Using a quad-core platform, the Intel®

Industrial Solutions System Consolidation

Series hosts two virtualized RTOSs and one

embedded operating system, supporting

up to four unique workloads on a single

computing system.

Figure 1. Sample Solution Using the Intel® Industrial Solutions System Consolidation Series

Consolidating Industrial Systems

through Virtualization

Some industrial control systems are

designed with multiple boards because

they support varying applications like

a control console, data acquisition,

programmable logic controller (PLC),

motion control, and machine vision—each

with different sets of requirements.

PLC and motion control are time-critical

applications best served by a real-time

operating system (RTOS) that delivers

deterministic performance. In contrast,

developers of control console and data

acquisition applications may prefer an

embedded operating system for general

ease of use.

Figure 1 shows how the Intel Industrial

Solutions System Consolidation Series with

virtualization technology can address all

these requirements. Multicore Intel® Core™

processors with virtualization technology

allow systems to simultaneously run

multiple RTOSs and embedded OSs,

each on dedicated processor cores. This

configuration enables the deterministic

behavior of time-critical applications,

allowing them to run unencumbered by

non-real-time tasks that would otherwise

compete for CPU resources on a non-

virtualized system. Developers can build

systems with applications running on all

the OSs simultaneously or choose to port

applications to only a subset of the OSs

depending on their needs.

Simplifying Virtualization

Technology Adoption

The Intel Industrial Solutions System

Consolidation Series enables OEMs to

unlock new multicore opportunities and

deliver virtualized, real-time systems.

Since the virtualization software

components ship with the kits, developers

do not have to spend time finding the

appropriate software components

and negotiating licensing terms with

all the various software providers.

Pre-integrated, validated, and tested,

the development kit works right out

of the box and eliminates typical high

upfront engineering costs by including

development tools, hypervisor, and

By providing a significant amount of

pre-integration and validation, the Intel

Industrial Solutions System Consolidation

Series may significantly reduce the

upfront cost and complexity of bringing

consolidated industrial solutions to market,

enabling OEMs to focus on offering

Command

Console

Wind River Linux* 5.0

Network

Gateway

Machine

Control

Wind River VxWorks*

Edge

Analytics

Wind River VxWorks

Wind River

Hypervisor Layer

Board Support

Package

Intel® Core™ i7 Processor

Core 1

Core 2

Core 3

Core 4

Intel® Industrial Solutions System Consolidation Series