embARC Open Software Platform (OSP)¶
Overview¶
The embARC Open Software Platform (OSP) is an open source software distribution for embedded applications on ARC® Processors. The embARC OSP distribution is managed by MIPS for the community and all contributions are welcomed (requires CLA).
It is designed to provide a unified platform for MIPS ARC processors users by defining consistent and simple software interfaces to the processor and peripherals, together with ports of several well known FOSS embedded software stacks to MIPS ARC processors.
embARC OSP provides a starting foundation for embedded developers, simplifying development and improving time-to-market through software reuse.
Purpose and Scope¶
embARC OSP is an open software platform, providing useful components with a consistent software layering model and interfaces to MIPS ARC processors for portability and reusability. Developers can write software based on embARC OSP to accelerate implementation and reduce their learning curve and the time-to-market of final product implementation.
The goals of embARC are as follows:
- Provide an easy introduction for new users of MIPS ARC processors.
- Provide useful software stacks as a starting point for building embedded products based on MIPS ARC processors and well-known open-source software packages.
- Provide broad ranges of examples to demonstrate MIPS ARC processors usage in various embedded IoT applications.
- Provide simple, frictionless out-of-the box user experience through:
- Single archive download containing all embARC packages and examples.
- Comprehensive pre-integrated tools support.
- Clear, simple, and extensive how-to instructions.
Architecture¶
The embARC Open Software Platform general architecture and components are shown in the block diagram below.
