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| OS family | Embedded operating system (Linux/Android) |
|---|---|
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Proprietary, unless obligated otherwise [1] |
| Latest release | 1.2.24 |
| Official website | emteria |
Emteria.OS is an Android based operating system (OS). The application of the OS is mainly purposed for industrial applications such as internet of things, digital signage, vending machines, point of sale or smart city. [2] [3] [4]
The emteria.OS is a commercial operating system developed by German company emteria GmbH. [5] It extends the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) platform with additional applications and services with the focus on industrial use cases.
Based on AOSP, emteria.OS is fully compatible with existing applications and components for Android. Also, as an advantage of Android, emteria.OS brings improvements in uniform UI and a rich framework for app development into different industrial devices. [6]
The platform can be used for reliable industrial applications and products such as point-of-sales systems, smart homes, infotainment installations, as well as for Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), and ticketing machines.
Emteria.OS started with Android 7 for Raspberry Pi 3B/3B+, [7] which is a popular maker board and used in industry for proof of concept (PoC) and prototyping. [8] Later a version for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, Raspberry Pi 400 Personal Computer Kit, and Compute Module 4 was released to support custom RPi-based devices. The latest version of emteria.OS for the Raspberry Pi 4B is based on the Android 13 version Tiramisu [9] recently released by Google. The list of supported platforms has been expanded to devices based on Qualcomm and NXP chipsets provides a reliable operating system for production. [10]
The product aims at increasing the adaptability of Android and simplifying its customization. It improves Android features in order to be hardware-independent OS and brings simplicity to the configuration and management of devices. [11] Emteria.OS includes Board Support Packages (BSP) for different hardware platforms. For simplicity and efficiency BSP for the corresponding hardware platform is automatically downloaded and installed during the installation process along with the Android system image.
The emteria.OS adds new features to standard Android, in order to make the operation and management for product manufacturers easier: [12] [13]
A list of supported devices is given in the following table:
| Manufacturer | Model |
|---|---|
| Technology co. | Artista-IoT TFT Controller |
| Acme Systems srl | ACME CM3-Panel |
| TechNexion | EDM-G-IMX8M-PLUS |
| Elo Touch Solutions | Elo I-Series 2.0 |
| Intel® | Intel® NUC |
| Raspberry Pi Foundation | Raspberry Pi 3B/3B+ and 4B |
| Raspberry Pi Foundation | Raspberry Pi CM DevKit |
| Raspberry Pi Foundation | Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3 and 4 |
| Raspberry Pi Foundation | Raspberry Pi 400 Personal Computer Kit |
| Radxa | ROCK Pi 4 |
| PHYTEC | phyCORE-i.MX 8M |
| TechNexion | PICO-IMX8M-MINI |
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