Electrobit showcases Linux operating system

Auto China 2024 Electrobit presents Linux operating system for driving functions

2024-04-23 From Sven Prawitz Sven Prawitz | Translated by AI 2 min Reading Time

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Elektrobit is showcasing a Linux OS for safety-critical functions and a tool for gateway use cases at Auto China in Beijing. Both products are designed to reduce development time.

Elektrobit is showcasing several new products at Auto China in Beijing.(Image: Electrobit) — Elektrobit is showcasing several new products at Auto China in Beijing.
(Image: Electrobit)

Elektrobit is using Auto China in Beijing to launch several new products. With "corbos Linux for Safety Applications", the company claims to have the world's first open-source operating system that meets automotive safety standards. The operating system has received a positive technical review for the "Safety Element out of Context" (SEooC) according to the two safety standards ISO 26262 ASIL B and IEC 61508 SIL 2.

Elektrobit has developed a Linux operating system for safety-critical functions in the car.
(Image:Elektrobit)

With the new operating system, Elektrobit offers its customers a so-called "Free Open Source Software" (FOSS) for safety-relevant high-performance computing function domains - for example for assistance systems and automated functions. According to the software company, this operating system can reduce time-to-market by up to 50 percent.

Elektrobit assures users that the operating system will be maintained for 15 years. "Like the smartphone, vehicles receive updates over the entire life cycle, which can be provided quickly and inexpensively by the manufacturers," says Mike Robertson, Chief Product Officer and Managing Director at Elektrobit.

Configure gateways on microcontroller

Another new product is the "zoneo GatewayCore". With this, the new generation of hardware accelerators for microcontrollers can be configured and integrated. The basis is the "Classic Autosar" standard.

The new software is available on Infineon Aurix TC4x microcontrollers. The tool is designed to simplify the configuration of complex networking gateway use cases. For OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, this reduces integration effort and consequently costs, Elektrobit shares.

Improved processing latency, lower CPU load

With these functions, Zoneo Gateway Core closes a gap between hardware-dependent accelerators and Classic Autosar. According to Elektrobit, the integrated hardware-software approach improves the processing latency of information while at the same time reducing the CPU load and power consumption for network tasks.

So far, many different tools have been needed to configure the hardware and basic software parts of the Autosar environment, Robertson describes the situation. "Together with Infineon, we are optimizing the process."

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