congatec simplifies Arm deployments with i.MX 8M Plus
Deggendorf, Germany, 17 May, 2022 * * * congatec – a leading vendor of embedded and edge computing technology – announces that its SMARC Computer-on-Modules based on NXP i.MX8 M Plus processor technology have achieved SystemReady IR certification within the Arm driven Cassini project. The project aims to overcome the barriers of Arm deployments by providing a comprehensive and secure ecosystem of standards while delivering a cloud-native software experience similar to an app store with easy download, install and run routines with only a few clicks. By leveraging software that allows hardware diversity and provides powerful security APIs and certification, OEMs benefit from reduced development effort and time to market as they can now port and deploy their applications to the entire Cassini certified Arm ecosystem. Hardware with Cassini SystemReady IR certified bootloader is validated to run unmodified ISO images of Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE and Debian operating systems, making native software installation an easily executable task. Combined with congatec’s OS build services and build environment expertise on the basis of the Yocto project, OEMs not only gain instant entry but also efficient customization services for applications based on congatec’s SMARC module conga-SMX8-Plus with NXP i.MX8 processor.
By building Arm systems on the basis of Computer-on-Module standards and standardized ISO images, application designs become highly efficient, reducing NRE costs and accelerating OEMs’ time to market. As a long term strategy, Cassini Project also has the potential to become the standard for how Arm based IoT and edge devices will be updated, managed and secured.
“We love the idea of Project Cassini as it builds a comprehensive ecosystem to improve the design-in efficiency of Arm applications,” explains Martin Danzer, Director Product Management at congatec. “Testing applications on standard platforms with standard ISO images is the right step to fast and easy evaluation, for example - securely managed virtualized gateways hosting cloud-native stacks that can be orchestrated remotely. But please don’t forget that a secure boot implementation is mandatory for such applications.”
By building Arm systems on the basis of Computer-on-Module standards and standardized ISO images, application designs become highly efficient, reducing NRE costs and accelerating OEMs’ time to market. As a long term strategy, Cassini Project also has the potential to become the standard for how Arm based IoT and edge devices will be updated, managed and secured.
“We love the idea of Project Cassini as it builds a comprehensive ecosystem to improve the design-in efficiency of Arm applications,” explains Martin Danzer, Director Product Management at congatec. “Testing applications on standard platforms with standard ISO images is the right step to fast and easy evaluation, for example - securely managed virtualized gateways hosting cloud-native stacks that can be orchestrated remotely. But please don’t forget that a secure boot implementation is mandatory for such applications.”
