What is pigweed? A month ago, Google registered the trademark PIGWEED with the US Patent and Trademark Office in the category “computer operating software”. At the time, the community believed that this was Google’s fourth operating system after Android, Chrome OS and Fuchsia.
Google Open Source Pigweed, involved in the development of embedded software
However, the official news is that it is not an operating system, but a set of tool modules for the development of embedded systems, especially for microcontrollers like STM32. It is designed for engineers and manufacturers of embedded systems.
Google has expressly stated that Pigweed is still in an early stage of development and is not currently suitable for production. Pigweed is a highly nutritious, fast-growing weed. The team found the name interesting and funny, reflecting the growth of the project.
How does Google Pigweed work?
The challenge of embedded development is the need to constantly debug devices and change the environment. The modules provided by Pigweed are designed to meet the needs of accelerated embedded development throughout its lifecycle. For example, it includes the tools necessary to simplify environment settings; it accelerates the cycle of compiling and testing the development board through distributed testing, and it specifies the Code Format Check to ensure fast code entry.
Google Open Source Pigweed, involved in the development of embedded systems
All these development tasks can be performed automatically in the code editor and can also be tested in parallel on several devices, which saves a lot of time.
Google Open Source Pigweed, involved in the development of embedded systems
Although Google’s statement is very cautious and says that this is just a collection of tools to help developers start new projects easily, this is the area from web development to embedded development. Who knows what Google is up to next?
Portal: https://pigweed.googlesource.com