The agreement with Canonical also enables Adlink to support Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) projects by enabling certification and licensing for ODM customers. The new agreement with Canonical allows customers to order systems pre-installed and pre-certified with Ubuntu, removing the need for customers to install the OS or setting up licensing, support, and security update services. Typically, this requires users to download and configure Ubuntu as an alternative to Windows. (see farther below)Īdlink Edge architecture (left) and Ubuntu 20.10Īdlink has long offered Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux distribution on many of its embedded systems, such as the Apollo Lake based NEON-1000-MDX Smart Camera and Jetson AGX Xavier powered ROScube-X robotics controller. Altium recently integrated the drag-and-drop Geppetto board customization service into Upverter from its acquired Gumstix embedded computing unit. Adlink also revealed an agreement with Altium to offer the Upverter board design service for customizing Adlink’s I-Pi carrier boards for selected Adlink SMARC modules including a new I-Pi SMARC IMX8M Plus kit. Adlink also says it is offering Altium’s Geppetto-infused Upverter board customization service for its I-Pi carriers for SMARC modules based on the Rockchip PX30, i.MX8M, and i.MX8M Plus.Īt this week’s virtual Embedded World 2021 Digital show, Adlink announced a deal with Canonical to offer pre-certified Ubuntu Linux on its embedded computers. Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Pinterest EmailĪdlink and Canonical announced they will pre-certify Adlink systems with Ubuntu.

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