We spent 25 years watching the same problems repeat. We decided to solve them structurally. EmbedIQ is the open-source architecture layer for embedded and edge systems. Every firmware layer is a clear contract — that's why humans and AI agents can build together in weeks, not months. RTOS, bare-metal, or Linux — one architecture.
printfRun the same logic on a real device and on your laptop. Watch the system move. Catch the bug before it becomes folklore.
Build connected devices in weeks, not months.
Teams keep rebuilding the same infrastructure above the substrate — on every RTOS project and on every Linux gateway. The problem is structural, not skill-based.
Threads, callbacks, flags, and globals slowly grow into firmware that only its original author can safely touch.
OTA, telemetry, watchdog, NVM, cloud glue — rebuilt from scratch instead of reused as clean building blocks.
Too much embedded debugging depends on printf, timing luck, and whoever remembers the original intent.
Without strong structure, AI tools just help teams produce inconsistent firmware faster. The structure has to come first.
RTOS gives you primitives.
Architecture gives you leverage.
Hardware and RTOS stay where they belong. EmbedIQ is the structured application layer above them.
See the full architecture, FB topology, and compliance map →
Typed, machine-readable components enable AI to generate working firmware from natural language. Learn how →
Every event captured automatically. Studio visualizes it. AI analyzes it. Learn how →
Same code runs on laptop or device. Full test suite in CI under 5 seconds. Learn how →
No breaking changes. Write a component today, it compiles in 5 years. Learn how →
Each tier, you either reuse an open-source block or an AI coding agent writes it — conforming to a typed contract.
✓ Reuse board support — or — 🤖 AI writes it · typed contract
✓ Reuse abstraction layer — or — 🤖 AI writes it · typed contract
✓ Reuse (MQTT, OTA, telemetry) — or — 🤖 AI writes it · typed contract
✓ Reuse blocks + your logic — or — 🤖 AI writes it · typed contract
Every layer is a clear contract. That's why a human + an AI coding agent build it in weeks, not months.
Every FB carries a safety_class field. The Observatory produces a tamper-evident .iqtrace audit log automatically — no developer instrumentation needed. CycloneDX SBOM, SPDX 2.3, EU AI Act logging.
The open-source architecture layer for embedded and edge systems.
Fleet operations, device management, and OTA updates. Invite-only early access.
Device debugging, trace analysis, and AI-assisted root cause. Invite-only early access.
Everything is on GitHub. Clone the repo, run the examples (Linux today, expanding to other targets), read the architecture docs, and see for yourself. No signup needed.