The hypervisor solution for the Arm Cortex-R82AE CPU from Lauterbach and Kernkonzept enables the analysis and debugging of the entire SDV software stack. Software development can thus begin even before the corresponding system-on-a-chip (SoCs) are available in silicon.
The solution consists of Kernkonzept’s L4Re hypervisor running on Arm Fixed Virtual Platforms (FVPs) and Lauterbach’s TRACE32 debug and trace tools, which enable analysis of the entire software stack of the SDV architecture, including the L4Re hypervisor itself and all virtual machines (VMs), including heterogeneous operating systems and applications running within the VMs.
With TRACE32 support for the L4Re hypervisor on Arm Cortex-R82AE, developers of virtualized SDV architectures and automotive applications running on heterogeneous rich and real-time operating systems, including AUTOSAR-compliant operating systems, can start their development work with the Arm FVP immediately, even before the corresponding chips are delivered in silicon.
Kernkonzept’s L4Re hypervisor for MPU-based systems safely separates real-time workloads even on very small chips, provides security features and increases system integrity.
TRACE32 enables simultaneous debugging of multiple CPUs and other cores in an emulated or silicon SoC – a unique capability that covers the entire system.
On systems running a hypervisor, TRACE32 Hypervisor-aware Debugging can simultaneously perform OS-aware debugging for each guest operating system/virtual machine (VM) and display an overview of the system. In addition to debugging the actual applications, TRACE32® tools provide access to hypervisor and operating system structures and data so developers can better understand the behavior and usage of chip resources.
As technology leaders in their respective fields, Lauterbach and Kernkonzept support the automotive value chain in the transition to SDVs right from the start. (jr)
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