Windows Real-time Hypervisor Update V7.1.1

acontis technologies has recently updated its Windows Real-time extension and Hypervisor products to version V7.1.1.

The acontis Hypervisor solutions enable customer running deterministic hard Real-time applications alongside Windows 10.

The acontis product family offers various solutions to cover different customer requirements:

• EC-Win: Windows Real-time EtherCAT solution.
  See also: https://www.acontis.com/en/ethercat-windows-realtime.html
• LxWin: Windows Real-time extension and Hypervisor supporting Real-time Linux.
  See also: https://www.acontis.com/en/windows-realtime.html and https://www.acontis.com/en/windows-linux-realtime.html
• VxWin: Windows Real-time Hypervisor supporting VxWorks
  See also: https://www.acontis.com/en/vxworks-hypervisor.html
• RTOS32Win: Windows Real-time extension and Hypervisor supporting On Time RTOS-32
  See also: https://www.acontis.com/en/on-time-rtos-32.html
• CeWin: Windows Real-time extension and Hypervisor supporting Windows CE

Microsoft has ended the ability to cross-sign drivers. Cross-signing of drivers is required by any Windows 64-bit OS prior to Windows 10. If a driver is not signed, Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 will not trust the driver and, as a result, will not load it. This will make V7.1.1 the last update to the acontis Windows Real-time Hypervisor products for the 64-bit versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.

Version 7.1.1 also includes a variety of enhancements:

• Request Admin rights for the Uploader tool only if needed.
• Optimized/Enhanced real-time device handling if Intel VT virtualization is enabled (e.g. for real-time USB drivers).
• LxWin: support for automatic date and time synchronization.
• LxWin: Source and license archives will be installed at .\SDK\. sub directory.
• LxWin: improved real-time behavior using the timer interrupt real-time guard band.
• LxWin: improved real-time behavior using Local Apic TSC deadline mode by default.
• LxWin: Update to Linux kernel version 4.9.255.
• RTOS32Win: Update to On Time RTOS-32 version 6.21.

See also here, why LxWin is the best solution for adding Real-time to Windows: https://www.acontis.com/en/windows-and-realtime-Why-RT-Linux-is-the-Best-Solution-for-Adding-Real-time-Capabilities-to-Windows.html