The OpenIL distribution includes support for TSNs such as filtering supervision, time-shared congested perceptual shaping, and 801.1AS time synchronization. TSN Ethernet is integrated with NXP's Layerscape LS1028A industrial application processor, which was launched in March 2017.
Dan Mandell, senior industry analyst at VDC Research Group, Inc., said, "NXP is taking the lead by taking the OpenIL release as a window of opportunity for Linux designers to focus on industrial automation and leverage the Layerscape SoC platform Supports the Industry 4.0 Intelligent Manufacturing System, which is bound to be a powerful combination.
Plant managers and industrial equipment makers are turning to Linux for operational stability, security, and lower cost of ownership, and for similar reasons they are also turning to dedicated networking protocols that use Ethernet instead of their suppliers.
Richard House, vice president of NXP Semiconductors Software, said: 'OpenIL integrates security, TSN, edge computing and Industry 4.0 into one Linux distribution. OEMs can focus on value-added technologies that leverage the proven hardware and software platform to create the next generation of intelligence Make a solution.
OpenIL is from NXP and includes IT infrastructure software such as networking stacks, web services (for configuration management), scripting tools, and system utilities commonly found as part of Linux distributions. OpenIL enables OEMs to easily migrate from rich Linux Add software to the ecosystem to support the popular Ubuntu file system Other noteworthy features of the OpenIL distribution include:
• Simplified real-time operating system (RTOS) porting (such as VxWorks or pSOS) for Unix's Xenomai real-time extensions to Unix • Extensible Markup Language (XML) and NETCONF-based TSN Network Configuration Utility • linuxptp for Universal Precise Time Protocol Daemons • Ethernet Interface and NXP SJA1105T TSN Switch Drivers • Supports Edge Computing Services
For more information on the Arm-based Layerscape family of 64-bit processors, visit NXP.com/Layerscape. For more information on OpenIL, visit OpenIL.org.