Hardware Podcasts

349: Open Down to the Transistor

Embedded.fm · 23 Oct 2020 · 1h 14m · Episode 349

What this episode covers

Drew Fustini, an Embedded Linux developer at OSH Park and board member of the BeagleBoard.org Foundation, explains how to build custom Linux distributions using Yocto and Buildroot for embedded products. He details the architecture of embedded Linux, including bootloaders like U-Boot, kernel management, and init systems, while contrasting Yocto's flexibility with Buildroot's simplicity. Fustini also covers the rise of RISC-V as an open instruction set architecture, discussing its benefits for custom silicon design and the availability of open-source FPGA tools like LiteX and Migen for running Linux on soft cores.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
BeagleBoard.org, OSH Park, SkyWater, GigaDevices, SiFive, Western Digital, GreenWaves Technology, Lattice, Antmicro
Products
OrangeCrab
Chips
RISC-V
Tools
Yocto, Buildroot, U-Boot, LiteX, Migen, KiCad, Renode, QEMU, ConnMan

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