Torizon is a new Linux-based software platform that simplifies the process of developing and maintaining embedded software. It allows you to configure the system for your use case quickly and easily, so you can focus on application development instead of Linux builds.
Torizon fully supports the following modules, which use eMMC as flash storage:
Browse for Torizon resources from the tabs below.
To leverage the flexibility of the Torizon platform, Toradex partners with software companies from different industry segments and technologies to offer you Partner Demo Containers. Those containers are ready-to-run demonstrations with out-of-the-box compatibility to both Toradex hardware and the Torizon platform.
| Partner | Demo Container | Brief Description | |
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Codesys | Codesys PLC Runtime | CODESYS programmable logic controller (PLC) demo runtime on a Torizon container and how to use it |
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Crank Software | Crank Storyboard | Crank Storyboard allows you to build an embedded systems optimized, rich GUI on a cross platform IDE |
Follow our Step-by-step Getting Started Guide for fully supported modules as an overview step to get you set up in no time.
After you have completed it, check the other tabs from the current article, where you can find a list of Torizon features as well as a list of related articles.
TorizonCore is installed via the Toradex Easy Installer that comes pre-installed in Toradex SoMs from the factory. Install the TorizonCore image with Docker runtime:
Install TorizonCore image with Docker runtime
Upon booting one can login on the serial console (debug UART) or from the network via SSH using the following user and password:
On the first login, you are prompted to change the default password. You can then execute commands as root with sudo <command> or gain root access from within the Linux shell with sudo su.
Check out ongoing projects on Toradex Labs:
Development Environment for Torizon using Visual Studio with the Torizon Microsoft Environment. Check out how it works!
Flash status and lifespan made easy, provided via a web UI in the Flash Analytics Tool. Check out our webinar on Flash Memory in Embedded Linux Systems for an overview of how it works.
A complete and updated overview of TorizonCore is available on a separated article, please refer to TorizonCore Overview.
An overview of relevant articles is presented in this tab
| Article | Brief Description |
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| TorizonCore overview | A plentiful overview of TorizonCore and its features |
| Developer Tools Container for TorizonCore | A list of developer tools for TorizonCore |
| Configure Build Environment for Torizon Containers | Prepare your host machine to cross-build ARM containers |
| .NET Core Development and Debugging on Torizon Using Visual Studio Code | Setup a .NET Core development environment for Visual Studio Code |
| Python development on TorizonCore | Overview article about how to do Python development on TorizonCore |
| Python Development and Debugging on Torizon Using Visual Studio Code | Setup a Python development environment for Visual Studio Code |
| Setting up Displays with Torizon | How to setup displays with Torizon |
| SSH on Linux | How to access the board through the network and configure passwordless access |
| Networking with TorizonCore | Learn how to use nmcli, a command-line client for NetworkManager |
| Article | Brief Description |
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| Debian Containers for Torizon | Toradex provides several base containers as a friendly starting environment |
| Device Tree Overlays | How to modify the device tree without having to re-compile it |
| Device Tree Customization Examples | Some examples of Device Tree Customization |
| Modifying TorizonCore Debian Based Container Images | How to start a container, install packages and modify the container for custom application startup |
| Qt Debian Container for Torizon | Example how to bring up a Qt container for Torizon |
| Splash Screen Customization on TorizonCore | Learn how to change the splash screen using initramfs |
| Article | Brief Description |
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| Node-RED | How to get started with Node-RED on Torizon |
| Article | Brief Description |
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| GPIO (Linux) | Generic article partially related to Torizon |
| How to Use GPIO on TorizonCore | How to access GPIO using libgpiod, the new Linux kernel API for GPIO |
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| How to use Gstreamer in a Docker Container with Torizon | How to enable Gstreamer support in a Toradex base container and run a sample pipeline |
| How to use OpenCL 1.2 in iMX8 in a Docker container and Torizon | How to install and integrate OpenCL libraries to your application |
Partner Demo Containers are ready-to-use demonstrations fully integrated into containers.
| Partner | Demo Container | Brief Description | |
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Codesys | Codesys PLC Runtime | CODESYS programmable logic controller (PLC) demo runtime on a Torizon container and how to use it |
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Crank Software | Crank Storyboard | Crank Storyboard allows you to build an embedded systems optimized, rich GUI on a cross platform IDE |
Those demos may not be fully packaged in containers, or require extra steps to work.
| Article | Brief Description | |
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Apalis iMX8 Embedded Vision Kit with Allied Vision | A powerful and flexible platform that contains everything to quickly deploy and test Embedded Computer Vision algorithms |
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Partner Demo Image - Amazon Web Services (AWS) AI at the Edge Pasta Detection Demo | End-to-end demonstration of pasta detection using deep learning and connected to the AWS cloud |
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Build the AWS AI at the Edge Demo Image | How to build the Partner Demo Image Amazon Web Services (AWS) AI at the Edge Pasta Detection Demo from scratch |
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| Train a Neural Network for Object Detection algorithm (SSD) for iMX8 boards using SageMaker Neo | Learn how to train your own machine learn model using Amazon SageMaker Neo |
| Executing models tuned by SageMaker Neo in a Docker Container using DLR runtime, Gstreamer and OpenCV | How to run Object Detection algorithms optimized by SageMaker |
Warning: the Torizon Update System is a project currently under development at Toradex Labs. It is still an experimental project in it's early stages which is subject to changes without notice. This might impact new releases and/or iterations.
| Article | Brief Description |
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| Over-The-Air Updates | An overview of over-the-air update technologies for Toradex modules |
| Torizon Update System | An overview about the Torizon Update System, the OTA solution integrated to Torizon |
| OSTree | An overview of a core technology used in the Torizon OTA |
| Create OSTree Union | How to modify files inside OSTree |
| OSTree Easy Installer Builder | Add files to a Torizon base root file system and generate a Toradex Easy Installer image from it |
| Update Your Device Using HERE OTA Connect | Use this OTA software management solution for device updates |
| OSTree Push to Garage | Add files to a Torizon base root file system and upload a package to HERE OTA Connect |
| Article | Brief Description |
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| Getting Started with AWS IoT Greengrass for Torizon | How to connect to AWS IoT Greengrass using Torizon containers |
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| A71CH Secure Element Demo | Demonstration on how to use the NXP A71CH Secure Element on Colibri iMX6ULL and Torizon |
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| Build TorizonCore With Yocto | How to build the TorizonCore distribution natively or inside a build environment in a Docker container |
You can find other articles using our search by tags and selecting the torizon tag:
The full-featured image is rather large taking up most of the space on the raw NAND-based modules. As such it is not recommended to experiment with containers on these devices since there isn't much space for containers as is. In the future, we hope to slim down the footprint. Alternatively, the Balena based image is slimmer by about ~70MB, although fully unsupported by Toradex.
In our i.MX6-based Debian containers we are using the Armada X.org DDX driver which seems to have worked fine in our tests but, it might show stability issues.
The error is probably related to missing session management inside the container.
Make sure to clear the U-Boot environment by using env default -a && env save. If resetting the U-Boot environment does not help, use setenv tdxargs loglevel=7 to enable kernel debug messages. Also setenv tdxargs "loglevel=7 earlycon" can help to initialize a console during very early boot and thus see debug output in case the kernel crashes very early during boot.
