<s>
PikeOS	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
,	O
hard	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
(	O
RTOS	B-Operating_System
)	O
that	O
offers	O
a	O
separation	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
based	O
hypervisor	B-Operating_System
with	O
multiple	O
logical	B-Device
partition	I-Device
types	O
for	O
many	O
other	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
(	O
OS	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
called	O
a	O
GuestOS	O
,	O
and	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
build	O
certifiable	O
smart	B-Device
devices	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Internet	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
things	I-Operating_System
(	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
)	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
high	O
quality	O
,	O
safety	O
and	O
security	O
standards	O
of	O
different	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
safety	O
and	O
security	O
critical	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
applications	O
on	O
controller-based	O
systems	O
without	O
memory	B-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
(	O
MMU	O
)	O
but	O
with	O
memory	B-General_Concept
protection	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
(	O
MPU	O
)	O
PikeOS	B-Operating_System
for	O
MPU	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PikeOS	B-Operating_System
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
combines	O
a	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
(	O
RTOS	B-Operating_System
)	O
with	O
a	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
platform	O
and	O
Eclipse-based	O
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
(	O
IDE	O
)	O
for	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
clone	O
of	O
L4	B-Operating_System
microkernel	I-Operating_System
family	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
PikeOS	B-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
developed	O
for	O
safety	O
and	O
security-critical	O
applications	O
with	O
certification	O
needs	O
in	O
the	O
fields	O
of	O
aerospace	O
,	O
defense	O
,	O
automotive	O
,	O
transport	O
,	O
industrial	O
automation	O
,	O
medical	O
,	O
network	O
infrastructures	O
,	O
and	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PikeOS	B-Operating_System
separation	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
(	O
v5.1.3	O
)	O
is	O
certified	O
against	O
Common	O
Criteria	O
at	O
EAL5+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
feature	O
of	O
PikeOS	B-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
ability	O
to	O
safely	O
execute	O
applications	O
with	O
different	O
safety	O
and	O
security	O
levels	O
concurrently	B-Architecture
on	O
the	O
same	O
computing	B-Device
platform	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
done	O
by	O
strict	O
spatial	O
and	O
temporal	O
segregation	O
of	O
these	O
applications	O
via	O
software	O
partitions	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
software	O
partition	B-Device
can	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
container	O
with	O
pre-allocated	O
privileges	O
that	O
can	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
memory	O
,	O
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
(	O
CPU	O
)	O
time	O
,	O
input/output	B-General_Concept
(	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
predefined	O
list	O
of	O
OS	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
PikeOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
term	O
application	O
refers	O
to	O
an	O
executable	O
linked	O
against	O
the	O
PikeOS	B-Operating_System
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
API	B-General_Concept
)	O
library	B-Library
and	O
running	O
as	O
a	O
process	B-Operating_System
inside	O
a	O
partition	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
PikeOS	B-Operating_System
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
API	B-General_Concept
)	O
allows	O
applications	O
to	O
range	O
from	O
simple	O
control	O
loops	O
up	O
to	O
full	O
paravirtualized	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
like	O
Linux	B-Application
or	O
hardware	O
virtualized	B-General_Concept
guests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
partitions	B-Device
are	O
also	O
called	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
(	O
VMs	O
)	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
implement	O
a	O
complete	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
inside	O
a	O
partition	B-Device
which	O
executes	O
independently	O
from	O
other	O
partitions	B-Device
and	O
thus	O
can	O
address	O
use	O
cases	O
with	O
mixed	O
criticality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PikeOS	B-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
Type-1	O
hypervisor	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Eclipse-based	O
IDE	O
CODEO	O
supports	O
system	O
architects	O
with	O
graphical	O
configuration	O
tools	O
,	O
providing	O
all	O
the	O
components	O
that	O
software	O
engineers	O
will	O
need	O
to	O
develop	O
embedded	O
applications	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
including	O
comprehensive	O
wizards	O
to	O
help	O
embedded	O
project	O
development	O
in	O
a	O
time-saving	O
and	O
cost-efficient	O
way	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
dedicated	O
graphical	O
editing	O
views	O
are	O
supporting	O
the	O
system	O
integrator	O
to	O
always	O
keep	O
the	O
overview	O
on	O
important	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
PikeOS	B-Operating_System
system	O
configuration	O
showing	O
partition	B-Device
types	O
,	O
scheduling	O
,	O
communication	O
channels	O
,	O
shared	O
memory	O
and	O
IO	O
device	O
configuration	O
within	O
partitions	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
configure	O
predefined	O
components	O
for	O
their	O
project	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
define	O
and	O
add	O
other	O
components	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
process	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
