WILSONVILLE, Ore., Nov. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
- Mentor Graphics announces the embedded industry's first
end-to-end internet of things (IoT) solution that includes
customizable gateway hardware and software, cloud services, and
edge devices.
- Customizable IoT gateway System Design Kit (SysDKTM)
reference design is a unique hardware and software solution that
reduces risk and shortens time-to-market.
- Edge-to-Cloud security supports secure convergence in the
gateway with ARM® TrustZone® technology.
For more information, go to:
www.mentor.com/embedded-software/iot
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today
announced the availability of the embedded industry's first
customizable edge-to-cloud IoT solution that enables companies to
get to market quickly while reducing risk, cost, and development
cycles. The Mentor® IoT solution comprises a unique customizable
IoT gateway System Design Kit (SysDK), a cloud backend, and runtime
solutions on which to build a wide array of IoT edge devices. It
enables the most demanding IoT requirements with support from 8-bit
microcontrollers to the latest 64-bit microprocessors, and
deployments of 100,000+ gateways each supporting dozens of edge
devices.
Customizable Gateway Reference Design
Mentor Graphics
provides a feature-rich hardware and software gateway platform that
can be used as-is or customized in both hardware and software to
meet specific gateway requirements, including compatibility with
legacy and new IoT deployments. The Gateway SysDK reference
hardware utilizes the ARM Cortex®-A9 based i.MX 6 series
applications processor from Freescale Semiconductor. The base
reference software includes a rich Linux BSP with full support for
the reference board. To support secure convergence, the
Mentor Gateway SysDK can be customized to include secure gateway
partitions using ARM TrustZone, which enables secure applications
such as certificate management and secure remote firmware
upgrades. The integration of cloud middleware supports the
functionality provided from the cloud backend. By leveraging
the Gateway SysDK, customers can move from concept to production in
as little as eight weeks.
Connected and Secure from Edge to Enterprise
The
Mentor Graphics end-to-end IoT solution includes support for a
comprehensive set of physical connections complemented by a breadth
of IoT and cloud protocols for wired and wireless edge device
aggregation, and secure communication between the cloud backend,
gateway, and edge devices. End-to-end security is
provided for data communications, access control, software
execution, and intrusion detection. Security integration with
enterprise IT infrastructure is provided by Icon Labs' Floodgate
for McAfee ePO.
Customizable Cloud Support
The Mentor cloud solution
enables companies to remotely provision, monitor, collect data for
analysis, and manage gateway and device deployment securely through
a web interface or a mobile application. Mentor provides a cloud
backend that can be licensed or provided as a service.
Designed for performance and scalability for massive worldwide
deployments, the cloud backend can integrate multiple cloud service
providers, and enables management of server life-cycles using
automation templates including easy-to-use and customizable
dashboards.
IoT Edge Device Support
With the industry's broadest portfolio of commercial runtime,
tools, services, and support, Mentor Graphics enables the
development of IoT edge devices that span application
segments. Found in more than 3 billion devices today, the
highly scalable Mentor® Embedded Nucleus® real-time operating
system (RTOS) enables a range of IoT edge devices down to extremely
resource-constrained and battery-powered devices. The Linux
Foundation's Yocto™ Project-based Mentor Embedded Linux® technology
enables IoT edge devices which require a rich application
environment and access to open source IP and developers.
Runtime solutions also include industry leading graphics support,
an industry-first multicore framework, and support for Android and
bare metal environments.
Consulting Services
To help customers achieve their
business goals quickly, Mentor Graphics has a team of experts
available to consult with customers in the design of customized
cloud and IoT gateway hardware and software architectures spanning
prototype, evaluation, and production phases. Expertise
includes hardware design, optimized software architectures,
multi-media applications, security, and safety certified
systems.
Availability
To provide customers maximum flexibility
in meeting urgent business needs, the technology can be licensed
commercially as an entire end-to-end solution or in parts to
address and complete a customer's existing solution.
Additionally, Mentor Graphics can deploy and manage the solution as
a service to customers. These options are available today
from Mentor Graphics. For additional information, visit:
www.mentor.com/embedded-software/iot. For a demonstration, visit
Mentor Graphics at ARM TechCon (Nov. 11-12,
2015), booth #313.
Commentary
"By announcing this solution, Mentor
Graphics has demonstrated their leadership in the next generation
of advanced and customized IoT and cloud solutions," said
Ian Ferguson, vice president,
worldwide marketing and strategic alliances, ARM.
"Mentor's support in the gateway of ARM TrustZone-based hardware
partitioning will help customers address critical security
requirements as the number of IoT connected devices continues to
grow."
"Our collaboration with the Mentor team has resulted in a
dynamic end-to-end solution that is used to provide consumer-facing
services in public places," stated Brent
Richtsmeier, vice president, advanced printing solutions
lab, Samsung Research America. "Together with Mentor, we
developed a cloud-managed gateway that aggregates a cluster of
Samsung devices including printers and displays. From the Mentor
cloud an array of location-aware services are provided to consumers
via mobile applications on the device clusters."
"As a company that understands end-to-end systems, Mentor
Graphics is excited to deliver a powerful and customizable gateway
development platform to our customers," stated Glenn Perry, vice president and general
manager of runtime solutions, Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems
Division. "Mentor's solution allows our customers to deploy
complete systems that extend from the IoT edge devices, through the
gateway, and into the cloud for maximum business impact."
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation is a
world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions,
providing products, consulting services and award-winning support
for the world's most successful electronic, semiconductor and
systems companies. Established in 1981, the company reported
revenues in the last fiscal year in excess of $1.24 billion. Corporate headquarters are located
at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville,
Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site:
http://www.mentor.com/.
(Mentor Graphics, Mentor and Nucleus are registered trademarks
and Sourcery and SafetyCert are trademarks of Mentor Graphics
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For more information, please contact:
Larry Toda
Mentor Graphics
503.685.1664
larry_toda@mentor.com
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