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Simplifying IoT Workflows and Lifecycle Management

Overview

The Open-CMSIS-Pack project provides tools, methods, and infrastructure to integrate and manage software components and improve code reuse across embedded and Edge AI projects.

Software compatibility for component re-use has long been a challenge in the microcontroller space, which is much more diverse at the hardware level compared to PCs or the data center. Open-CMSIS-Pack removes this complexity, delivering a standard for software component packaging and related foundation tools for validation, distribution, integration, management, and maintenance.

What are CMSIS-Packs?

CMSIS-Pack is a packaging technology that supports more than 12,000 microcontrollers. Packs provide a delivery mechanism for software components, device parameters, and evaluation board support. A software pack (file collection) includes:

  • Source code, header files, and software libraries
  • Documentation and source code templates
  • Device parameters along with startup code and programming algorithms
  • Example projects

The CMSIS-Pack system solves several problems:

  • It provides meta-data of files that relate to a software component. All files that belong to a software component can be identified and information about the original provider is preserved.
  • It enables consistent software component upgrade and identifies incompatible configuration files that may be part of the user application.
  • Software component providers can specify the interfaces and relationship to other software components.
  • The meta-data of a software component can include dependency information for toolchains, devices, and processors which simplifies the integration into application programs.

Refer to the Open-CMSIS-Pack specification for more information.

What is the CMSIS-Toolbox?

The CMSIS-Toolbox provides command-line tools for project creation and build of embedded applications utilizing CMSIS-Packs. It supports multiple compilation tools. It also helps you with software pack creation, maintenance, and distribution utilizing the CMSIS-Pack format.

Get involved

If you want to get involved, join our Technical Project Meetings - Tuesdays 16:00 - 17:00 CET.

Contact

If you would like to support and contribute to the Open-CMSIS-Pack project, please contact us.