1200+
boards supported
Validated through CI-driven Zephyr and U-Boot testing infrastructure
Renode Open source
Accelerate your development lifecycle with Renode simulation and our tailored services
Antmicro helps customers adopt and extend Renode to build complex systems faster, and without the need for physical hardware: from platform enablement, peripheral modeling and CI systems, to testing infrastructure, custom features and integrations.
Framework
Renode
Renode is Antmicro's open source development framework for emulating complex computer systems, including CPUs, peripherals, sensors, interconnects and whole multi-node systems. It enables product development teams, silicon teams and hyperscalers to work in absence of physical silicon, automate regression testing and speed up hardware/software co-development.
Ecosystem
A broad, continuously validated ecosystem
12+
CPU architectures supported
Including ARM, RISC-V and x86
800+
peripheral models
Available out-of-the-box
Use Cases
Explore where Renode is used
From simulating complex heterogeneous SoCs and advanced multi-node systems, through pre-silicon and hardware/software co-development, to interactive testing and CI workflows - Renode supports the entire development process.
Silicon teams
For teams building and validating complex silicon platforms and accelerator ecosystems
Pre-silicon prototyping visual
CPU
RTC
SRAM
FLASH
UART
I2C
GPIO
Pre-silicon prototyping
Early firmware and driver development before hardware availability through virtual system execution and ability to run unmodified binaries on target platforms.
Post-silicon system validation visual
− SUITE Test Suite
Source: /ci/96b_carbon_nrf51822/hello_world.robot Start / End / Elapsed: 00:22:37.212 / 00:22:38.594 / 00:00:01.382 Status: 1 test total, 1 passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped
+ SETUP renode-keywords.Setup
+ TEARDOWN renode-keywords.Teardown
+ TEST hello_world on 96b_carbon_nrf51822
Post-silicon system validation
Scalable testing of complex hardware-software stacks using execution tracing and observability tooling for debugging real-world system behavior.
Reference system development visual
Serial interfaces
STM32 UART
Sensor models
BME280 I²C Sensor
Storage
W25Q32 SPI Flash
Reference system development
Development of reusable proof-of-concept and reference implementations for heterogeneous multi-core systems and complex multi-node systems.
Developer enablement visual
IDE
main.c
1
public void greet (UART *uart)2
{3
char *str = "Hello, World!";4
size_t length = strlen(str);5
6
for (size_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {7
uart->DATA = (uint8_t)str[i];8
}9
}Traces
TotalSelfSymbol
4,814 (32%) 421 (2.8%) z_sys_init_run_level
4,432 (29%) 912 (6%) vfprintf
3,493 (23%) 3,493 (23%) arch_early_memset
1,785 (12%) 1,785 (12%) uart_stm32_poll_out
Developer enablement
Enabling developers to build on top of hardware platforms through virtual development environments, CI flows, as well as integrating with external IDEs and tools.
In collaboration with Silicon Labs, we implemented simulation support for 2.4GHz multi-protocol radio interfaces within Renode for the wireless Gecko Series 2 SoCs - allowing teams to validate BLE, Zigbee, Thread and Matter mesh topologies before hardware is available.
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Gecko Series 2 · mesh simulation
RUNNING
Gecko Series 2 SoC 2.4 GHz
Sensor
Light
Gateway
Outlet
BLE
Zigbee
Thread
MatterAs a Coral NPU ecosystem partner, we help customers in embedding the Coral NPU RTL in SoC designs. Find out how Google's RISC-V-based core can serve as an accelerator for SoCs on the example of the high-performance, ML-enabled NXP i.MX 8M Plus simulated in Renode, and discover what chip makers and teams evaluating new platforms for edge AI devices can achieve with simulation-driven software development.
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To enable pre-silicon software validation and hardware-software co-design, we partnered with Microchip to provide Renode simulation support for their PolarFire SoC and their RISC-V Mi-V ecosystem. To further enable developers working with their platforms, we integrated Renode into Microchip SoftConsole via GDB, providing comprehensive debugging functionality.
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In a strategic collaboration, Renode has become an integral part of ADI's development environment. Extending Armv8.1-M support in Renode with Helium instructions (M-Profile Vector Extension) allowed for more accurate execution of software that depends on vectorized DSP and ML operations, offering ADI customers more confidence in validating algorithm behavior and application readiness before hardware is available.
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Virtual wireless lab
Gecko Series 2 · mesh simulation
RUNNING
Gecko Series 2 SoC 2.4 GHz
Sensor
Light
Gateway
Outlet
BLE Zigbee Thread Matter Product development
For teams building products and embedded systems at scale
System-on-chip evaluation
Standard SoC Custom RISC-V Core Low-power Arm SoC
Architectural exploration and platform evaluation
Early stage evaluation of hardware platforms and system architectures for validating architectural decisions.
UART0
*** Booting Zephyr OS ***
Hello World!
Early software development on pre-production hardware
Software development on virtual hardware environments, enabling system integration before production-grade hardware is available.
feature/safe-stop
Agent change
Implement E-stop
commit e84b71
unstable safe-stop-hil
Coverage64% → 70%
−1 pp +7 pp
Hardware-in-the-loop prototyping
Hybrid virtual and physical testing environments enabling software development and debugging of prototype setups.
