VxWorks
Safety Platforms
VxWorks makes it easier and more cost-effective for technology suppliers to meet the stringent safety certification requirements of EN 50128, IEC 61508, IEC 62304, ISO 26262, DO-178C, and ED-12C.
VxWorks 653
VxWorks® 653 is an integrated modular avionics (IMA) platform enabling workload consolidation of safety-critical and less-critical applications sharing a common computer platform.
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VxWorks Cert Edition
VxWorks Cert Edition is a platform for safety-critical applications that require DO-178C, IEC 61508, IEC 62304, or ISO 26262 certification evidence in the avionics, transportation, industrial automation, and medical device industries.
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Customer Story
“Wind River is the ideal partner for us because they provide a holistic safety development approach.”
—Hao Wu, General Manager, FITSCO
Customer Story
“Already validated in other IMA systems, Wind River safety-critical technology offers the reliability, flexibility, and configurability required for an implementation meeting stringent safety demands.”
—Christian Franot, Head of Helionix Program at Airbus Helicopters
Customer Story
“Our use of VxWorks 653 enables us to align with the FACE™ Technical Standard, achieve DO-178C certification, and consolidate our avionics technology on multi-core hardware, resulting in superior performance and lower lifecycle costs.”
—Ike Song, Vice President, Situational Awareness Systems
Customer Story
“Working with Wind River enabled us to develop Project Zero in record time with a revolutionary approach by leveraging market-leading technology.”
—AgustaWestland
Wind River VxWorks 653 Platform
VxWorks 653 is a safe, secure, and reliable real-time operating system (RTOS) that delivers an open virtualization platform with robust time and space partitioning on the latest PowerPC multi-core processor platforms. With technology proven by more than 360 customers over 600 safety programs in more than 100 civilian and military aircraft, VxWorks 653 is driving the transition to software-defined systems in aerospace and defense, bringing innovative technology that solves real business problems. It offers:
VxWorks is proven in the most challenging safety-critical applications
Trust
World leader in ARINC 653 real-time operating environments, with a proven track record of more than 220 customers across more than 440 programs in more than 80 civilian and military aircraft, including the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the Airbus A400M, and the Northrop Grumman UH-60V Black Hawk avionics upgrade
Robust partitioning
Support for a partitioned open architecture and robust partitioning that enables suppliers to modify an application that is part of an existing certified system, and only retest the scope of the components that have changed, dramatically reducing the recertification costs and total cost of ownership (TCO)
Multilevel safety
High safety and security assurance with multi-core scheduler utilizing hardware virtualization assist
Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) certification evidence
COTS certification artifacts that can accelerate the time required to accomplish certification while reducing schedule risk
Independent build, link, and load
VxWorks 653 is designed around a multi-supplier, role-based supply chain per RTCA DO-297 that allows application suppliers to asynchronously develop, test, and deliver software applications independently
Maintenance and support
Full access to the Wind River worldwide support organization and a specialized team of Professional Services engineers with extensive experience in delivering design, integration, and optimization services
Unmodified guest OS
Support for integration of both legacy and new applications to the latest PowerPC multi-core processor platforms; VxWorks and Wind River® Linux guest OSes supported out of the box
VxWorks Cert Edition
For nearly four decades, our software has been trusted to enable the highest levels of safety, security, and reliability in the world’s most critical systems. VxWorks Cert Edition provides a certifiable RTOS system for regulated industries looking to develop and certify safe, secure, and reliable solutions, reducing risk, cost, and certification efforts.
VxWorks Cert Edition provides the following:
- It is tightly coupled to specific hardware.
- It is written in lower-level languages such as C/C++.
- It interacts directly with hardware (e.g., peripherals).
- It requires specialized development and management tools.
- It tends to have a long lifecycle and stateful execution.
- It faces an increasing diversity of end hardware and software deployed in the field.
Resources
Certificate
VxWorks is certified to be compliant with ISO 26262 Automotive Safety Integrity Level D (ASIL-D) and IEC 61508 (SIL 3).
Product Overview
An RTOS platform for safety-critical applications that require DO-178C, IEC 61508, or ISO 26262 certification evidence in the avionics, transportation, industrial automation, and medical device industries.
Product Overview
An integrated modular avionics (IMA) platform enabling workload consolidation of safety-critical and less critical applications.
Guide
Understand functional safety standards, their importance for safety software development, and solutions for your safety-critical IoT systems.
Certificate
VxWorks is certified to be compliant with ISO 26262 Automotive Safety Integrity Level D (ASIL-D) and IEC 61508 (SIL 3).
Product Overview
An RTOS platform for safety-critical applications that require DO-178C, IEC 61508, or ISO 26262 certification evidence in the avionics, transportation, industrial automation, and medical device industries.
Product Overview
An integrated modular avionics (IMA) platform enabling workload consolidation of safety-critical and less critical applications.
Guide
Understand functional safety standards, their importance for safety software development, and solutions for your safety-critical IoT systems.