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How to build an embedded system?
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Summary: Provide native Greybus support for platforms like BeagleConnect, eliminating reliance on external patches or custom kernel forks. This will streamline development workflows, enhance long-term support, and empower developers to utilize Greybus in Zephyr-based IoT and embedded projects with greater ease and reliability.
Summary: This project upstreams the wpanusb and bcfserial Linux drivers for BeagleConnect Freedom IEEE 802.15.4 radio support to meet kernel quality standards. The work implements missing driver operations including listen-before-talk, frame retries, and CCA modes, while adding permanent address reading and replacing hardcoded radio parameters with dynamic device querying. Changes require coordinated Zephyr firmware updates to support these operations through the radio API, enabling full 2.4GHz and SubGHz functionality with Zigbee interoperability.
BeagleMind: Conversational AI Assistant for BeagleBoard Documentations#
Summary: BeagleMind aims to build an AI-powered documentation assistant for BeagleBoard that leverages Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to deliver accurate, citation-backed answers. Rather than relying on fine-tuning, the assistant uses lightweight techniques like embedding official documentation into a vector database to ground answers with relevant source material. The solution includes web and command-line interfaces, integrates automated evaluation agents to monitor response quality. This tool will enhance user experience, reduce support load, and help developers efficiently navigate BeagleBoard’s technical ecosystem.
Summary: Enhance the Beagle-Tester automation framework by integrating mikroBUS support, enabling upstream testing for peripherals like UART, SPI, and GPIO. The project focuses on establishing a regression test suite, automating Click board detection via ClickID, and implementing web-based test result monitoring. Additional features include HDMI barcode scanning using OpenCV and Buildroot integration for seamless deployment in a scalable test farm.