Renode system integration environment connecting firmware, peripheral models, networks, CI automation and AI workload validation.
System integration and pre-release testing
End-to-end validation of hardware and software integration with system-level observability and testing workflows prior to production release.
To enable thorough testing of multi-node automotive setups, we added Renode support for the Toyota RAMN - an open source testbed for simulating a multi-node STM-based system communicating over the CAN/CAN-FD network. With Renode support, RAMN can be used without the physical PCB, and also connect to the open source automotive simulator, CARLA, to aid co-simulated development by interacting with the virtual RAMN device controlling a vehicle in the simulator replicating real-world conditions.
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In collaboration with the Google ChromeOS team, we've been developing a comprehensive Renode environment for testing the ChromiumOS fingerprint module. To scale the infrastructure and the ChromiumOS EC test suite, we implemented and improved Renode support for numerous platforms, including the STM32F412 and STM32H743 MCUs, Nuvoton NPCX9 controller, as well as the RISC-V Andes D25F core, the related Egis ET171 SoC, and Focaltech FT9001-based targets.
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Renode has been instrumental in bringing Aethero's NxN-ECM and NxA-ECM space compute modules from the lab to Low-Earth orbit, enabling the on-board software system to be developed and tested in parallel with hardware across a broad range of scenarios.
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Workflow
How Renode works
[ 01 ]
Model your hardware in a virtual environment
Assemble your platform using reusable plug-and-play building blocks, or build your bespoke setup from the ground up.
Renode workspace
platform
workspace
▾ renode/
nrf52840.resc
firmware.elf
tests.robot
nrf52840.resc virtual SoC
mach create
include @platforms/cpus/nrf52840.repl
sysbus LoadELF @firmware.elf
CPU
UART
I2C
GPIO
system bus connected
[ 02 ]
Develop and run your software before physical devices are available
Run unmodified target software before physical hardware is available, enabling parallel hardware and software development.
Renode workspace
run
Single firmware run · UART0 running
Loading: firmware.elf
(monitor) start
Starting emulation…
*** Booting Zephyr OS build v4.x.x ***
[00:00:00.018,000] <inf> app: Running on Renode
uart:~$
PLATFORM
configured
IMAGE
loaded
EMULATION
running
[ 03 ]
Test and validate in CI/CD
Integrate simulation into CI/CD pipelines to perform repeatable testing, catch regressions early and accelerate development lifecycles.
Renode workspace
test
Regression test suite · 4 tests
test caseelapsedresult
UART boot banner 1.24 s pass
GPIO state test 2.08 s pass
Network packet test 3.61 s pass
Snapshot restore 4.12 s pass
host time 4/4 tests passed
Integrations
Bring Renode into your existing workflows and extend to new use cases
Hardware Hardware & Software co-simulation
Development IDEs & development
CI & testing CI & test automation
Simulators Real-world dynamics simulators
Verilator
Questa
VCS
SystemCFPGA FPGA hardware emulation
VS Code
Arduino IDE
Eclipse
GitLab
GitHub Actions
Robot Framework
Travis
Jenkins
CircleCI
CARLA
ROS 2
Kenning Zephyr and U-Boot Dashboards
Supporting platforms at scale
Explore the continuously updated Renode-driven dashboards for platform support, test results and CI validation across Zephyr and U-Boot.
All boards (1609)
Board
Hello World
Philosophers
Shell Module
TensorFlow Lite Micro
MicroPython
arc 20
arm32 1113
96Boards Aerocore2 stm32f427xx
passedpassedpassedpassedpassed96Boards Argonkey stm32f412cx
passedpassedpassedpassedpassed96Boards Avenger96 stm32mp157cxx
passedpassedgeneratedpassednot built96Boards Carbon [soc: nrf51822] nrf51822
passedpassedpassedpassedpassed96Boards Carbon [soc: stm32f401xe] stm32f401xe
passedpassedpassedpassedpassed96Boards Meerkat96 [variant: m4] mcmx7d
passedpassednot builtnot builtnot built96Boards Neonkey stm32f411xe
passedpassedpassedpassedpassed96Boards Nitrogen nrf52832
passedpassedpassedpassedpassed96Boards STM32 Sensor Mezzanine stm32f446xx
passedpassedpassedpassedpassed96Boards WisTrio stm32l151xba
passedpassedpassedpassedpassedaconno acn52832 nrf52832
passedpassedpassedpassedpassed
Services
How we can help
Antmicro provides enterprise support around Renode: enabling new silicon, modeling complex heterogeneous systems, adding peripherals and integrating simulation into CI, testing, modeling and tooling pipelines.
Full system development in Renode simulation environment
Early firmware and driver development before hardware availability, through virtual system execution and ready-to-use customized models.
Implementing new platforms and peripherals
Model CPUs, boards and custom hardware for fast bring-up, ecosystem examples and product-scale automation.
Custom tools, integrations and user interfaces
Integrate Renode with dashboards, CI systems, trace tooling and workflows already used by your engineering teams and users.
CI infrastructure and automated testing environments
Build scalable testing environments that exercise embedded systems through scripted scenarios, deterministic runs and regression suites.