Timesys has announced LinuxLink support for four Ensemble 3000 Series and Ensemble 6000 Series modules from Mercury Computer Systems, the HCD3200, HCD6220, HCD6410 and SBC6120 platforms.
The LinuxLink framework includes the Linux kernel, cross-toolchain, application development IDE, a build system called Factory, middleware packages, software stacks and libraries, documentation and technical support.
The company said that the newly supported processing modules support one or more dual-core MPC8640D or MPC8641D processors. They are components within Mercury’s 3U and 6U OpenVPX systems, which deliver offerings for high-performance computing, suitable for use in radar, EO/IR, and electronic warfare applications on both manned and unmanned airborne platforms.
According to Timesys, the LinuxLink framework for the new 3000 and 6000 Series platforms provides support for the on-board resources including internal and external gigabit ethernet interfaces, serial RapidIO and ANSI-compliant system management.
Reportedly, LinuxLink allows customers to choose from the GNU-based optimised toolchains enabled with uClibc and glibc libraries. It allows for creation of a footprint-optimised root file system (RFS) with application-specific features selected from available software packages. Package categories include multimedia, networking, storage, security, industrial and more.
LinuxLink includes the TimeStorm Eclipse-based IDE, which provides application developers with a toolset that handles embedded tasks like cross-compiling and remote debugging while including support for advanced features like profiling, testing and leak detection, the company said.
Philippe Roy, director of product line management at Mercury, said: Mercury selected LinuxLink as the operating system platform for these modules so our customers could benefit from both open-source software and productivity enhancing tools. Those LinuxLink characteristics are an excellent complement to our OpenVPX solutions, which deliver high performance within an industry-standard systems architecture.
