Linux | I.MX6ULL File System

Linux | I.MX6ULL File System

01 All test programs in this section require the development board to have a Qt environment to run. The provided file system is derived from a Yocto build. We will later organize a separate ported Qt system to facilitate users in porting third-party software. If the user’s file system is not our factory version, please … Read more

Developing QT with Yocto File System on Linux | I.MX6ULL

Developing QT with Yocto File System on Linux | I.MX6ULL

01 The Yocto file system supports QT by default. So how do we run our QT programs on the Yocto file system? In this chapter, we will learn how to develop QT programs in a Yocto file system + Ubuntu environment. Note that the development environment is based on “qtcreator-3.5.1” (Ubuntu 16.04.6), and the library … Read more

Automated Build for Embedded Linux

Automated Build for Embedded Linux

1. Development Experience The BSP engineers from device manufacturers mainly focus on root filesystem/driver porting/system integration/hardware debugging. It is important to note the distinction from the driver engineers at chip manufacturers. After graduation, the opportunities to write drivers from scratch are few and far between; most of the time, drivers are provided by the chip … Read more

Deployment Testing of EMQX on NXP iMX8MP ARM Platform

Deployment Testing of EMQX on NXP iMX8MP ARM Platform

Introduction EMQX is an open-source MQTT message server developed on the Erlang/OTP platform, widely used in the Internet of Things (IoT) field for message transmission and control between devices and servers. This document is based on the NXP i.MX8M Plus ARM processor platform, deploying and testing EMQX by integrating a Docker environment into the Yocto … Read more

Essential Guide to Embedded Development: Choosing Between Buildroot and Yocto with Qt

Essential Guide to Embedded Development: Choosing Between Buildroot and Yocto with Qt

In embedded Linux development, Buildroot and Yocto are extremely popular build systems, while Qt is a “magic tool” for graphical interface development. Today, let’s discuss how to choose between Buildroot and Yocto when using Qt! 👇 —- 🎯 Buildroot + Qt: Lightweight and Fast, Suitable for Small Projects 🌟 Features • Lightweight and Fast: Buildroot … Read more

Modbus TCP Server Development and Yocto System Construction

Modbus TCP Server Development and Yocto System Construction

13.8 Modbus TCP Server Development Source code: After extraction, the source code is “modbus_server_tcp.c”, which simulates a Modbus TCP sensor. For an explanation of the source code, please refer to “11.7 Modbus TCP Programming and Experimentation”. When the front-end program and the MQTT program use the RPC interface to read and write the Modbus TCP … Read more

4 Tools for Building Embedded Linux Systems

4 Tools for Building Embedded Linux Systems

Learn about Yocto, Buildroot, OpenWRT, and modified desktop distributions to determine which method is best for your project. — Drew Moseley Useful original link Please visit the “original link” at the end for clickable in-text links, full-size original images, and related articles. Thanks Compiled from | https://opensource.com/article/18/6/embedded-linux-build-tools | Author | Drew Moseley | Translator | … Read more

Yocto: A Powerful Tool for Embedded Developers

Yocto: A Powerful Tool for Embedded Developers

Embedded development teams, for various reasons, aim to build embedded systems that cater to their development needs. Yocto is such a tool, allowing any vendor to customize their own systems based on Yocto. What Is Yocto Yocto is an umbrella project focused on creating embedded Linux distributions through an open embedded kernel, without being constrained … Read more