What Are Board Support Packages (BSPs)?
Check our Google AOSP and Linux kernel contributions. Have you thought about how your smart TV, industrial machine, or cellphone can ‘talk’ to the respective hardware? What about software communicating with other elements like displays, USB ports, or network cards? What is a BSP? A board support package, or BSP as we call it, can provide an answer. Consider it this way. A BSP functions as an intermediary between hardware and software. Without it, even a well-developed operating system (OS) would struggle to interact with a device’s processor, memory, or peripherals. Whether you are developing embedded systems or personalizing devices,