Software
6 Software
This chapter describes the following software-specific topics and information:
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Configuration in Automation Studio
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6.1 Operating systems
6.1.1 B&R Hypervisor
Figure 5: Example image
B&R Hypervisor enables parallel operation of two operating systems on one device. The operating systems can
communicate with each other via a virtual network.
Intelligent distribution of CPU resources
With B&R Hypervisor, embedded Linux is executed in parallel with Automation Runtime. Either a browser or VNC
viewer is used for the HMI application depending on the configuration in Automation Studio.
System requirements
The following minimum software versions are required to run B&R Hypervisor on the Power Panel C80:
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ARemb upgrade AR D4.90
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Automation Studio V4.9.3
Information:
For details about B&R Hypervisor, see Automation Help.
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