Hardware Podcasts

Renode with Michael Gielda

The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast · 26 Sept 2023 · 50m

What this episode covers

Michael Gielda, co-founder and VP of Business Development at Antmicro, discusses Renode, an open-source simulator for embedded systems that allows developers to run production binaries on a computer. He explains how Renode’s determinism and multi-node capabilities enable repeatable continuous integration testing, serving as a drop-in replacement for physical hardware rigs in many scenarios. Gielda details the tool's support for various architectures like ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V, its integration with the Zephyr OS via device trees, and the company's strategy of building commercial simulation models for clients while maintaining an open-source core.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Antmicro, TI
Chips
STM32, RISC-V
Tools
Renode, QEMU, Wireshark
Also
Zephyr

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