Texas Instruments’ (TI) broad embedded portfolio is now supported on the Zephyr Project, the open-source real-time operating system (RTOS)
This integration provides a unified, production-ready development experience across TI’s full range of microcontrollers (MCUs), microprocessors (MPUs), and wireless connectivity devices, designed for embedded developers seeking faster development and a system compliant with the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).
Fragmented software ecosystems often require developers to rewrite code when changing semiconductor vendors; TI’s Zephyr-based platform delivers a single, consistent development experience. Developers can migrate to TI without disrupting existing open-source workflows, while gaining access to a comprehensive, high-performing hardware portfolio.
TI’s partnership with the Zephyr Project enables developers to create a wide range of systems on a single platform. Backed by the Linux Foundation’s long-term support, TI regularly updates its Zephyr-based software development kits (SDKs) to address security vulnerabilities, helping developers build products that stay reliable and compliant well into the future.
Marian Kost, vice president and general manager of Wireless Connectivity at TI, said, “With TI and Zephyr, developers get everything they need to design and scale with ease across our full MCU, MPU and wireless connectivity portfolios. They can stay in the open-source workflow that they know on the TI silicon they trust, leveraging the hardware breadth, software support and supply reliability needed to take a design from prototype to production.”
Kate Stewart, vice president of Dependable Embedded Systems at the Linux Foundation, said, “A vendor-neutral RTOS only works when companies build on it together, and Texas Instruments making its broad portfolio available on Zephyr is a strong example of that commitment. Developers can design across TI’s MCUs, MPUs and wireless devices on a common, upstream-first platform, backed by a community that takes security and long-term maintenance seriously.”
Embedded developers increasingly rely on the Zephyr Project as an RTOS and as a neutral open-source community where real-world development expertise determines roadmaps and drives adoption.
By contributing code and reference designs to the upstream Zephyr community, TI enables developers to keep their existing codebase, access a broader and higher-performing hardware portfolio, and reduce long-term security risk.
For developers, this means:
- No workflow disruption: Keep existing Zephyr codebases and toolchains intact when moving to TI chips.
- Upstream first code review: The Zephyr community vets TI’s code before any SDK release, giving developers a stable codebase that won’t change during product ramp-up.
- Public repository and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD): CI/CD on public GitHub pages provides early, instant access to resources and new features well before they reach the final SDK.
- Broader hardware choice: Design a full system with TI’s comprehensive embedded and analogue portfolios without leaving the Zephyr RTOS environment.
- Lower long-term risk: Comprehensive resources – including validated releases, migration guides and backwards-compatibility notes – reduce maintenance burdens over a product built on TI silicon supporting life cycles for over 10 years.
- Regulatory readiness: CRA compliance removes a significant barrier for developers targeting markets in the European Union
