CODESYS Group is the manufacturer of CODESYS, the hardware-independent automation software according to IEC 61131-3, and one of the world’s leading software solutions for the automation industry.
acontis technologies GmbH is a leading manufacturer of hypervisor software and EtherCAT technology. With RTOSVisor, acontis has developed, for example, a type-1 real-time hypervisor for use in the automation industry.
The acontis RTOSVisor solution is Type 1 Real-time Hypervisor that is an optional and independent enhancement of acontis’ Type 2 Real-time Hypervisor solutions for Windows (LxWin and VxWin). This solution enables customers to fulfill demands for more sophisticated use cases. It is a perfect fit for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices, Edge Controllers, high-end Real-time hardware, and workload consolidation.
With acontis’ industry-proven Real-time Hypervisor technology, multiple hard Real-time operating systems such as Real-time Linux and VxWorks can run natively. The solution incorporates KVM, which allows multiple standard operating systems like Windows and Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and many others) to operate simultaneously. KVM provides virtual hardware access and paravirtualization, which results in improved performance. KVM also supports hardware pass-through of PCI, USB, and VGA devices, ensuring the best possible performance.
As part of the cooperation, acontis and CODESYS will offer joint products. The company’s goal is to offer users in mechanical and plant engineering a proven product range for the implementation of control applications. “We are very pleased with our strategic partnership with CODESYS,” says Stefan Zintgraf, founder and CEO of acontis.
Hilmar Panzer, CTO of the CODESYS Group, adds: “By combining our technologies we will be able to offer even more powerful and flexible solutions for automation tasks in the future. The CODESYS runtime system now allows users to use different operating systems with real-time capabilities running on the PC. We are convinced that this solution will provide a reliable basis for the implementation of innovative projects.”