QNX Success Stories in Industrial Automation, QNX Success Stories in Industrial Automation,

Automotive and AerospaceAutomotive and Aerospace

Howard ZhangRegional Sales Manager, QNX Software Systems

Success stories

Reliability. Services. Mission-critical.

• Kieback&Peter - Building

Automation, Room

Automation, Building

Management applicationsManagement applications

• Harman - infotainment and

navigation systems

• Neptec – LCS Camera,

Advanced Space Vision System

(ASVS)

Success Story: Kieback&Peter

• Using QNX for more than 20 years

• QNX system being shipped and updated constantly – Building automation systems rely

on the security, reliability, and high availability of the QNX Neutrino microkernel

architecture

• Building Automation, Room Automation, Building Management applications, used in

factory floors, fair grounds, hotels, leisure parks, hospitals, theatres, etc.factory floors, fair grounds, hotels, leisure parks, hospitals, theatres, etc.

• QNX products Kieback & Peter is using: QNX Neutrino RTOS, Multi-Core, QNX

Momentics Tool Suite

Success Story: Kieback&Peter (cont’d)

• Reliability/Robustness is key; for instance, failure of building management system in

food factory could mean spoiled food

• Maintainability, customizable – competitors using Windows are challenged with a lot of

Windows Updates and tons of security issues, plus limited life cycle of Windows

versions.

• QNX doesn’t need weekly updates to run stable, thus lowers maintenance cost. Still, • QNX doesn’t need weekly updates to run stable, thus lowers maintenance cost. Still,

the K&P system can be used from Windows using remote control provided by QNX

Success Story: Kieback&Peter (cont’d)

• Kieback&Peter expects a building automation system that “just works”. The K&P system

comes with a QNX-based, powerful “CAD”-alike program that allows the customer to

build their own building management schematics, so the customer himself can design

part of the user interface for his very own facilities.

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Success Story: Harman

• Using QNX since 2002

• Designs and builds infotainment and navigation systems for some of the most

prestigious automotive brands - Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Peugeot, Porsche, Toyota, etc.

• Harman’s scope is truly international, encompassing both North America and Europe,

and its footprint continues to expand. It has already developed systems for Korean

automakers Hyundai and SsangYong, and it is now expanding its reach into the fast-automakers Hyundai and SsangYong, and it is now expanding its reach into the fast-

growing China market.

Success Story: Harman (cont’d)

• Harman needs to deliver the extremely rich user experience it is famous for, while using

the lowest-cost processors and hardware possible — QNX technology plays a key role in

helping them strike this balance.

• Harman takes advantage of the entire QNX technology portfolio; QNX Neutrino RTOS,

QNX CAR Application Platform, QNX Aviage Multimedia Suite, QNX Aviage HMI Suite,

QNX Aviage Acoustic Processing Suite, QNX Momentics Tool Suite, and board support QNX Aviage Acoustic Processing Suite, QNX Momentics Tool Suite, and board support

packages (BSPs). Plus, extensive use of QNX automotive engineering services.

• QNX professional services are key to helping Harman deliver sophisticated functionality

on time.

Success Story: Harman (cont’d)

• In 2008, Harman successfully completed 13 starts of production — a record that no one

in the automotive market has ever matched. The deep expertise and automotive

experience of the QNX professional services team was key to helping Harman achieve

this remarkable milestone.

• Bringing QNX into a greater number of green in-car systems; requires greater power

management strategies to save energy. management strategies to save energy.

• QNX technology (e.g. adaptive partitioning, microkernel) allows Harman to integrate an

immense amount of functionality on the same processor while ensuring that critical

functions always behave as required — this is key to ensuring a successful user

experience, etc.

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Success Story: Neptec

• Using QNX since 1991, first products deployed in early 1990s

• Mission-critical space vision systems, including these QNX-based products:

� LCS camera for inspecting exterior of space shuttle to ensure it is safe and intact;

� Space Vision System (SVS) which helped astronauts to assemble the International

Space Station and to guide the Canadarm in previous shuttle missions.

Success Story: Neptec (cont’d)

• QNX products Neptec is using: QNX Neutrino Realtime Operating Systems (RTOS), QNX

Momentics Tool Suite, QNX board support packages (BSPs), QNX technical support and

engineering services.

• Most important QNX features to Neptec: Reliable microkernel architecture and proven

ability to handle the extreme conditions found in space, where there is no room for

error. Microkernel architecture allows only those components that are needed to be error. Microkernel architecture allows only those components that are needed to be

installed, ensuring the OS has a small footprint and uses the least amount of resources

required.

Success Story: Neptec (cont’d)

• Microkernel operating system architecture made it easier for Neptec to detect and

eliminate programming errors. For instance, the LCS camera system for the Space

Shuttle was completed in just 14 months, on time, and without complications.

• For THE LCS system, QNX professional services developed a custom BSP, allowing

Neptec to focus on application development. The development and technical support

provided by QNX was critical to the success of the LCS system.provided by QNX was critical to the success of the LCS system.

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