Buildroot and Yocto

The Linux BSP "fsimx6sx-B2024.01" is based on Buildroot, a software for creating root file systems. About 1400 different software packages can be added to the root file system using menu control. The range of functions ranges from simple libraries and utilities to a complete Java environment to complete graphical environments such as Qt or Wayland/Weston, including applications such as an HTML5-capable web browser. In this way, it is very easy to put together a customized Linux system.

As an alternative to Buildroot, there is also a Yocto-based environment. We offer the Linux BSP fsimx6sx-Y2020.03, which is based on Yocto.

Our standard configuration, which should give a first impression of the functional scope of the module, contains the following features: Busybox, gdb, alsa-utils, gstreamer, wayland-weston, feh, openssl, openssh, ncurses, can-utils, iproute2, ftpd, httpd, telnet, tftp, and much more

Both BSPs include the source code packages from U-Boot (2021.04), Linux kernel (based on 5.15.131) and Buildroot (2023.02.06) or Yocto (4.0) adapted by F&S. In addition, our cross toolchain is included, some sample applications and all binaries in the standard configuration. And last but not least, detailed documents on the hardware are included as well as the first steps documentation for easy entry.

F&S also offers a virtual machine (based on VirtualBox) with an installed Linux based on the Fedora 36 distribution for free download. All packages necessary to translate our software are already installed. All services (NFS, TFTP) for working with our boards are also installed. Our BSP is unpacked and precompiled in the right directories. With this virtual machine it doesn't matter whether you use Windows or Linux as the host. Simply download the VHD, import it into VirtualBox and development can begin immediately.

➜ More information about the new Buildroot Release B2024.01
➜ More information about the new YOCTO release Y2020.03

Start Your Development in Less Than an Hour - F&S Development Machine - Fedora 27

Fedora 27 is a VirtualBox Appliance based on Fedora 27, provided by F&S.
You will need less than an hour to start your development with this machine!
It is available for our customers for free.

VirtualBox is a high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.
The F&S Development Machine contains installed Board Support Packages for fsimx6, fsimx6sx, fsimx6ul and fsimx7ulp.
The F&S toolchain is installed, the source code is extracted and ready to run. Needed system packages and essential tools are installed, too.
Besides that, it contains a configured environment for Qt development (QT5) with cross-compile/debug kit, deployment strategy and demo application.

Please notice that it is required to register on our website to download this machine.

➜ Download F&S Development Machine - Fedora 27
➜ Quickstart Dokumentation