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Meggitt Control Systems Builds Cabin Air Control
System with Green Hills Software
Robustness and Quality of Tools Help Achieve High Productivity in
Development Cycle
SANTA BARBARA, CA—May 19, 2009 — Green Hills Software,
Inc., the world leader in certified safe
and secure real-time operating systems (RTOS) and device software
optimization (DSO), today announced that Meggitt Control Systems is using
Green Hills Software’s comprehensive software development solutions
to build a cabin air temperature control system for private cabin-class
jets. The Meggitt Control Systems’ bleed air system will be used
on the Embraer Legacy 500 midsize and 450 midlight business jets.
"The Green Hills MULTI® integrated
development environment (IDE) reduced our project risk during the start-up
phase and continues to help us achieve productivity through the robustness
and quality of the tools compared to other products that crash or exhibit
erroneous behavior," said Adam Saenz, software engineer, Meggitt
Control Systems. "MULTI is easy to use and allows me to quickly
launch views that help me debug programs efficiently."
Meggitt Control Systems chose Green Hills Software because of its single
vendor support for the MULTI compiler, debugger, Green
Hills Probe JTAG and other tools. The MULTI IDE is pre-configured
to support the Freescale 55xx target, assisting with ease in processor
bring-up and resulting in savings in schedule time and expenses.
About the Meggitt Control Systems Air Cabin Control System
The Meggitt Control Systems Pneumatic System will actively control a
series of smart and shut-off valves to supply air from the aircraft
jet engines to several systems aboard the aircraft. These systems include
cockpit, cargo and cabin environmental and pressurization systems.
Bleed air from the jet engines is also supplied to the aircraft’s
anti-icing system. Meggitt’s Control System will be certified
to DO-178B Level A standards, underscoring the critical nature of the
Pneumatic System.
About the Green Hills Software MULTI IDE
Green Hills Software’s MULTI integrated development environment
(IDE) includes the industry’s most powerful and proven tools for
developing embedded software with maximum reliability, maximum performance,
and minimum code size. The MULTI IDE’s sophisticated capabilities
allow developers to develop, debug, and optimize code more quickly, significantly
reducing both development cost and time. The Green Hills Software IDE
includes:
- MULTI and AdaMULTI™ development tools
- Green Hills compilers—C,
C++, Ada and Fortran
- TimeMachine™—4-D
debugging tool suite which allows backward run and step functionality
- DoubleCheck™—integrated
static source code analyzer
"We're proud of Meggitt Control Systems' decision to use Green
Hills Software for the development of their bleed air system for the
Embraer executive jets of the future," commented David Kleidermacher,
CTO, Green Hills Software. "The use of our integrated development
suite has helped our customers to deploy cutting edge products to market
faster and at the lowest possible manufacturing and development cost."
About Meggitt
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Meggitt PLC is an international
group operating in North America, Europe and Asia. Known for its specialized
extreme environment engineering, Meggitt is a world leader in civil and
military aerospace equipment, sensing systems, combat support and defense
systems training.
About Meggitt Control Systems
Meggitt Control Systems is a leading supplier of thermal management,
environmental control, smart electronic control systems and specialized
valves for aerospace, defense and ground vehicle applications in extreme
environments where high reliability is key. Meggitt Control Systems is
a Strategic Business Unit of Meggitt, PLC.
About Green Hills Software
Founded in 1982, Green Hills Software, Inc. is the technology leader
in device software optimization (DSO) and real-time operating systems
(RTOS) for 32- and 64-bit embedded systems. In 2008, the Green Hills
INTEGRITY-178B RTOS was the first and only operating system to be certified
by the NSA to EAL6+ High Robustness, the highest level of security ever
achieved. Our INTEGRITY® and velOSity™ real-time
operating systems, µ-velOSity™ microkernel, compilers, IPv6-ready
TCP/IP networking stacks, GateD® Layer 2 switching
and Layer 3 routing, MULTI® and AdaMULTI™ integrated
development environments, DoubleCheck™ integrated
static analyzer and TimeMachine™ tool
suite offer a complete development solution that addresses both deeply
embedded and high-reliability applications. Green Hills Software is headquartered
in Santa Barbara, CA, with European headquarters in the United Kingdom.
Visit Green Hills Software at www.ghs.com.
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