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Konsulko Orca OS

Secure, Robust and Production-Ready for the Edge. Konsulko Orca OS™ is a secure, production-ready, and commercially supported Linux operating system designed for edge AI and IoT devices. Built on the Yocto Project, Orca OS provides a robust and reliable foundation for your products, enabling secure boot, encrypted storage, and reliable over-the-air (OTA) updates. It is optimized for NVIDIA Jetson™ platforms, allowing you to leverage powerful AI and machine learning frameworks in a secure and manageable environment.

Key Features

Production-Ready by Design

Orca OS is engineered from the ground up for deployment in real-world, commercial products.

Long-Term Support: Based on the latest stable and LTS Yocto Project releases for a reliable, long-term foundation.
Failsafe Over-the-Air (OTA) Updates: Reliable A/B OTA updates using RAUC, complete with rollback capabilities to prevent device bricking and ensure field serviceability.
Hardened Production Builds: A dedicated “Production” build profile locks down the system by restricting UEFI boot sequences and disabling development access (USB, SSH).
Remote Diagnostics: Persistent logging with systemd’s journald ensures critical diagnostic data is saved across reboots, aiding in remote troubleshooting.
Cloud Management: Integrated support for Azure IoT Hub enables seamless enterprise-grade device management, health monitoring, command and control, and OTA update integration.

Advanced Security

Orca OS is built with a security-first approach, featuring:

NVIDIA secure boot to ensure your device boots with trusted software.
A read-only root filesystem authenticated with dm-verity to prevent unauthorized modifications.
Encrypted persistent data volume using dm-crypt/LUKS, with support for per-device keys to protect your IP.

Optimized for Edge AI

Reference support for NVIDIA Jetson developer kits.
Includes the Docker container runtime with NVIDIA Container Toolkit support to easily deploy and manage GPU-accelerated application containers.
Ready for integration of native or containerized AI frameworks like NVIDIA DeepStream, Triton Inference Server, TensorRT, and TensorFlow.

The Yocto Project Advantage

Konsulko Orca OS is built on the Yocto Project, providing a powerful and flexible foundation that directly benefits application and system developers. This industry-standard open source collaboration project allows for the creation of custom Linux-based systems with unparalleled control and efficiency. Key advantages include:

Reproducible Builds

Achieve identical builds from the same source inputs. This is critical for production environments, enabling you to reliably patch, update, and maintain your product over its entire lifecycle. Reproducibility ensures consistency between development, testing, and deployed systems.

Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for Security and Compliance

The Yocto Project can automatically generate a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for your entire system image. An SBOM provides a complete inventory of every open-source component, library, and license included in your software. This is invaluable for managing security vulnerabilities by allowing you to quickly identify if your product is affected by a newly discovered threat. It also streamlines license compliance, providing a detailed manifest that is increasingly required for regulatory and industry standards.

Tailored SDKs for Application Development

The Yocto Project enables the creation of custom Software Development Kits (SDKs) specific to your OS image. This provides application developers with a complete cross-compilation toolchain, libraries, and headers, allowing them to develop and compile software for the target device without needing to build the entire embedded Linux system themselves.

Broad Industry Support

As a de facto standard for embedded Linux, the Yocto Project is backed by a vast ecosystem of hardware manufacturers, software vendors, and developers. This ensures robust support for a wide range of architectures and boards, extensive documentation, and a vibrant community, reducing development risk and effort.

Get Started with Orca OS

Unlock the full potential of your edge devices with the security and reliability of Konsulko Orca OS. Our expert team is ready to help you customize the platform to meet your specific product needs.

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