Civil Infrastructure Platform: Industrial Grade Linux
We create and evolve industrial grade Linux for long living products in civil infrastructure and industrial automation.
Our mission is commonly filling functional gaps, and improving the non-functional features, such as security and real-time support. Furthermore, we commonly extend hardware support for the aforementioned domains and we share efforts in super-long-term maintenance of the Linux kernel and selected packages. Domains include:
Transportation (Trains and Railway Infrastructure)
Power Generation and Power Distribution
Management of Buildings and Cities
Communication Systems
Industrial Control and Supervision
Healthcare Equipment
Hitachi's mission is to contribute to society through the development of superior, original technology and products. Thus, Hitachi has a long history of contributions that help provide society’s infrastructure such as power, water, urban and transport systems which require both safety and reliability. The aim of the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) is to provide a platform which satisfies these needs, and we believe that it will become a common, global platform through which we can achieve an even more comfortable and efficient society.
Masaaki IwasakiLaboratory Manager of the OSS Technology Laboratory in the Research and Development Group of Hitachi, Ltd.
As a global leader in technology for products and solutions that drive our world's infrastructure, Siemens is committed to address future challenges of digitalization by providing and supporting long-lived, robust and industrial-strength solutions. With ever-increasing software intensity of our systems, partnering and open source development are necessary to ensure high quality core components based on IT technology. CIP will help us focus on these challenges.
Marquart FranzSenior Principal Key Expert for IT platforms at Siemens Corporate Technology
We are committed to creating a secure, reliable and maintainable software platform for infrastructure systems by leading and contributing to CIP as a key member. Collaborative open source development is the best way to not only overcome common issues but also to lead innovation for the future. Toshiba believes that CIP will become an essential software platform to improve our life.
Shigeyoshi ShimotsujiExecutive Vice President of Industrial ICT Solutions Company, Toshiba Corporation
Linux Kernel & Core Packages
The Civil Infrastructure Platform project (CIP) provides Super-Long-Term Stable (SLTS) kernels with a maintenance period of ten years. This is done in close collaboration with the Linux kernel community.
Security / IEC-62443-4-1/4-2
The CIP Security Working Group (SWG), along with other CIP working group members, has focused on establishing a secure development process and enhancing security capabilities within CIP.
Automated System Updates
Automated system update for embedded devices in fields is more important year by year due to the necessity of continuous vulnerability fixes, enhancing functionality, etc.
Recent News From CIP
Enabling Secure and Reliable Edge Computing at the Intersection of Silicon and Open Source Software Authors: Vignesh Raghavendra and Khasim Syed Mohammed, Texas Instruments Introduction The industrial world doesn't move at the pace of consumer electronics. A smart factory controller, a railway signaling unit, or a power grid edge node…
- The Evolution of an Industrial Linux Platform with the CIP Project - Author: Takehisa Katayama and Chris Paterson, Renesas Electronics Introduction: The Challenge of Long-Term Maintenance The use of Linux in embedded systems has advanced significantly over the past decade. However, in industrial equipment and civil infrastructure, simply adopting…
Decade of infrastructure safety for critical sectors like energy, manufacturing, and healthcare The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP), a collaborative, open source project hosted by the Linux Foundation, today commemorates its 10th anniversary. Originally formed in 2016 by industry leaders in railways, electric power, and factory automation, CIP is celebrating the maturity of…
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