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Stay current with software updates – Keep your Variscite SoMs performing at their best with our latest software releases.
 

Stay current with software updates – Keep your Variscite SoMs performing at their best with our latest software releases.
 

Stay current with software updates – Keep your Variscite SoMs performing at their best with our latest software releases.
 

In today’s evolving embedded systems landscape, selecting the appropriate Linux can significantly impact your project’s success. While various options exist for creating embedded operating systems, we’ll focus on two powerful contenders: Yocto and Debian. Understanding their distinct characteristics and capabilities will help you make an informed decision and make the choice best suited to your application’s requirements.

Stay current with software updates – Keep your Variscite SoMs performing at their best with our latest software releases.
 

Sold under brand names like Arduino, Udoo, Raspberry Pi and others, hacker boards increasingly are serving as the foundation of technology projects found in IoT, wearables, robotics and portable devices. Starting as low as $15, these boards are part of a new manufacturing trend supported by a community of hobbyists and DIY developers that use low-cost hardware components and open-source software to create mini-computer platforms. As they move up the ecosystem from a hobbyist device to handling more advanced, commercial applications, are hacker boards an economically viable option or a costly mistake?
 
Here are the factors that lead SOMs to be a better value than hacker boards:

Stay current with software updates – Keep your Variscite SoMs performing at their best with our latest software releases.
 

Stay current with software updates – Keep your Variscite SoMs performing at their best with our latest software releases.
 

Variscite has formed a strategic partnership with Memfault to bolster device management capabilities across its System on Module (SoM) portfolio, including modules based on DART-MX95, VAR-SOM-MX93, DART-MX8M-PLUS, and VAR-SOM-AM62P. This collaboration equips engineering teams with advanced tools for remote monitoring, troubleshooting, and secure software update deployment.
Advanced monitoring and over-the-air (OTA) updates for embedded devices
The integration with Memfault’s platform adds advanced diagnostic capabilities to Variscite’s solutions. Development teams gain access to valuable data from end devices such as performance metrics, system events, and operational statistics without requiring physical access. This visibility enables proactive maintenance, allowing engineers to detect and resolve issues without relying on end-user feedback.

Variscite now offers the Zephyr real-time operating system (RTOS) on its System on Modules (SoMs), providing a modern, scalable solution for embedded and IoT projects. Zephyr is currently supported on Variscite’s iMX93 and i.MX8M Plus modules, with plans to add support for more i.MX9-based modules, including the DART-MX95. FreeRTOS will continue to be available alongside Zephyr, giving customers multiple Real-Time operating system options for their embedded projects.
 
About Zephyr real-time operating system