Custom Linux

Build System

RWT uses the Openembedd/Yocto build system to develop a custom Linux distribution for each radio and specific mission application. Each radio is shipped with a microSD card with a pre-installed Linux operating system.

Getting Started with OpenEmbedded/Yocto

For new users this is an advanced topic. RWT strongly recommends reading through the documentation provided by the Yocto Project . This wiki is not a detailed explanation of how to use OpenEmbedded/Yocto, it will provide examples

Using the SDK

RWT provides an ESDK

Building Complete Custom Images

Currently RWT uses the dunfell branch of Openembedded/Yocto for development of the custom Linux distribution. All modified recipes that RWT uses are in the RWT github repository. The starting point is the build-oxygen repository, it contains links to the correct version of the repositories.