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Legacy system migration without virtualization - Story
October 12, 2011
For the past 15 years, a substantial number of deeply embedded military systems were deployed that used C/C ++ and POSIX. For systems developed with POSIX APIs or similar APIs, three choices exist for migration, which can be superior to traditional virtualization approaches. The first involves exploiting Microcontroller Unit (MCU) technologies and porting applications. The second approach exploits Microprocessor Unit (MPU) technologies and porting several applications into a new MPU. Exploiting multicore and FPGA hardware is the third alternative, which involves mapping functions to hardware and restructuring applications onto this hardware. The following explores these alternatives.
Comms
POSIX RTOS attacks SWaP and time-to-deployment issues - Story
June 08, 2010
Infantry are limited by the Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) capabilities of their equipment. The next generation of handheld and portable kits can exploit COTS Microcontroller Unit (MCU) technology to vastly reduce the cost of producing small, lightweight, ultra-low power gear. Adding an ultra-tiny POSIX RTOS enables the immediate introduction of scores of standard applications and rapid adaptation of equipment to dynamic battlefield conditions, maximizing mission success. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sarah De Boise)
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