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Embedded Linux Development Using Yocto Project - Third Edition

By : Otavio Salvador, Daiane Angolini
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Embedded Linux Development Using Yocto Project - Third Edition

By: Otavio Salvador, Daiane Angolini

Overview of this book

The Yocto Project is the industry standard for developing dependable embedded Linux projects. It stands out from other frameworks by offering time-efficient development with enhanced reliability and robustness. With Embedded Linux Development Using Yocto Project, you’ll acquire an understanding of Yocto Project tools, helping you perform different Linux-based tasks. You’ll gain a deep understanding of Poky and BitBake, explore practical use cases for building a Linux subsystem project, employ Yocto Project tools available for embedded Linux, and uncover the secrets of SDK, recipe tool, and others. This new edition is aligned with the latest long-term support release of the aforementioned technologies and introduces two new chapters, covering optimal emulation in QEMU for faster product development and best practices. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to generate and run an image for real hardware boards. You’ll gain hands-on experience in building efficient Linux systems using the Yocto Project.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)

Using physical hardware

To ease the exploration of the Yocto Project’s capabilities, it is good to have a real board so we can enjoy the experience of booting our customized embedded system. For this, we have tried to collect the most widely available boards so the chances of you owning one are higher.

The next sections will cover the steps for the following boards:

All the boards listed are maintained by non-profit organizations based on education and mentoring, which makes the community a fertile place to discover...