Petalinux is a modified version of the [Yoco Project](https://www.yoctoproject.org/). Petalinux was created and is maintained by Xilinx for their hardware platforms. [Here](https://support.xilinx.com/s/article/968413?language=en_US) is a good article giving a rough overview of Petalinux.
Petalinux is a modified version of the [Yocto Project](https://www.yoctoproject.org/). Petalinux was created and is maintained by Xilinx for their hardware platforms. [Here](https://support.xilinx.com/s/article/968413?language=en_US) is a good article giving a rough overview of Petalinux.
This project uses Petalinux primarily because it comes with USB/Serial/Ethernet drivers so we don't have to develop and maintain them ourselves. Not only that, but having Petalinux run on the CyDAQ makes it extremely configurable in the future.
This project uses Petalinux primarily because it comes with USB/Serial/Ethernet drivers so we don't have to develop and maintain them ourselves. Not only that, but having Petalinux run on the CyDAQ makes it extremely configurable in the future.
