 Introduction When planning a move to Linux, embedded designers can easily become confused by the heterogeneity of the solutions found in the market. Evidence can help you in planning the move to the right Linux solution, supporting your company at all the fundamental steps. Evidence supports Linux through Evelin ("EVidence Embedded LINux"), its suite of tools and firmware for embedded Linux devices. All tools and software packages can be configured and customized according to your specific needs. Evidence engineers can also develop custom Linux drivers for your specific platform. Benefits of Linux Benefits of using Linux for your embedded application: - Simple and elegant design of Unix systems - Stable, robust and secure system - Excellent performance - The source code can be changed according to your specific needs - No runtime royalties reducing the overall design cost - Availability of source code and development tools at no charge - POSIX standard from IEEE to enhance portability across different systems - Wide range of operating system services including effective network support - Support from a well established user and development community - Huge amount of programs, libraries and tools already available as Open Source code Summing up, when compared to proprietary solutions in terms of cost of development, Linux is a better choice! Read more benefits Supported platforms Evidence already supports most common SoCs. In case your particular target is not yet supported, Evidence can port Linux to your specific platform. Evidence can also develop, port or customize kernel drivers for devices not supported by the mainline Linux kernel. Consider that Evidence engineers have already developed and customized drivers for several devices of embedded systems, including IDE Compact Flashes, SD cards, backlights, DACs, keypads, mouses, speakers, 8250 serial ports, USBs, proprietary Ethernet interfaces, etc. Moreover, they have worked with kernel developers and their code has been included in the official Linux kernel. Discover currently supported platforms |
