A method for providing turnkey embedded computer/operating systems for independently developed user applications in a military environment

Author

Prindle, Jerry

Author_Institution

Gen. Dynamics Inf. Syst., Bloomington, MI, USA

Volume

1/17 pp. vol.1

fYear

1999

fDate

36465

Abstract

An embedded systems computer can be designed to allow the user to develop user code without affecting the embedded operating system. The computer contains a ROM-resident complete version of VxWorks (including Tornado capability), and a method for installing relocatable user programs into ROM, from which they will execute. The operating system and user programs are independently loadable and upgradable. This loading capability executes outside of VxWorks´ influence. Field upgrades of operating systems can be loaded without affecting user program functionality

Keywords

aircraft computers; application program interfaces; embedded systems; military avionics; military computing; operating systems (computers); API; ROM-resident complete version; Tornado capability; VxWorks; application code; avionics mission computer; embedded systems; field upgrades; flexible development environment; host-link model; independently developed user application; loading capability; military computing environment; relocatable user programs; turnkey embedded computer/OS; user code; user program functionality; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft manufacture; Aircraft propulsion; Application software; Computer aided manufacturing; Embedded computing; Military aircraft; Military computing; Operating systems; Power engineering computing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1999. Proceedings. 18th

Conference_Location

St Louis, MO

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5749-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1999.863691

Filename

863691