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.. _introduction:
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Introducing Project ACRN
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The Project ACRN Embedded Hypervisor is a flexible and lighweight bare
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metal hypervisor, built with real-time, functional safety, and security
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in mind. It streamlines embedded development through a scalable open
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source reference platform that addresses embedded developers' needs.
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This open source embedded hypervisor defines a software architecture for
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running multiple software subsystems managed securely on a consolidated
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system (by means of a virtual machine manager), and defines a reference
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framework Device Model implementation for devices emulation.
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This embedded hypervisor is type-1 reference hypervisor, running
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directly on the system hardware. It can be used for building software
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defined cockpit (SDC) or In-Vehicle Experience (IVE) solutions running
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on Intel Architecture Apollo Lake platforms. As a reference
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implementation, it provides the basis for embedded hypervisor vendors to
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build solutions with an open source reference I/O mediation solution,
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and provides auto makers a reference software stack for SDC usage.
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This embedded hypervisor is a partitioning hypervisor reference stack,
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also suitable for non-automotive IoT & embedded device solutions. It
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will be addressing the gap that currently exists between datacenter
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hypervisors, hard partitioning hypervisors, and select industrial
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applications. Extending the scope of this open source embedded
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hypervisor relies on the involvement of community developers like you!
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This embedded hypervisor is able to support both Linux* and Android* as
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a Guest OS, managed by the hypervisor, where applications can run.
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