Yocto Project consulting
Hands-on support with layer architecture, recipes, BSP integration, image design, upgrades, migrations and build troubleshooting.
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Embedded Linux and Yocto consultancy services
Silicon Blade Consultants provides hands-on Embedded Linux and Yocto consultancy for engineering teams developing and maintaining production systems.
Support ranges from focused investigation of difficult technical problems through to platform development, architecture work, Yocto migration, mentoring and training.
How we help
Core service areas
Embedded Linux platform development
Support across BSP bring-up, boot flows, Linux kernel integration, device trees and platform architecture.
Learn moreBuild and integration troubleshooting
Focused investigation of difficult build failures, dependency issues, packaging problems, boot failures and integration problems.
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Review of your platform, build structure and engineering workflow to identify technical risk and maintainability problems.
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Practical guidance and knowledge transfer for teams building their own Yocto and Embedded Linux capability.
Learn moreTechnical training
Structured training for engineering teams working with Yocto, OpenEmbedded and production Embedded Linux systems.
Learn moreTypical situations
Where clients usually need help
Most engagements start with a delivery problem, a platform that has become difficult to maintain, an ageing BSP, or a team that needs additional specialist knowledge.
- Starting a new Embedded Linux product
- Adopting Yocto or OpenEmbedded for the first time
- Migrating an existing product from Buildroot to Yocto
- Upgrading an ageing Yocto BSP or moving between Yocto releases
- Inheriting a platform that has become difficult to understand or maintain
- Unblocking difficult build, boot or integration problems
- Supporting new hardware or product variants
- Improving internal Yocto and Embedded Linux capability
Ways of working
Flexible support depending on what you need
Support can be focused on a short investigation, a specific technical problem, or a broader piece of work around platform structure, reliability, and team capability.
Typical engagement options
- Short technical investigations and troubleshooting work
- Architecture and maintainability reviews
- Project-based delivery support
- Embedded team mentoring and coaching
- Private training for engineering teams
Get in touch
Need help with an embedded Linux or Yocto project?
Tell us what you are building, where the project is getting stuck, and what you need to achieve. We can help with focused technical problems or longer-term Embedded Linux and Yocto development.