Platform accelerates Echelon development

Echelon Corp has selected Wind River Platform for Industrial Devices as the device software foundation for its i.LON 100 Internet server.

Echelon Corp has selected Wind River Platform for Industrial Devices as the device software foundation for its i.LON 100 Internet server.

Echelon chose Wind River Platform for Industrial Devices because it enables it to develop software for the i.LON family of products faster, better, at a lower cost, and more reliably.

By building the i.LON 100 on the Wind River Platform, Echelon can connect networks of intelligent devices as well as stand-alone devices to the Internet, providing customers with the ability to automate and control their automation systems or devices from any location.

"Our customers rely on Echelon to provide market leading device network infrastructure products that allow them to manage their automation solutions remotely - as a network or as individual devices", said Vijay Dhingra, Echelon's Director of Product Management.

"By building the i.LON 100 Internet Server on the Wind River Platform for Industrial Devices, we can spend less time integrating foundational technologies and more time developing software to meet the strict requirements for control reliability and performance, and the core needs of our customers".

Wind River is focused on providing its industrial customers with the software foundation and tools necessary to build, connect and manage intelligent devices from the factory floor to the enterprise.

According to a recent Venture Development Corporation report, the industrial automation market is increasingly focused on innovation with an emphasis on software.

In addition, while there has been significant technology turnover, real-time and reliability requirements remain critical as is the need for simplicity and connectivity.

"By providing Echelon with Wind River Platform for Industrial Devices, we can help them optimise their device software development", said Michel Genard, Vice President, Platforms Marketing for Wind River "Whether connecting industrial devices from the factory floor to the enterprise or other intelligent devices spanning across varying vertical markets, device software optimisation allows our customers to create and sustain competitive advantage".

Echelon's decision to transition from VxWorks to Platform IA for its next generation Internet server solutions illustrates Echelon's continued success with Wind River.

Currently, Echelon's i.LON 100, i.LON 600 and i.LON 1000 all run on Wind River's VxWorks, the industry's leading real-time operating system for device software.

Echelon will begin building its i.LON 100 on the Wind River Platform for Industrial Devices in June 2004, with plans to build its i.LON 600 and i.LON 1000 shortly thereafter.

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