X-HYP Free

Free Hypervisor for ARM

X-HYP Free is licensed with a GPL-v2 license and has been ported to different ARM architectures:

• ARMv4 : ARM926ejs processor with MMU, a general purpose processor largelly used in embedded systems.
• ARMv7: Cortex A8 processor with MMU, the new generation of ARM processor with enhanced security (trustzone).
• ARMv7: Cortex M3 processor with MPU the new embedded oriented ARM core

X-Hyp free realtime behaviors

X-HYP can be build with different realtime schedulers:

• POSIX: confirming to POSIX 1003.1b with 32 levels of priority and FIFO and Round Robin classes. Allowing multiple POSIX realtime partitions and multiple GPOS partitions.
• ARINC: partially conforming to ARINC 653 with dynamic plan modification including large and small frames. Allowing multiple ARINC realtime partitions and a ARINC partition manager.
• Sproradic: to respond quickly on a single dedicated realtime partition. Allowing a single realtime partition and multiple GPOS partitions.

X-Hyp free includes an application builder

X-Hyp free application builders allows you inside a semi-graphic dialog menu to:

• Choose partitions sizes
• Incorporate your para virtualised guest with X-Hyp
• Choose the scheduling scheme you want to use, POSIX, ARINC or Sporadic
• Define the priorities associated to each partition for POSIX scheme
• Define ARINC major and minor frames and periods

Dual licensing

X-HYP is available under two different license:

• A GPL-v2 license available for Universities and testing purpose
• Commercial license for product embedding

For more information consult our licensing page.