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Explore the challenges and solutions for describing hardware boards in RIOT OS and other embedded operating systems in this 26-minute conference talk from RIOT Summit 2025. Learn about the current state of board descriptions across different OS platforms, discover what an ideal structured approach would look like, and examine a practical roadmap for achieving better standardization. Gain insights into overcoming hardware heterogeneity challenges from Kaspar Schleiser, lead embedded developer for Ariel OS at Inria and Freie Universität Berlin, who co-founded the RIOT open source community and has extensive experience working with companies like Deutsche Telekom, Cisco Systems, and Nordic Semiconductors. Understand how structured board descriptions can improve embedded system development workflows and reduce complexity when working with diverse hardware platforms.
