In December 2024 we listed five misconceptions on linux and functional safety that may deter system and software architects from considering Linux and hypervisors as core building blocks in context of safety related cyber physical systems. EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications shows that all the previously mentioned misconceptions are not true.
The field of log formats on Linux is as broad as heterogeneous: Different text-based log formats are generally not focused on being machine-readable, but rather aim to be quickly and easily readable with hand-held devices. But the defined and controlled reaction to specific events in error or normal cases is mandatory for embedded systems. Therefore, emlix developers, as part of a customer project with Elektrobit, sought a good solution within the open-source community. Unfortunately, no luck – The team found no solution that met the requirements. Meanwhile even as a comparatively young project, elos already offers approaches and concepts that can make Linux systems more efficient - not only in the embedded area, but also for desktop applications or server systems.
Elektrobit corbos Linux for Safety Applications is an embedded Linux system that allows to run safety applications directly on a Linux system. It is unique on the market because it has successfully achieved a fully positive independent safety assessment encompassing the software itself, but also, and more importantly, the systems that can be developed using it. The independent safety assessor, TÜV Nord, have certified that a system using this Linux System is suitable to perform safety functions up to SIL2 according to EN 61508 or equally to fulfil safety requirements up to ASILB according to ISO 26262.
