Project Showcases

This page lists projects built on the EmbeddedOS stack by the community and by researchers: hardware experiments, research builds, ports to new boards, side projects that got out of hand in the best way. The one requirement is that the thing exists and works.

There is no shipping requirement here — that is what the product showcases page is for. Nothing is listed yet. This page will grow the way open-source projects grow: one person’s evening build at a time.

The bar is modest but firm: the project must run on real hardware. A build that only exists in a simulator does not qualify. EoSim is a fine tool, but a showcase here has to survive contact with actual silicon, with all the clock trees, errata, and loose jumpers that entails.

The reason is practical. Running on real hardware proves something a simulation cannot: that the code handles the timing, the peripherals, and the quirks of a physical device. It also means someone else can reproduce the result by buying the same board.

Send a description of what the project does, a link to the repository, and the hardware it runs on — the board, the microcontroller or SoC, and any relevant peripherals. Photos are welcome where you have them; a short clip of the hardware doing the thing helps even more.

The repository should be public and should contain enough that someone else can build and run the project: the source, build instructions, and a note about which board revision and toolchain you used. If a stranger cannot reproduce it, it is not ready for this page yet.

Before a project is listed, Foundation maintainers check that it builds and runs. This is not an audit of your architecture and not an endorsement of your design choices — it is a practical check that the project is what it claims to be.

If something does not build, the maintainers will say what failed and give you a chance to fix it. Nobody is keeping score. The goal is a page full of projects that actually work, and the review exists to keep it that way.

Use the contact page to reach the Foundation, and put “project showcase” in the subject line or first sentence. Include the description, the repository link, and the hardware details. A reply will come back with any questions and the outcome of the review.

If your project changes — new board support, a new release, a rewrite — write again and the listing can be updated. Listings are meant to stay accurate, not to freeze the project in time.

The Foundation’s GitHub Discussions area has a show-and-tell corner where people post works in progress, ask for help, and trade ideas. That is the right place for half-finished experiments, open questions, and “has anyone tried this board?” threads.

This page is the curated end of that spectrum: finished, verified projects that run on real hardware. Posting in Discussions first is encouraged — it is where you will find testers, and maintainers read it — but a listing here is the one someone else can trust to build and run for themselves.