Development Kits

The development boards for the Librem 5 are built around the EmCraft i.MX 8M SoM, a development platform based on the i.MX8 CPU.

It is possible to develop software for the Librem 5 without a development kit. If you are developing applications that do not rely on specific features of the phone, or that only need to be tested for use on a small screen, it can be practical to use an emulator to help with development.

Also take a look at the Mini-Tutorials page for some common commands and some application setup that is not board specific.

• First Steps
  • Creating bootable drive for HW board
  • Serial Connection Monitoring
  • Log in
  • Applications
• i.MX8 Development Board
  • Installing the SOM
  • Attach USB to serial adapter
  • Power on/off
  • Booting via nfsroot
  • Installing a minimal Linux on the eMMC
  • Install uuu
  • Download Target Binaries
  • Flash u-boot
  • Flash eMMC
  • Create test initramfs
  • Hardware Components
• Modems
  • Which bands are supported by each SIMCom modem
  • What bands does my carrier use?
• Mini-Tutorials
  • Data connections
  • Location services
• Legacy Development Kits
  • i.MX6 Development Board