WILSONVILLE, Ore., April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
- New Nucleus® SafetyCert™ product, a safety-certified version of
the Nucleus real-time operating system (RTOS) for embedded devices,
meets safety and reliability regulatory requirements
- Targets high-performance, next-generation applications for
industrial, medical and airborne systems
- Nucleus SafetyCert RTOS has been verified and documented to
meet the stringent certification requirements for device
manufacturers who develop software for products that must comply to
these safety standards: IEC 61058 SIL 3, IEC 62304 Class C or RTCA
DO-178C Level A
- Supports all U.S. and international safety-critical standards,
providing a complete certification solution to successfully
navigate through the technology regulatory approval process
- The Nucleus SafetyCert package includes a process model for
space partitioning, run-time libraries, connectivity, networking,
data storage, and the Sourcery™ CodeBench Integrated Development
Environment (IDE)
For more information, go to:
www.mentor.com/embedded/safety
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today
announced the new Nucleus SafetyCert real time operating
system (RTOS), targeting high-performance, next-generation
applications for embedded devices designed to meet safety and
reliability regulatory requirements for industrial, medical, and
airborne systems. Running in more than 3 billion devices, the
high-performance and highly scalable Nucleus RTOS has been verified
and documented by Verocel, Inc., a leading independent
safety-critical software verification company. The Nucleus
SafetyCert RTOS meets the stringent certification requirements for
device manufacturers developing safety-related software for
products requiring IEC 61508 SIL 3, IEC 62304 Class C, or
RTCA DO-178C Level A safety certification.
Growth in safety-critical embedded devices requiring highly
reliable software, plus the need to meet increased scrutiny from
regulatory agencies, is placing greater demands on software
developers. Costs for safety certification are rapidly
increasing and device software complexity is expanding for
mission-critical devices due to increased connectivity and
middleware components, and rich graphic user interfaces. The
Nucleus SafetyCert RTOS is a cost effective safety-certifiable
solution that includes a certified version of Nucleus RTOS with a
process model that supports space partitioning, run-time libraries,
connectivity, networking, data storage and the Sourcery CodeBench
Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
The Nucleus SafetyCert RTOS has been designed, validated and
documented to be used in the development of safety-related software
for the highest safety integrity levels of the International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards 61508 and 62304 for
industrial and medical devices, and for avionics devices requiring
the highest levels of DO-178C certification. The Nucleus SafetyCert
RTOS reduces risk for software developers by providing the complete
certification package required to successfully navigate through the
regulatory approval process.
Mixed Criticality
Cost-reduction requirements are driving the need to consolidate
functionality which increasingly entails combining safety-critical
applications with non-critical applications. The historical
approach of using separate hardware modules to isolate
safety-certified applications from non-certified applications is
burdened with drawbacks that include increased bill of material
(BOM) costs, weight, testing, heat, and power
consumption. Today's modern
high-performance processors allow software developers to
consolidate components onto a single system. The Nucleus
SafetyCert RTOS with a certified process model is a lightweight
solution that leverages modern processors for single chip
mixed-criticality architectures.
Utilizing the memory management unit without virtualizing
memory, the Nucleus RTOS safety certification provides a low
overhead approach to create space partitions that safely isolates
mission critical certified applications from non-safety
applications on a single processor or SOC. With the Nucleus
SafetyCert RTOS, costs are reduced by certifying only the
safety-critical software components in devices with
mixed-criticality components to meet the IEC 61508 and 62304
requirements for safety assurance.
Commentary
Verocel, Inc. is a global company that provides independent
software verification to safety-critical industries, such as
avionics, nuclear and railway. The company helped develop the FAA
guidance for reverse engineering materials for existing software
products to meet DO-178B/C requirements and is an established
expert in evaluating and generating evidence to meet such safety
standards.
"We conducted thorough code reviews, analysis, testing and
generated full traceability mapping between related life-cycle
artifacts for the Nucleus SafetyCert RTOS to validate it is
certifiable for devices requiring regulatory approval to meet these
safety standards," stated George
Romanski, president and CEO of Verocel, Inc.
"Software architects can leverage the process model in Nucleus
SafetyCert for both mixed-criticality systems and for embedded
safety-critical applications requiring the additional
reliability provided by protected memory space
partitioning."
"Mentor's mission is to provide our customers with proven and
reliable embedded solutions that mitigate risk and enhance
productivity," stated Scot
Morrison, general manager of runtime solutions,
Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division. "Nucleus is the
industry's most widely deployed RTOS, so with Verocel's rigorous
certification approval, customers can develop safety-critical
applications with greater confidence."
For more information, please contact:
Larry Toda
Mentor Graphics
503.685.1664
larry_toda@mentor.com
About Mentor Embedded
The Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division enables embedded
development for a variety of applications including automotive,
industrial, smart energy, medical devices, and consumer
electronics. Embedded developers can create systems with the latest
processors and micro-controllers with commercially supported and
customizable Linux®-based solutions including the industry-leading
Sourcery CodeBench and Mentor® Embedded Linux products. For
real-time systems, developers can take advantage of the
small-foot-print and low-power-capable Nucleus RTOS. For more
information, visit www.mentor.com/embedded
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation is a world leader in electronic
hardware and software design solutions, providing products,
consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most
successful electronic, semiconductor and systems companies.
Established in 1981, the company reported revenues in the last
fiscal year in excess of $1.24
billion. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W.
Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon
97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.
(Mentor Graphics, Mentor and Nucleus are registered trademarks
and Sourcery and SafetyCert are trademarks of Mentor Graphics
Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered
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