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| Industrial Solutions Embedded systems are simply systems that have computers integrated into other objects (like cars, airplanes, etc). Industrial platforms typically perform the central control and integration of variety of subsystems. These systems typically perform the real-time performance management and monitoring functions and need to operate in a variety of different environmental conditions. Examples of some of Phoenix’s BIOS implementations include: | |
| | Avionics | | Medical | | Automotive | | Industrial |
|  | Avionics manufacturers need to deploy solutions that can integrate with a vast array of existing systems, therefore, they prefer ruggedized, interoperable commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions. Avionics manufacturers can purchase a COTS version of Embedded BIOS® with StrongFrame® Technology. Straightforward configuration of this COTS software is accomplished with project files using pre-defined configuration options (over 1,000 available), and is augmented by selection of standard off-the-shelf building blocks for chipset, CPU, Super I/O, Flash, SMM, and ACPI support.
Embedded BIOS with StrongFrame Technology’s configuration parameters provide code path elimination controls, allowing the manufacturer to remove unused code modules and paths in the final system. This ensures that only the code that supports the operating system and application is enabled in the system, and facilitates code coverage analysis, which is necessary for certification.
| Medical devices run the gamut from point-of-care terminals to patient monitoring systems, tiny hand-held and portable diagnostic and therapy devices, and very high-end medical imaging systems.
In medical devices, selective enabling of code paths within the BIOS is important for certification, because it reduces the code coverage burden, and eliminates automatic functionality in POST that might otherwise run unnecessarily on systems that don’t use the functionality. This allows for a significant reduction in the “time to waveform”(TTW) in medical monitoring equipment. TTW can achieve analog response times when the high performance POST is optimized for the manufacturer’s design.
| In-vehicle infotainment (IVI) solutions include entertainment, navigation, location-based services, and communication / connectivity solutions. These systems must start quickly, hide the underlying complexity of the system from end-users, and be robust.
With over 30 years of BIOS experience, Phoenix Technologies’ solutions are highly stable and capable of booting under a second. In addition, by enabling Bluetooth connectivity at the BIOS layer, Phoenix provides seamless integration between home, office, car entertainment, and communication devices.
| Industrial control applications require real-time response and support for a wide range of applications involving control of low- and high-speed mechanical systems with integrated computer systems. Industrial applications interface with the physical world, and their failure commonly has serious consequences.
Reliability, not only on a large scale, but also in terms of real-time performance, is a common requirement. Phoenix BIOS solutions provide the firmware foundation that real-time operating systems can be hosted using X86 architectures without costly customization at BSP level. With the addition of Firmbase® Technology and its high availability solutions, industrial PC’s can be made more robust and more connected, not only at the manufacturing level, but at the maintenance and IT levels. Improving availability, increases safety and reduces downtime.
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