zephyr VS embox

Compare zephyr vs embox and see what are their differences.

zephyr

Primary Git Repository for the Zephyr Project. Zephyr is a new generation, scalable, optimized, secure RTOS for multiple hardware architectures. (by zephyrproject-rtos)

embox

Modular and configurable OS for embedded applications (by embox)
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zephyr embox
57 34
9,402 1,083
3.4% 2.9%
10.0 9.9
3 days ago 7 days ago
C C
Apache License 2.0 BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License
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zephyr

Posts with mentions or reviews of zephyr. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-05.
  • VisionFive 2 ROM addresses for Zephyr RTOS
    3 projects | /r/RISCV | 5 Dec 2023
    I am working on adding support for VisionFive 2 in Zephyr RTOS. I have created a device tree by referencing the starfive linux, patches of hifive_unmatched FU740 SoC and patches of BeagleV Starlight.
  • Adding support for visionfive2 in zephyr rtos
    2 projects | /r/embedded | 24 Nov 2023
    We are unsure on how to proceed further with this error. We have opened a github discussion regarding the same issue.
  • Learning to write device drivers using C/C++ in Zephyr OS
    2 projects | /r/embedded | 11 Jul 2023
    Then there are samples. Look through it for anything useful. RC522 uses SPI, so getting that to work would be a good first step.
  • PlatformIO and Zephyr is a bad idea
    4 projects | /r/embedded | 17 May 2023
    In this thread u/ikravets explained that there hasn't been much demand for Zephyr, which is why they aren't doing anything with it, and in this pull request Zephyr decided to no longer recommend PlatformIO in their documentation.
  • Libraries for Zephyr (Nordic SDK 2.3)
    2 projects | /r/embedded | 20 Apr 2023
    I'd start out with another IMU example like this one: https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/tree/main/samples/sensor/lsm6dso
    2 projects | /r/embedded | 20 Apr 2023
    This is exactly the library you're looking for. You just need to create an application and instantiate it. The samples for other drivers can show you how to do that. https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/tree/main/drivers/sensor/ism330dhcx
  • Examples of excellently-written projects.
    4 projects | /r/embedded | 24 Mar 2023
  • Sensor FIFO interrupt implementation in Zephyr
    2 projects | /r/embedded | 9 Feb 2023
    2) There's nothing better I guess. Just look through the samples and try to understand what they're doing. In the MAX30101 example they only enabled the sensor itself. So the configuration was already done in the .dts file. If you look into that file, you'll see how exactly it was configured. I'd urge you to go through the samples/sensor directory and look at as many overlay files as possible to see how they can be configured.
    2 projects | /r/embedded | 9 Feb 2023
    The Zephyr driver for MAX30101 does not have much functionality, it lacks sensor triggering support for example https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/blob/main/drivers/sensor/max30101/max30101.c so you need to implement it yourself, maybe you could contribute to the driver itself.
  • Git archive generation meets Hyrum's law
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 2 Feb 2023
    I think that's uncharitable. Almost no one realized these things were being generated. We all assumed that links to github's "releases" were just links to files because they look like links to files! Here's one to Zephyr 3.2.0: https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/archive/refs/ta...

    You pull that and get a tarball that is presented to the world as an "official release". Looks like a file. Acts like a file. It's a file.

    So now your package manager or reproducible build engine or whatever needs a reference to the "official source code release", and what do you point it to? That file, obviously. It's right there on the "release" page for the download. And of course you checksum it for security, because duh.

    Then last week all of a sudden that file changed! Sure, it has the same contents. But the checksum that you computed in good faith based on the official release tarball doesn't match!

    If there's a misunderstanding here, it's on github and not the users. They can't be providing official release tarballs if they won't guarantee consistency. "As documented", this feature was a huge footgun. That's bad.

