VMETRO offers Linux support for the Vortex Recorder family and the PowerMIDAS 5000 single board computer and I/O carrier. The Vortex VME, CompactPCI and PC Recorders and the PowerMIDAS 5000 (VME and CompactPCI) Board Support Packages now support Linux in addition to VxWorks and Windows platforms. This support enables integration of 3rd party PMC and PCI cards with Linux drivers, allowing access to a wider range of I/O modules.
For VME and CompactPCI based products, VMETRO supports embedded Linux distributions based on version 2.6 of the open-source Linux kernel for improved real-time performance. The distributions are compatible with TimeStorm® Linux Development Kits from TimeSys.
For the PC based products, most available distributions are supported.
“We expect the introduction of Linux to open up new application areas and make our application framework more accessible to customers who want to carry out their own software development on our platforms for high-performance embedded computing and recording”, says Harald Schibbye, Product Manager at VMETRO.
