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Supported Platforms

Hardware OS Architecture Reference Project
Apple Silicon Darwin ARM F Prime Ref
BeagleBone Black VxWorks 7 ARMv7 fprime-vxworks-reference
Feather M4 FreeRTOS ARM fprime-featherm4-freertos-reference
Pi Pico Zephyr ARMv6-M fprime-zephyr-reference
Pi Pico 2 Zephyr RISC-V fprime-zephyr-reference
PolarFire SoC VxWorks 7 RISC-V TBD
PyCubed Zephyr RISC-V fprime-zephyr-reference
Raspberry Pi Linux ARMv8 fprime-workshop-led-blinker
Teensy41 Zephyr ARMv7-M fprime-zephyr-reference
x86 Linux x86_64 F Prime Ref

Targeted Platforms (Planned Support)

These are platforms that the F Prime community or core team is actively working or planning to support. They may have partial implementations, early-stage deployments, or nothing yet.

Hardware OS Architecture Status Reference Project Delivery Date
3PySquared Baremetal ARM In development fprime-baremetal-reference TBD
3PySquared Zephyr ARM In development TBD
GR712RC VxWorks 7 SPARC V8 Not started TBD
GR740 VxWorks 7 SPARC V8 Not started TBD
HPSC Linux RISC-V In development TBD
HPSC VxWorks 7 RISC-V In development TBD
Pi Pico Baremetal ARM In development fprime-baremetal-reference TBD
Pi Pico 2 Baremetal RISC-V In development fprime-baremetal-reference TBD
PolarFire SoC Linux RISC-V Not started TBD
PyCubed Baremetal RISC-V In development fprime-baremetal-reference TBD
Snapdragon CoProcessor Linux ARM Not started TBD
Vorago Baremetal ARM In development TBD
VOXL2 Linux ARM64 In development TBD

What does "Supported Platform" Mean?

A platform refers to a combination of hardware and operating system (OS). A supported platform satisfies the following criteria:

  1. Reference project has been delivered to F Prime maintainers.
  2. Platform library exists and is used as part of a reference application. The platform library provides OSAL implementation, cmake support, drivers, and anything else needed to build and run the Reference project.
  3. Tested continuously as part of a continuous integration (CI) pipeline (e.g., unit tests, integration tests).
  4. Actively maintained by the F Prime community or core F Prime team.
  5. Documented build and run instructions are available for users.

How to Contribute a New Supported Platform

We welcome contributions to expand the list of supported platforms! Here’s how to get started:

  1. Pick a hardware and OS platform that is not in development or is not listed.
  2. Create a platform library. Take a look at How-To: Develop an F Prime Library.
  3. Create a reference project for your platform that uses your platform library. Use fprime-vxworks-reference or fprime-baremetal-reference as examples for the file structure.
  4. Include build, run, and hardware setup instructions in a README.md.
  5. Set up CI for your reference project and have CI run the F Prime provided integration test scripts.
  6. Optional: You may submit a request to transfer your reference project to the fprime-community by opening a discussion. Please include a description of your platform and links to your reference project repositories. To transfer a repository to fprime-community, you need to transfer ownership of the repository to an fprime maintainer. If accepted, then they will transfer the repository to the fprime-community organization.

Tip

  1. Follow the naming and file-structure convention as the example reference projects.
  2. Avoid using hardcoded paths in your toolchain file. Use environment variables.
  3. Test on actual hardware if possible—emulated environments may behave differently.