Mimer SQL on Blackberry QNX
In September 2022 was the partnership between ETAS and Mimer announced. In this cooperation ETAS offers Mimer SQL 11 as an implementation of the Persistence Functional Cluster in their version of the AUTOSAR Adaptive Platform, called RTA-VRTE. This implementation is running on QNX and Mimer SQL 11 for QNX was elevated to an official port and is now generally available.
Description
QNX is a leading high level operating system for real-time applications. It is widely used in the automotive business and is a key platform for that area. Mimer has previously ported Mimer SQL to the QNX operating system as a customer project but this port has now matured and is one of our official ports.
Contents
Mimer SQL 11 for QNX has been verified to run on the following hardware and operating system combinations:
- NXP S32V board (QNX 7.0)
- Renesas H3 board (QNX 7.1)
- Raspberry Pi4 (QNX 7.1 and QNX 8.0)
- x86_64 QEMU (QNX 8.0)
The package contains all binaries needed, as well as installation and operation documentation. A development license will be issued on a per customer basis and is part of the deliver request, as outlined below under the heading “Availability”.
Try QNX
To try QNX 8.0 at a Raspberry Pi4 or QEMU register at the QNX-homepage and download a free version, after register it may take a few days until a key is presented and allow for downloading QNX 8.0 from the QNX software center. Download the right BSP and the Mimer QNX package for QNX 8.0, follow the instructions in the Mimer QNX package to create an image for a Raspberry Pi4 or a x86_64 QEMU. The package will have a ready rpi4.build to easy build a basic QNX image, this can be used as a base to create a build script for a Raspberry Pi4 image. The package also have instructions how to create your own build script for QEMU or a ready system.build to replace the basic script to build a QEMU image, or follow the instruction for using the qnxsdp-env.sh and mimer_x86_install.sh to simple setup everything needed to build a QEMU image with Mimer SQL 11 already installed.
Availability
Mimer SQL on Blackberry QNX is now available on Mimer’s download pages. It is three different versions for QNX 7.0, 7.1 and 8.0, download the right version to get a package for ARM and x86_64. The README contain the basic information to get started with Mimer on the QNX platform.
Caveats
Mimer SQL on Blackberry QNX is a special packaging of Mimer SQL 11 without a formal installer. Due to requirements in how to set up a QNX system, once unpacked needs Mimer SQL to be prepared together with the operating system in order to create a bootable and runnable image for the target environment. This process is outlined in the documentation and also part of the support we provide for our Mimer SQL on Blackberry QNX evaluation users.