Happy Holidays!

It's that time of year again. That time of the year in which the Pengutronix marketing team gets out the arts and crafts supplies and goes into recluse to come up with this year's hand crafted Christmas cards!

labgrid geht auf Live-Tour!

labgrid erlaubt es uns, Embedded-Linux-Geräte aus der Ferne zu steuern und Integrationstests von Embedded-Linux auf echter Hardware zu implementieren. Pengutronix und andere Firmen setzen daher schon einige Zeit erfolgreich auf labgrid als Mittelpunkt ihrer Embedded-Software-Entwicklungsinfrastruktur.

Signed FIT Image Support for meta-oe (fitimage.bbclass)

FIT images provide a versatile way to bundle components used to boot embedded Linux systems, like the kernel, device tree, ramdisk, firmware, etc. They also support cryptographic signatures, making them ideal for verified boot setups. This blog post introduces the new fitimage.bbclass in meta-oe as an alternative to oe-core's kernel-fitimage.bbclass, with a clear focus on enhancing both versatility and signing support.

Pengutronix at Electronica 2024 in Munich

Electronica trade fair in Munich, Germany is just around the corner and Pengutronix is currently gearing up to showcase some of our latest topics and developments. You find us in Hall B4 Booth 102 (map).

Bringing Barebox into OE-Core (Yocto)

This blog post chronicles the multi-year journey to get Barebox accepted into OE-Core—from the early attempts to the eventual success in October 2024. Along the way, we’ll explore the technical hurdles we faced, the community discussions that shaped the process, and the improvements we added to both OE and Barebox.

Der USB-SD-Mux ist nun FAST

Seit 2019 vertreiben wir mit unserer Partner-Firma Linux Automation GmbH den USB-SD-Mux. Damit konnten wir vielen Embedded Entwickler*innen die Arbeit erleichtern und dadurch die Softwarequalität verbessern. Zugleich schreitet die Technik voran: Micro-SD-Karten werden schneller und mittlerweile hat sich USB-C als Standard etabliert.