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View 21 business solutionsBrowse free open source Embedded Systems software and projects for Windows and Linux below. Use the toggles on the left to filter open source Embedded Systems software by OS, license, language, programming language, and project status.
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USBDM
Debugging and programming interfaces for Freescale microcontroller
USBDM BDM Interface for Freescale Microcontrollers USBDM consists of two components: Hardware interfaces for various target devices This includes interfaces ranging from very simple hardware to more complete and capable hardware. Software to support these interfaces This includes: - Plugins to work with Freescale's Codewarrior software under Windows - Plugins to extend the usabilty of Eclipse with USBDM and Codesourcery & ARM toolchains. This includes GDB sprites providing a complete open source development toolchain. - A set of stand-alone programmer applications. These support programming of RS08, HCS08, HCS12, Coldfire and Kinetis devices. Where applicable, the software is available for Windows and Linux. -
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FreeRTOS Real Time Kernel (RTOS)
Market leading real time kernel for 40+ microcontroller architectures
************************************************************************************************************************ * The primary FreeRTOS repository is now in Git. Go to https://github.com/freertos for the latest FreeRTOS kernel and libraries. * Our support has moved to https://forums.freertos.org. ************************************************************************************************************************ FreeRTOS is a market-leading real-time operating system (RTOS) for microcontrollers and small microprocessors. Distributed freely under the MIT open source license, FreeRTOS includes a kernel and a growing set of libraries suitable for use across all industry sectors. Visit https://www.freertos.org for more information and other download options. Note about support/discussions forum: The FreeRTOS support forum has moved to https://forums.freertos.org. Please update your bookmarks and create new posts in the appropriate category in the new community forums. -
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QP Real-Time Event Frameworks & Tools
Real-Time Event Frameworks based on active objects & state machines
QP real-time event frameworks (RTEFs) provide lightweight, modern, event-driven architecture based on asynchronous Active Objects (Actors) and Hierarchical State Machines. The matching QM model-based design tool and other host-based tools complement the QP frameworks by supporting graphical modeling, code generation, software tracing, and unit testing for event-driven embedded software. Visit https://www.state-machine.com for more information. The QP RTEFs can run on bare-metal microcontrollers, replacing a traditional RTOS. The frameworks contain a selection of built-in real-time kernels (RTOS kernels), such as the cooperative QV kernel, the preemptive non-blocking QK kernel, and the unique preemptive, dual-mode (blocking/non-blocking) QXK kernel. Native QP ports and ready-to-use examples are provided for ARM Cortex-M (M0/M0+/M3/M4/M7/M33/...) as well as other CPUs. The QP RTEFs can also work with many traditional RTOSes and General-Purpose OSes, such as Linux and Windows. -
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PlatformIO Core
Professional collaborative platform for embedded development
PlatformIO is a professional collaborative platform for embedded development. A place where Developers and Teams have true Freedom! No more vendor lock-in! A user-friendly and extensible integrated development environment with a set of professional development instruments, providing modern and powerful features to speed up yet simplify the creation and delivery of embedded products. A lightweight but powerful cross-platform source code editor. Smart code completions are based on variable types, function definitions, and library dependencies. Multi-projects workflow with easy navigation around project codebase, multiple panes, and themes support. Seamless integration with PlatformIO Home (UI) with board and library managers. Intuitive project wizard and a wide range of example projects. Built-in Terminal with PlatformIO Core (CLI) and powerful Serial Port Monitor. -
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DMX Library for Arduino
DMX Library and usage examples for Arduino
This Library includes a DMX Master, DMX Slave and various examples on how to use its implementation. This projects has been started to support the use of our Shielded DMX / RDM Shield for Arduino. The library is made available under the GNU Lesser General Public License If you would like to make contributions to the source code feel free to contact the project admin -
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OpenBLT
Bootloader for STM32, XMC, HCS12 and other microcontroller targets.
