One of the goals of the JEOPARD project was a multicore-capable hard real-time Java Virtual Machine for high performance, real-time and safety critical applications. EADS Germany, GMV Portugal and Radio Labs Italy, are among the industrial partners in JEOPARD who are currently testing the completed Java VM with their actual applications. GMV Portugal is testing results on multicore systems using SYSGOs PikeOS partitioning operating system. The testing application consists of Java partitions in an aviation control system which are executed in parallel.
JamaicaVM, the proven Java VM for hard and soft real-time applications, serves as the foundation for the multicore-capable hard real-time Java technology developed for JEOPARD by aicas. JamaicaVM’s garbage collector, which works in extremely short steps of only a few microseconds, has been adapted to multicore systems, allowing for the execution of Java code, uninterrupted by other applications, while doing garbage collection work concurrently on other CPUs. Furthermore, the GC implementation features parallel garbage collection on multiple processors, while highly sophisticated load balancing delivers optimal performance from the resulting parallelism.
For the realtime application developer, this means that the proven low-latency garbage collection of JamaicaVM is now available on parallel multicore systems. Depending on the number of processors and the parallelism requirements of the application, the developer may decide whether the garbage collector and the application will be executed on multiple CPUs on demand, or whether some of the processors will run the application while other processors run the garbage collector simultaneously, allowing the application to be executed completely independent of and unaffected by the garbage collector.
About JEOPARD
JEOPARD is an initiative of aicas GmbH and the Open Group. The project brings together leading European developers of realtime technologies, research institutes and industrial users, to develop new real-time Java technologies for multicore systems.The JEOPARD project is partially funded by the 7th framework program, an initiative of the European Union to advance research and development of new technologies, applications and industries and is scheduled to conclude by the mid of 2010.
The project will contribute to future standards for developing realtime Java and multicore systems.
About aicas (www.aicas.com)
aicas is a leading vendor of hard real-time capable Java Virtual Machines for embedded applications. In addition, the company provides analysis and optimization tools that help developers improve application quality. aicas provides customization services for JamaicaVM in order to meet the needs of its customers, especially in connection with various target environments. JamaicaVM is unique in its market segment: it is the only Java implementation with a full deterministic Garbage Collector for hard real-time applications. aicas serves the aerospace, industrial control, instrumentation, and automotive markets. Its customer list includes Boeing, EADS Astrium, EADS Military Air Systems, Honeywell, and Siemens. The company’s headquarters are in Karlsruhe, Germany, with subsidiary offices in the USA, France and Japan. In addition, aicas has reseller relationships with a group of highly qualified companies in Europe and Asia.
