Framework for embedded heterogenous devices software development.

• Software development for specific hardware:
  • Real-time (code for MCU: bare-metal or with FreeRTOS).
  • Application (general-purpose code to run under Linux).
  • Control system interface to hardware (EPICS IOC (DeviceSupport)).
• Establishing a communication between previous components.
• Automation of building, testing and deployment processes.

• NXP/Freescale i.MX7 (deprecated)
• NXP/Freescale i.MX8M Nano

• EPICS

To use the framework you need:

1. Include Ferrite to your project as submodule.
2. Specify your project components derived from Ferrite component templates.
3. Add manage script to your project.

You may look at Tornado project for reference usage examples.

Framework also provides some libraries with common routines:

• C - for real-time code (including HAL).
• C++ - for application code and IOC.
• Python - for processes automation and CI integration.

The framework contains tests for common use cases along with libraries unit tests.

• g++
• cmake
• python3
• perl

• poetry

At first you need to install python dependencies. Run the following command in the project root:

poetry install

This command will build software and run all tests:

poetry run python -m ferrite.manage all.test