Board Farms for Everyone - Making Hardware Debugging Easier and Sharing Boards Across the Globe

Discover how to simplify hardware debugging and share boards globally in this 40-minute conference talk by Christopher Obbard from Collabora Ltd. Learn about creating a board farm using LabGrid to solve common issues like limited desk space, confusing serial port connections, and power reset challenges. Explore a device-agnostic approach to remotely access and manage embedded devices, including power-on, image flashing, console access, and peripheral verification. Witness a live demonstration showcasing the ease of remote board management. Gain practical insights into the hardware setup, Ansible recipes for software stack configuration, board integration techniques, and connecting the board farm to CI pipelines in GitLab and GitHub. This beginner-friendly presentation offers solutions for developers working with growing collections of embedded devices or collaborating across geographical boundaries.