QNX Software Development Platform 6.4.0#

The QNX Software Development Platform which features the next generation of the QNX Neutrino RTOS and QNX Momentics Tools Suite - version 6.4 - the pre-release is now available for download.

What's New#

QNX Neutrino RTOS version 6.4

New OS features include:

• POSIX PSE52 certification
• a BSD 4.0 TCP/IP stack for improved networking performance and better driver compatibility
• 802.11 a/b/g wireless networking
• improved memory management for ARMv6 (for ARM11 processors)
• SMP support for PowerPC e500 (for Freescale MPC8572)
• a power-safe file system
• higher performance through variable memory page sizes

QNX Momentics Tools Suite version 6.4
The tools suite introduces:

• support for the latest GNU toolchain (4.2.4)
• JTAG debugging
• new application profiler that offers both statistical profiling and instrumented profiling
• updated Eclipse (version 3.3) and CDT (version 4.0.x)

Relation to other Foundry27 Projects#

Version 6.4 is the first major QNX product release based on Foundry27 projects. The Foundry27 projects that form part of the software development platform version 6.4 are:

• Core OS
• Core Networking
• Core Filesystems
• Core Development Tools
• IDE "Tau"

Much of the new technology available in the 6.4 release has been made available via these Foundry27 projects. The alpha download includes these projects in a complete installable package.

Downloading and Installing the Software Development Platform version 6.4 Pre-Release Software#

Go to to the QNX Download Center to retrieve the binary installers for 6.4. Select the download appropriate for your host system. Note the Neutrino self-hosted installer comes in ISO format and will require burning to a CD or some ISO mounting software to use. The Windows and Linux installers are installer executables that can be downloaded and run to install 6.4. You can re-use your existing QNX Momentics 6.3.0 or 6.3.2 license for installing and running this alpha software.

The QNX Software Development Platform version 6.4 is currently pre-release software. Please use at your own risk and read the license that is displayed during installation.

Feedback, Comments, Questions and Answers#

A forum has been created to support the pre-release of the QNX Software Development Platform. Please use this forum to post feedback and comments and to ask questions.