OpenBLT is mostly used as an STM32 bootloader, due to the popularity of STM32 microcontrollers. However, the bootloader’s architecture is such that it can work with any microcontroller and use any type of communication interface to perform firmware updates. -
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F´
A flight software and embedded systems framework
F´ (or F Prime) is a software framework for the rapid development and deployment of embedded systems and spaceflight applications. Originally developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, F´ is open-source software that has been successfully deployed for several space applications. It has been used for but is not limited to, CubeSats, SmallSats, instruments, and deployable. Component architecture with well-defined interfaces. To develop applications with F´, the following requirements of the user’s system must be met, Linux or Mac OS X operating system (or Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows), CMake, Bash or Bash compatible shell, Clang or GCC compiler, Python 3 and PIP. F´ can be quickly installed and ready to use by cloning the GitHub repository, installing Python code (typically in a virtual environment), and building one of our reference applications. -
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avr-gfortran
Program avr microcontroller using fortran77/90 syntax
This is a pseudo Fortran 77/90 compiler for Atmel/Microchip AVR microcontroller, written in Fortran using gfortran compiler. The compiler use avr-gcc as dependency. As of version 1.0.3-1 (8 July 2026), the compiler introduces near-comprehensive native compatibility with Fortran 77/90 syntax. For Windows version (64bit), click https://sourceforge.net/projects/avr-gfortran/files/avr-gfortran-1.0.3-alpha-2026/avr-gfortran-win-1.0.3-1.zip/download Linux version (64bit), click https://sourceforge.net/projects/avr-gfortran/files/avr-gfortran-1.0.3-alpha-2026/avr-gfortran-linux-1.0.3-1.tar.xz/download User guide, click https://sourceforge.net/projects/avr-gfortran/files/user_guide-1.0.3.pdf/download Example Code for Learning and Testing, click https://sourceforge.net/projects/avr-gfortran/files/example%20code/new-example-July-2026/example_code_July_2026.zip/download If you find any bugs, or need some features, or just want to say "hello", just post any comment ;-) -
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FlashProg
Simple USB flash memory programmer.
FlashProg is USB base flash memory programmer which is specifically design to read and program 3.3V SPI flash memory devices. -
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Hex File Loader
A software for upload .hex files to ATMEGA328P and compile .asm files
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Ficl is a lightweight, embeddable scripting language designed to be incorporated into other programs, and especially embedded systems that may have memory and OS constraints. Applications include scripting, hardware bring-up, rapid prototyping, and system extensions. Unlike Lua or Python, Ficl acts as a component of your system - you feed it stuff to do, it does the stuff, and comes back to you for more. You can export compiled code to Ficl, execute Ficl code from your compiled code, or interact. Your choice.
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With GLCD Tools you can convert windows bitmap files (bmp) to a byte array suitable for graphic LCD displays. Additionally you can create fontsets out of your system fonts for the displays. It outputs C Code which you can use in your µC project.
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LiteASM
Light Weight & Customizable Assembly Compiler & Virtual Machine
LiteASM is a light weight and reconfigurable Assembly language compiler and Virtual Machine. It is specially design for embedded systems to use as a portable script interface. -
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MenuDesigner
A GUI system for embedded systems.
A small GUI system for monochrome and color LCDs suitable for embedded systems with very limited system resources (like 8 bit microcontrollers). Comes with a graphical editor for creating a menu. Runs on Linux and Windows (Cygwin is recommend for using all features). Samples showing the usage on a PC, AVR, and STM32 microcontrollers are included. -
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The GoodFET is an open source JTAG programmer based upon the Texas Instruments Flash Emulation Tool. While retaining partial compatibility with the TI design, the eventual goal of this project is standalone firmware with no proprietary components.
