Harry Fairhead writes that Zephyr has reached version 1.0 as Arduino's official operating system, a move necessitated by Arm's abandonment of the mbed OS. The Core-Zephyr release supports a range of newer Arduino boards but leaves classic AVR boards, SAMD/SAM boards, Pi Pico, and ESP32 boards on their existing systems, creating a fragmented software landscape. Fairhead notes that Zephyr remains largely invisible to beginners, serving as a background layer that simply enables the traditional Core functions to run.
- The shift was forced by Arm discontinuing mbed, which Fairhead characterizes as typical of chip makers who prioritize hardware over software support.
- Core-Zephyr supports 10 specific boards including the UNO Q, Portenta H7, and Nicla Vision, but not the ESP32 range (which uses Free RTOS) or classic AVR boards.
- Fairhead suggests Arduino could expand Core functions to expose OS-level facilities like multitasking, particularly on boards with IoT coprocessors.
- The shift was forced by Arm discontinuing mbed, which Fairhead characterizes as typical of chip makers who prioritize hardware over software support.
- Core-Zephyr supports 10 specific boards including the UNO Q, Portenta H7, and Nicla Vision, but not the ESP32 range (which uses Free RTOS) or classic AVR boards.
- Fairhead suggests Arduino could expand Core functions to expose OS-level facilities like multitasking, particularly on boards with IoT coprocessors.
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