Mentor Graphics: Industry-Leading Tools for Embedded Software Development
Industrial IoT: NXO K70 - Nucleus Real-Time Operating System
Technical Marketing Engineer Ricardo Anguiano explaining the IoT offerings of Mentor Graphics. He introduces an Industrial IoT Gateway with a temperature sensor feeding back to a NXO K70 running the Nucleus real-time operating system (RTOS) - a wireless connection back to the Gateway which aggregates the data an uploads the data to the cloud-service - illustrated on a Dashboard. More informations? Watch the video!
End-to-end security for IoT solutions: Mentor Graphics at Embedded World
Mentor Graphics, a leader in electronic design automation, presented a comprehensive IoT solution at Embedded World that is specifically tailored to professional applications. The solution combines customizable hardware for IoT gateways, the Nucleus Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) and Mentor Embedded Linux to ensure end-to-end security from the data source to the cloud. With a focus on authentication, secure data transmission and signed content, the technology offers the highest level of security for modern IoT applications.
Customized IoT gateways for flexible applications
A central component of the solution is the customizable IoT gateway, which serves as a hardware reference platform. Customers can use the design files provided to develop their own customized boards or use the existing platform directly. The combination of Nucleus RTOS and Mentor Embedded Linux in a secure environment - for example through the use of Trust Zones - enables seamless data aggregation and transfer to the cloud. This flexible architecture makes the solution suitable for a wide range of industries and applications.
Focus on security: authentication, intrusion detection and firewalls
Mentor Graphics sets itself apart from other IoT providers with its comprehensive approach to security. The solution enables secure communication between IoT nodes, gateways and cloud services. Thanks to authentication mechanisms and intrusion detection systems, unauthorized access is effectively prevented. Partnerships, such as the one with Icon Labs, extend the security features to include firewall management, policy management and security dashboards. This makes the solution ideal for environments in which data protection and system integrity have the highest priority.
Wide range of applications and future prospects
The demo shown at Embedded World illustrated how temperature data is collected from a sensor via a wireless gateway and transmitted to a cloud-based service. In addition to real-time data visualization via a dashboard, actuators can also be controlled via an Android app. This demonstration illustrates the flexibility of the solution, which can be easily adapted to different IoT applications. Mentor Graphics plans to continuously develop the solution to extend support for additional devices and operating systems and to further expand the security functions.