embox

Posts with mentions or reviews of embox. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-01.
  • Release v0.5.9.10 ยท embox/embox
    2 projects | /r/embedded | 1 Jul 2023
    Embox is a configurable RTOS designed for resource constrained and embedded systems. Embox main idea is using Linux software without Linux. (https://embox.github.io/ ) If you want use complex Linux Software and Linux is huge for your goals. Embox is the best idea, as I think. For example Embox is the only RTOS that allows to use OpenCV on Cortex-m MCUs https://www.embedded.com/benchmarking-opencv-on-stm32-mcus/
    2 projects | /r/embedded | 1 Jul 2023
  • Query: Alternatives to Zephyr?
    5 projects | /r/embedded | 21 Mar 2022
    Look at Embox (https://github.com/embox/embox). It can run on EFM32ZG with 32kB ROM 4kB RAM
  • Can you share some open source projects we can contribute to?
    2 projects | /r/embedded | 17 Mar 2022
    Take a look at Embox - https://github.com/embox/embox
  • Open source projects
    6 projects | /r/embedded | 29 Sep 2021
    Embox (https://github.com/embox/embox) open-source RTOS for embedded systems. It was born as a student project and a lot of students took part in it.
  • Embedded software testing
    2 projects | /r/embedded | 7 Aug 2021
    In Embox (https://github.com/embox/embox ) we use several testing levels to check different parts including hardware. We designed unit test framework on C and can use it to check hardware (https://github.com/embox/embox/blob/master/src/tests/spi/imx6_spi.c). We also try to develop peripheral independent code. We created libraries and use files for access to peripherals that allows using a command-line interface to test hardware. And finally, we have a regression testing framework. It bases on 'telnet' and 'expect' (https://github.com/embox/embox/tree/master/scripts/autotest). I'm sure that UART can be used instead of telnet
  • which modbus c library do you use?
    3 projects | /r/embedded | 4 Aug 2021
    Embox (https://github.com/embox/embox) is a configurable open-source RTOS. Its main idea is to use Linux software everywhere including MCU or develop software in a convenient environment. In other words, you can use wished Linux software without "heavy" Linux kernel therefore you need small resources. In the article, libmodbus is used on STM32F4-discovery. Embox allows using of such complex Linux software as OpenCV on STM32 (https://www.embedded.com/benchmarking-opencv-on-stm32-mcus/ ) or Qt (https://youtu.be/9rA\_sHrQjjE)
  • Choosing an RTOS
    5 projects | /r/embedded | 1 Jul 2021
    Yes, it is a very fast development speed especially if you need rather complex functionality. As for other questions, the project is more than 10 years and more than 100 contributors (https://github.com/embox/embox/graphs/contributors ). I think it will actively develop.
    5 projects | /r/embedded | 1 Jul 2021
    You should look at Embox (https://github.com/embox/embox). Its main idea is to use Linux software everywhere including MCU. It looks like an embedded Linux distributive where you can choose necessary modules, but unlike Linux Embox's kernel, standard C library, TCP/IP stack and so on also configure while compilation. It allows on the one hand run on EFM32 with 32kB flash 4 kB RAM (https://anton-bondarev.medium.com/embox-on-efm32zg-stk3200-board-how-to-run-rtos-on-mcu-with-4kb-ram-26a82dc7b9d9) and on the other hand you can use TONs Linux software for example OpenCV (https://youtu.be/7QjfgEPCLiw )
  • What are some good USB libraries for STM32?
    2 projects | /r/embedded | 9 Mar 2021
    Take a look at Embox (https://github.com/embox/embox/wiki/USB-gadget-on-STM32 )

What are some alternatives?

When comparing zephyr and embox you can also consider the following projects:

FreeRTOS-Kernel - FreeRTOS kernel files only, submoduled into https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS and various other repos.

mbed-os - Arm Mbed OS is a platform operating system designed for the internet of things

RIOT - RIOT - The friendly OS for IoT

nuttx - Apache NuttX is a mature, real-time embedded operating system (RTOS)

wasm-micro-runtime - WebAssembly Micro Runtime (WAMR)

mongoose-os - Mongoose OS - an IoT Firmware Development Framework. Supported microcontrollers: ESP32, ESP8266, CC3220, CC3200, STM32F4, STM32L4, STM32F7. Amazon AWS IoT, Microsoft Azure, Google IoT Core integrated. Code in C or JavaScript.

FreeRTOS-rust - Rust crate for FreeRTOS

TinyGo - Go compiler for small places. Microcontrollers, WebAssembly (WASM/WASI), and command-line tools. Based on LLVM.

littlefs - A little fail-safe filesystem designed for microcontrollers

stm32-bootloader - Customizable Bootloader for STM32 microcontrollers. This example demonstrates how to perform in-application-programming of a firmware located on an external SD card with FAT32 file system.

zig - General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.

opencv_contrib - Repository for OpenCV's extra modules