Developing a long-term maintainable Yocto-based embedded Linux system is complex – and crucial to product success. emlix supports embedded Linux developers, product managers and development leads with long-proven Yocto know-how, sound Linux kernel expertise and industrially proven engineering processes.
We develop, optimise and maintain Yocto embedded Linux systems that are stable, reproducible and can be kept up to date efficiently throughout the product lifecycle – and we support you in reducing technical risks and shortening time to market.
More control over embedded Linux systems – less complexity in day-to-day project work
Many Yocto development projects suffer from inconsistent builds, hard-to-maintain dependencies and a lack of system transparency. Changing software states and third-party components additionally lead to integration problems.
With structured Yocto architecture development and defined building blocks, we create a controlled Yocto system basis that consistently defines all relevant components and keeps them manageable over the long term.
This, incidentally, is also the prerequisite for being able to serve a security-by-design approach or to meet the relevant open source compliance requirements.
Your benefits at a glance
■ Structured engineering from the beginning
■ Reduced complexity through modular architecture
■ Reproducible and controllable Linux builds
■ Clear separation of platform and product logic
■ Higher system security through consistent hardening
■ Improved maintainability over long product cycles
■ Shorter development times through standardised processes
■ Lower costs and risks with Yocto updates
■ broad, long-standing Yocto expertise, including from regulated contexts
■ where required: security engineering and IEC 62443 compliance
Yocto, BitBake and modular system architectures
At the centre is the product-specific Yocto project with full control over kernel, bootloader and root filesystem – complemented by BitBake recipes, meta-layer structures and containerised build environments. Added to this are CI/CD pipelines, system tests and Yocto security hardening concepts.
Our Yocto support includes:
■ Yocto setup (board, toolchain, kernel and bootloader)
■ Configuration of Yocto distro features (init system)
■ Setup and adaptation of Yocto security features
■ Optimisation of individual Yocto packages (e.g. Qt, web browser)
■ Integration of third-party Yocto layers
■ Development of product-specific Yocto meta-layers
■ Development of BitBake and Yocto recipes
■ Composition of Yocto target images and SDK bundles
■ Updating Yocto-based BSPs (core layers, recipes)
■ Development of Yocto backport patches
■ Container-based Yocto build environments
■ Yocto continuous integration
■ Development of Yocto system tests
■ Automated, validatable SBOM creation
■ Open source and security compliance documentation
■ Consulting on Yocto planning, development, testing and maintenance
■ Review of existing Yocto systems
Die Umsetzung erfolgt in klar definierten Phasen: Analyse der bestehenden Architektur, Definition der Zielplattform, Aufbau eines reproduzierbaren Yocto-Systems und iterative Komponentenintegration – gefolgt von Optimierung, Stabilisierung und Vorbereitung auf Serienproduktion und Wartung.
Improved maintainability over long product cycles
This approach reduces project risks and enables technical decisions to be validated early. Without a structured Yocto architecture, technical debt accumulates that considerably slows down later product development.
Yocto-Know-how for your productemlix helps you build your Yocto-based embedded Linux system so that it is production-ready and maintainable over the long term—from architecture and reproducible builds to efficient maintenance throughout the entire product lifecycle. Talk to our experts and learn how you can reduce technical risks and shorten your time to market. Feel free to contact us. During an initial conversation, we’ll determine exactly how we can provide you with tailored support. Your contactOur experts from the emlix Solutions team |
