Name: Is the Zephyr Device Tree Too Complicated? - Tim Guite, Magpie Embedded
Start: 2025-08-27T10:10:00+0200
End: 2025-08-27T10:20:00+0200

25-27, August 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Wednesday August 27, 2025 10:10 - 10:20 CEST

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The device tree is one of the defining characteristics of the Zephyr project. Using concepts borrowed from Linux, along with its best buddy Kconfig, it allows us to leverage the ecosystem to avoid endlessly rewriting the same drivers. It is also one of the most challenging aspects of Zephyr for developers to get their head around as they venture into the woods beyond the “Getting Started” guide. Device trees can contain repeated, redundant information and parameters which are difficult to trace back to their source. On the other hand, the device tree caters to an incredibly wide range of users who might be setting up a single accelerometer or specifying the peripheral mapping for a multi-core SoC. So, is the device tree too complicated, is it just right, or are there other ways to tackle this problem?

Speakers

Tim Guite

Embedded Systems Engineer, Magpie Embedded

Tim Guite is an embedded systems engineer with over 7 years of industry experience in medical devices, scientific research and biotechnology. He is a big fan of the increasing use of open source tooling in the embedded space. While he possesses a wide range of knowledge, Tim acknowledges... Read More →

Wednesday August 27, 2025 10:10 - 10:20 CEST
D202

Zephyr Developer Summit

Audience Experience Level Advanced

Open Source Summit Europe 2025

Tim Guite

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