Linux PCI platform put to testing tasks

CyberMetrix is to use Concurrent Computer's iHawk PCI platforms running the RedHawk Linux real-time operating system for its next generation of high-performance CyFlex test and measurement systems.

CyberMetrix is to use Concurrent Computer's iHawk PCI platforms running the RedHawk Linux real-time operating system for its next generation of high-performance CyFlex test and measurement systems.

The two companies will also become value-added resellers of each other's real-time components extending both companies' offering into the markets they serve.

The agreement forms the basis for co-operative efforts to address Linux-based test cell market needs.

CyberMetrix offers test and measurement solutions for product development and production test.

Its CyFlex test system is a world-class, highly flexible test system currently in use at major engineering facilities in the USA and around the world.

CyFlex's adaptability and support for commercial instrumentation make it a cost-effective solution for a wide range of test system needs.

CyFlex provides investment protection of application code by eliminating code changes for plug-and-play I/O subsystems.

CyFlex customers benefit with maximised return on investment by leveraging its reconfiguration feature to reapply the system without the expense of purchasing new software, I/O or programming services.

The power and flexibility of the CyFlex system offers scalability that can be applied in testing and measurement applications that range from small, simple tests managing several parameters, to very large, complex tests involving hundreds of real-time measurements.

CyFlex management tools, coupled with CyFlex features and functionality, improve test cell usage, resulting in shortened payback on the software investment, including reductions in product development test times.

CyberMetrix is a full service provider with a solution portfolio that includes CyFlex software integrated with Concurrent's iHawk Series 860 platform, engineering support, application development and training.

Concurrent has over 37 years of experience in the development and manufacture of real-time computer systems, offering solutions that are specially designed to support mission-critical, real-time applications.

Concurrent's latest offering is the iHawk Series 860 multiprocessor based on the Intel Xeon CPU.

The heart of the iHawk is Concurrent's RedHawk Linux operating system, compatible with the popular Red Hat Linux distribution and enhanced by Concurrent's real-time Linux kernel.

Concurrent computer systems also support a wide range of PCI and VME interfaces from leading industry suppliers allowing them to adjust the scale of system needs and to meet all user hardware connectivity requirements.

Concurrent's NightStar standards-based real-time GUI development tools will offer CyFlex users additional means to maximize productivity in real-time applications development.

NightStar tools are specifically designed to allow integrators to find problems early in the project life cycle and quickly resolve those problems.

As a result, these sophisticated tools significantly reduce time and labor costs throughout all phases of development.

According to Ken Jackson, Vice President of Concurrent Real-Time Business Development, "Concurrent traditionally provides real-time solutions to three specific target market areas - data acquisition, simulation and industrial systems.

The opportunity to offer the CyFlex system will allow Concurrent to extend its reach to new customers in each of these global markets".

Christine Mullholand, CyberMetrix CEO added: "Using Concurrent's RedHawk Linux as a highly deterministic platform for CyFlex will ensure our customers continue to enjoy reliable, well-supported, and high performance test and measurement systems - with the added benefits of Concurrent's tools, applications and worldwide support".

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