Webinarios CoreAVI junio y carta director | Junio 2020

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Webinarios COREAVI – Junio 2020

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Martes, 16 de junio de 2020 15:00-16:00

Next Generation Graphics – GPU Shader and Compute Libraries – June 16^th, Robert Pickles

Embedded Graphics libraries have evolved from OpenGL to next gen Vulkan libraries. OpenCL and CUDA have been used for many years for GPU compute on a range of SoC devices with powerful embedded GPU chipsets. OpenCL and CUDA were never able to be certified; however, next generation autonomous vehicles, unmanned aircraft, transportation, and even military vehicles will require safety critical graphics, as well as GPU compute, to implement DSP or FPGA logic into software.

Vulkan libraries, which are defined by the Khronos Group, are now available, as well as the next generation of Vulkan safety critical libraries enabling safe shader and GPU Compute capabilities. This presentation will discuss Vulkan architectures, embedded system use, and the implications for using GPU Compute, where DO-178C, ISO 26262, EN50182, IEC 61508 certifications and more will be critical requirements.

Martes, 23 de junio de 2020 15:00-16:00

Compositing and the Reuse of Software in Safety Critical Graphics Applications – June 23rd, Lucas Fryzek

Avionics hardware is ever evolving, but often the accompanying display software doesn’t need to change. CoreAVI has a long history of collaboration with the FACE Consortium to lead the way in the creation of truly portable display software. We use open standards including OpenGL®, FACE™, and Vulkan® to allow a clear separation between display software and the hardware on which it runs. This separation benefits software developers as it allows them to start development work without needing to know what GPU they will be writing code for.

CoreAVI has introduced a way to use the GPU to composite the visual output of different pieces of display software without requiring them to be rewritten each time a new symbol is added to the display. This method of compositing maintains the transparency of each pixel and sends them to the compositing application for proper blending, which enables full screen overlays to be run as separate applications as well as the splitting up the screen’s geometry. Such composition allows all but the compositing application to remain unchanged as new technologies are added or parts of the display rearranged. This presentation will describe in detail how existing DO-178C application software source code can effectively be rehosted on advancing hardware.

Jueves, 25 de junio de 2020 15:00-16:00

GPU Compute and Safety Certification – June 25^th, Ken Wenger

The concept of Compute and how it is applied is often misunderstood. Compute, as the concept of device-accelerated computations, depends on the hardware devices in which it is deployed. Every accelerated device, including GPUs, will interpret Compute workloads differently. In this webinar we will look at what makes Compute so dependent on the underlaying hardware, and why it is so important to understand this relationship as we consider safety critical and certification challenges. We will go through a conceptual example of a compute algorithm executing on a GPU and identify areas of concern that need to be addressed in a safety critical environment.

Letter from the CEO

The second quarter of 2020 is not like any other quarter I have experienced. Telecommuting is the norm, handshakes are considered a threat to health, business travel has become a distant memory, and pajamas are the new business casual. Business plans for 2020 could not predict what has now become routine or the toll on individuals and the economy. Our industry is, of course, no exception. It is still too early to make any predictions about what the mid and long-term impact of COVID-19 will be, but it seems almost certain that commercial avionics will take years to recover. Short term, we have witnessed significant market disruption in Europe, and across the globe, and delays are prevalent in commercial aviation projects. US Defense projects so far are unaffected other than logistics and supply chain issues caused by various government responses to the health crisis.

At CoreAVI, 2020 will still be a busy year with product launches and the completion of several large-scale customer projects. While we are now working 100% from home, we are delivering new software and hardware solutions to our customers. Like many businesses, we are reflecting on not just the immediate steps that we need to make to get through the short term challenges of COVID-19, but also how we can use this experience to improve all aspects of our company.

As we look to the months and the year ahead, I hope you, your family and colleagues stay safe and healthy and equally that your businesses continue to adjust to the significant changes we are experiencing in supply chains and markets globally. I look forward to building stronger relationships with customers and partners so that we are able and ready to meet your changing needs and opportunities.

Cheers,

Damian Fozard

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