Kynetics Overview

Our partner Kynetics provides full software stacks for the most popular embedded application processors focusing particularly on NXP i.MX SoCs.

Android Binary Images

Install Android on Toradex modules directly from the Toradex Easy Installer:

• Toradex Easy Installer Android Images

Alternatively, download the images from Kynetics website (sign-in required):

• Kynetics Android - Binary Images

Android Source-code

The Kynetics BSPs are not free and open-source. Kynetics delivers it with ViBE, a bundled source code and build environment.

Kynetics Services

Kynetics also provides services and utilities related to their Android offerings:

• Update Factory: artifact content and software update delivery.
• SDK Extensions: support for traditional embedded systems hardware interfaces.
• For source-code customization services and support; get in contact with Kynetics.

Android Evaluation BSPs

Kynetics provides Android Evaluation BSP releases for i.MX 8 and i.MX 8X-based SoMs. The BSPs are provided in binary image format. In addition, Kynetics provides binary images for i.MX7 and i.MX6-based SoMs that are provided as-is.

Kynetics BSP Support Strategy

The details of the Kynetics and Toradex policy for Android Evaluation BSPs are provided below, please read carefully:

Supported hardware

• Computer on Modules:
  • Apalis iMX8QM 4GB WB IT
  • Colibri iMX8XQXP 2GB WB
• Carrier Boards:
  • Ixora Carrier Board for Apalis family.
  • Iris Carrier Board for Colibri family.
• On-module Wi-Fi and Bluetooth:
  • Supported out-of-the-box for all respectively supported Toradex SoMs that have on-module Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
• Displays and touch controllers:
  • Capacitive Touch Display 10.1" LVDS for iMX.8 variants that have LVDS output both on the SoC and on the SoM edge connector. The touch controller for this display is supported.
  • Capacitive Touch Display 7" Parallel for SoM variants that have parallel RGB output both on the SoC and on the Toradex SoM edge connector. The touch controller for this display is supported.
  • Any other displays and touch controllers supported on the NXP release.

Other Toradex SoMs and Hardware

Kynetics can on-demand, support all Toradex offerings equipped with NXP i.MX6, i.MX7, i.MX 8 and i.MX 8X SoCs, including custom carrier board designs from customers and partners. You must get in contact with Kynetics for more details.

Evaluation BSP distribution format

• Binary images in Toradex Easy Installer format.

Notes on BSP components

• The U-Boot bootloader is based on Toradex release and NXP release that supports the latest Android BSP.
• The kernel and device tree are based on the Toradex offerings, given that they are aligned with NXP releases to support a particular Android version.
• Android port is customized by Kynetics on top of NXP releases, to support Toradex SoMs.
• Bugs from the NXP release are not necessarily fixed.
• Update Factory OTA client application is supported by Kynetics out-of-the-box.
  • The OTA service is a paid offering by Kynetics.
• Kynetics may provide demo applications to showcase hardware access using their proprietary userspace drivers.

Support and customization

Since the BSPs are meant for evaluation, they are not suitable for use in production environments before doing some further customization. You must get in contact with Kynetics for customization and support.