Renesas and OpenSynergy Adopted by Parrot Faurecia Automotive’s Safe Multi-Display Cockpit
2018年9月12日 - 09:00PM
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Renesas’ R-Car SoC and OpenSynergy’s Hypervisor
Enables Practical Shared Display of Meter Display and IVI
Function
Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), an industry-leading
supplier of automotive semiconductor solutions, and OpenSynergy, a
market leader in automotive hypervisors, today announced that the
Renesas’ system-on-chip (SoC) R-Car H3 and OpenSynergy’s COQOS
Hypervisor SDK have been adopted on Parrot Faurecia’s automotive
safe multi-display cockpit. The latest version of Android™ is the
guest OS of the COQOS Hypervisor, which executes both the
instrument cluster functionality, including safety-relevant display
elements based on Linux, and the Android-based in-vehicle
infotainment (IVI) on a single R-Car H3 SoC chip. The COQOS
Hypervisor SDK shares the R-Car H3 GPU with Android and Linux
allowing applications to be presented on multiple displays,
realizing a powerful and flexible cockpit system.
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Renesas' R-Car SoC and OpenSynergy's
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“OpenSynergy’s hypervisor technology on the Renesas R-Car H3
platform brings safety and scalability to our front and rear
infotainment systems,” said Frederic Fonsalas, director of strategy
at Parrot Faurecia Automotive. “Our first multi-display cockpit
domain controller using this technology will go to production in
2019 with a European Premium car maker.”
“We are glad about joining forces with OpenSynergy, a strong
partner who enabled us to deliver an innovative cockpit solution
utilizing Android for the IVI function,” said Naoki Yoshida, Vice
President, Automotive Technical Customer Engagement Division,
Automotive Solution Business Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation.
“Having this robust and flexible hypervisor system adopted by
Parrot Faurecia for start of production 2019 opens up new
horizons.”
“The COQOS Hypervisor SDK takes full advantage of the hardware
and software virtualization extensions provided by Renesas. Our
products are a perfect match,” emphasized OpenSynergy’s CEO Stefaan
Sonck Thiebaut. “OpenSynergy’s solution includes key features, such
as shared display, which allows several virtual machines to use
multiple displays flexibly and safely. This gives more options to
our customers and helps them to speed up time-to-market.”
Renesas’ automotive R-Car H3 SoC provides the optimum function
and performance for integrated cockpits and connected cars. The
R-Car H3 GPU and video/audio IP incorporates virtualization
functions, making virtualization by the hypervisor possible and
allowing for multiple OSs to operate independently and safely.
OpenSynergy’s latest virtualization technology, COQOS Hypervisor
SDK, is built around a safe and efficient hypervisor that can run
software from multipurpose OSs such as Linux or Android, RTOS and
AUTOSAR-compliant software simultaneously on one SoC. It makes use
of the R-Car H3 virtualization functions to make the best use of
the R-Car H3’s performance and ensures high reliability.
The instrument cluster functionality, which requires a high
level of reliability, is rendered by Linux. Although Linux is an
ideal operating system to render instrument cluster, it cannot
provide the required safety (ASIL) level by itself. For this
reason, OpenSynergy has developed the Safe IC Guard as a safeguard
mechanism. It runs on a separate guest OS and verifies that
safety-relevant information is displayed correctly.
The IVI functionality runs on a third guest OS, in this case
based on Android. The COQOS Hypervisor SDK has been pre-integrated
and tested with the newest versions of Android, including Android
P.
OpenSynergy’s COQOS Hypervisor SDK allows multiple OSs to use
the R-Car H3 GPU concurrently without interference and to access to
several multiple displays. The IVI application running on Android
and the instrument cluster running on Linux can share the same
display. A screen manager controls the shared display within the
instrument cluster so that the respective image content does not
obscure safety critical information. The COQOS Hypervisor SDK also
includes an AUTOSAR-compliant CAN gateway that runs on the Arm®
Cortex®-R7core on the Renesas R-Car H3. This allows a seamless
connection to the in-vehicle network.
About Renesas Electronics Corporation
Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) delivers trusted
embedded design innovation with complete semiconductor solutions
that enable billions of connected, intelligent devices to enhance
the way people work and live—securely and safely. A global leader
in microcontrollers, analog, power and SoC products and integrated
platforms, Renesas provides the expertise, quality, and
comprehensive solutions for a broad range of Automotive,
Industrial, Home Electronics, Office Automation and Information
Communication Technology applications to help shape a limitless
future. Learn more at renesas.com.
About OpenSynergy GmbH
OpenSynergy provides embedded software products for the next
generation of vehicles. Our hypervisor and communication products
pave the way for an integrated driving experience.
The virtualization platform COQOS Hypervisor SDK supports the
convergence of software-based vehicle functions with different
requirements on safety and security. It is designed for
multi-display cockpit controllers, smart antennae or powerful
domain controllers using a mix of AUTOSAR technology and open
solutions, such as Linux and Android.
OpenSynergy’s communication stacks allow the wireless connection
between the car and the cloud or between the car and mobile
devices. OpenSynergy’s Blue SDK is the reference bluetooth
implementation for many OEMs around the world.
Our engineering services complement the products.
Read more on www.opensynergy.com
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Renesas Electronics CorporationKyoko Okamoto, +
81-3-6773-3001Senior Manager of Public Relations, Corporate
Communications departmentkyoko.okamoto.sx@renesas.com,orPorter
Novelli for Renesas Electronics CorporationJessica Kerr, +
408-738-7891Account
Managerjessica.kerr@porternovelli.com,orOpenSynergy
GmbHSabine Mutumba, +49 (0)30.60 98 540-41Director of
Marketingmarketing@opensynergy.com,