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Terminal-BASIC
BASIC-like language interpreter for embedded systems
Terminal-BASIC is a BASIC-like language interpreter, works on a set of single board embedded systems (i.e. famous AVR uc based boards). Terminal-BASIC: * suports real numbers, multidimensional arrays and Darthmouth BASIC-style matrix operations; * written in C++11; * has modular structure (can save uc storage, instantiating only used modules); * works through different i/o devices, using vt100 commands; * on systems with multiple i/O devices can work as simple time-sharing system; * static Linux build for playing and debug; -
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amforth: Interpreter on Microcontrollers
amforth is an extendible interpreter on microcontrollers
amforth is an extendable command interpreter running on AVR ATmega and TI MSP430 microcontrollers. The Risc-V and ARM architectures are ascending. Turnkey actions for IoT workloads are possible as well. The command language is close to the Forth 2012 standard. -
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uIDE (Micro IDE)
uIDE (Micro IDE) is a free, open-source IDE for GPUtils
uIDE is a specialized development environment for programming PIC microcontrollers in assembly language. Built with Free Pascal and Lazarus, it offers a clean, efficient workspace for embedded systems developers working with Microchip's PIC processor family. -
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MSP430-Ada
Ada compiler support for TI MSP430 processors
Compiler and device support for Ada programs on the ultra-low-power TI MSP430 microcontrollers. This project builds on the Gnu Gnat/GCC Ada compiler, the Sourceforge mspgcc back-end and MSP430 CPU support. It was inspired by the Sourceforge AVR-Ada project. -
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ADS1115 I2C XBee
ADS1115 component for XBee Codewarrior
The project's main goal is to create a component, capable of being added to Freesacle's Codewarrior environment with XBee stack, in order for adding a complete implementation of the ADS1115 functionalities to Digi's XBee radios -
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CTREE Graphic Tree Generator for C
An analysis tool showing the structure of a C program
CTREE is a command line utility providing analysis tools useful to software engineers tasked with tracking down problems or verifying a program's soundness. It is also an aid to understanding the structure of unfamiliar programs. As it works with standard C it finds most of its utility in embedded systems and older software. CTREE comes with a comprehensive manual. CTREE is is released by Cleveland Engineering Design, LLC - developer of the CoRTOS cooperative RTOS https://sourceforge.net/projects/cortos-simple/ and PRTOS pre-emptive RTOS https://sourceforge.net/projects/prtos-preemptive-rtos/ V 1.01 - fixed bug that could cause lock-ups or garbage output with some coding styles. -
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Ddr-Z8E is a device driver library for the Zilog Z8 Encore!(r) microcontroller. The library supports I/O, IRQ, RS-232, I2C, SPI, A/D, WDT, ticker and built in flash memory as well as utility modules, e.g. for debugging and binary number representation.
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Em::Blocks STM32F4-Discovery USB CDC
Template Virtual COM Port Project
Template Em::Blocks project for the STM32F4-Discovery board as USB virtual com port. Using the standard peripheral library (not the new HAL). No board specific headers are used. Get the driver here: http://www.st.com/web/en/catalog/tools/PF257938 -
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AVRILOS
Simple AVR OS
A simple Embedded System Framework that allows rapid development of applications build for AVR family. System is based on a super-loop architecture with check and skip (no-wait) flag event driver system. Supports: UART, SysTick Timer, ADC, SPI, EEPROM, PWM. Also supports: Xilinx FPGA configuration, FPGA SSI interface, smart card reader etc. Tested partially (different modules in each case) on ATMega163/16/32/323/8. Awards CodeProject 2010, Third Prize, Hardware and Device Programming Check the Wiki Page for more details. -
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AWS IoT Jobs library
Client library for using AWS IoT Jobs service on embedded devices
The AWS IoT Jobs library helps you notify connected IoT devices of a pending Job. A Job can be used to manage your fleet of devices, update firmware and security certificates on your devices, or perform administrative tasks such as restarting devices and performing diagnostics. It interacts with the AWS IoT Jobs service using MQTT, a lightweight publish-subscribe protocol. This library provides a convenience API to compose and recognize the MQTT topic strings used by the Jobs service. The library is written in C compliant with ISO C90 and MISRA C:2012, and is distributed under the MIT Open Source License. This library has gone through code quality checks including verification that no function has a GNU Complexity score over 8, and checks against deviations from mandatory rules in the MISRA coding standard. Deviations from the MISRA C:2012 guidelines are documented under MISRA Deviations. This library has also undergone both static code analysis from Coverity.
