addition to several other Linux distributions. On the automotive side, COQOS comes with an AUTOSAR 3.1 run-time environment and tooling.

COQOS release 10.12 has added support for the Freescale i.mx51 and i.mx53 application processors, which are based on an ARM Cortex A8 core. Especially the i.mx53 application processor, which integrates a CAN controller, is well suited for a COQOS-based single-chip solution. Using COQOS an AUTOSAR CAN-Stack can run together with an Android infotainment system. Although both run on the same processor, they are well separated: on booting, the AUTOSAR functionality is available very quickly and keeps running reliably and independently from the Android world.