San Francisco, CA and Pittsburgh, PA; Embedded Systems Conference — (press release excerpt) — TimeSys Corporation today announced that its Linux-based solutions have been optimized to support Sun Microsystems' UltraSPARC IIe family of processors.

A board support package (BSP) for TimeSys Linux and development tools optimized for Sun's CP2060 embedded board, based on the UltraSPARC IIe processor, is now available. Support for the UltraSPARC architecture expands TimeSys' overall footprint to include an even larger range of processor architectures that include IA32 (x86), ARM, PowerPC, MIPS, SuperH, and Xscale.

The TimeSys CP2060 BSP will feature TimeSys Linux GPL, consisting of a fully featured preemptible kernel that extends a standard Linux distribution to support the predictable, extremely low-latency response requirements of embedded systems based on Sun Microsystems' UltraSPARC IIe architecture. Available for the CP2060 BSP are additional TimeSys kernel modules that transform TimeSys Linux GPL to meet the requirements of applications ranging from handheld devices and telecommunication switches to process control and avionics. TimeSys Linux/Real-Time delivers additional capabilities to deliver full response predictability to TimeSys Linux GPL. TimeSys Linux/CPU and /Net provide capabilities for dynamic load handling and system overload protection. Used in conjunction with TimeSys' cross-platform development tools, TimeSys provides a complete embedded Linux-based solution for the CP2060 board.

“Sun Microsystems is throwing its weight behind Linux as a key component of their solution for embedded systems, and as a strategic partner, we're committed to providing designers with a complete embedded Linux solution for Sun's UltraSPARC family of processors,” said TimeSys President and CEO Larry Weidman. “Our BSP for the CP2060 board will provide designers building embedded systems for network equipment providers and carriers for the telecommunications industry with the first real-time embedded Linux solution for the UltraSPARC IIe processor.”

 
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