Cnx Software iconCnx SoftwareAug 22, 2026 ~1 min source read

Espressif Systems releases a Linux BSP developer preview for ESP32-S31 RISC-V microprocessor

March, two ESP32-S31 development boards followed in May, and mass production was announced a few weeks ago. The new RISC-V chip features an MMU (Memory Management Unit), which makes Linux much easier to handle, and the development boards also come with 16MB PSRAM, so a minimal Linux image is possible.

Espressif Systems releases a Linux BSP developer preview for ESP32-S31 RISC-V microprocessor

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March, two ESP32-S31 development boards followed in May, and mass production was announced a few weeks ago.

The new RISC-V chip features an MMU (Memory Management Unit), which makes Linux much easier to handle, and the development boards also come with 16MB PSRAM, so a minimal Linux image is possible.

The aforementioned repo only contains the image layout and packaging tools used by the ESP32-S31 Buildroot integration, and the core of the project can be found in the esp-buildroot-external repo with...

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March, two ESP32-S31 development boards followed in May, and mass production was announced a few weeks ago. The new RISC-V chip features an MMU (Memory Management Unit), which makes Linux much easier to handle, and the development boards also come with 16MB PSRAM, so a minimal Linux image is possible. The aforementioned repo only contains the image layout and packaging tools used by the ESP32-S31 Buildroot integration, and the core of the project can be found in the esp-buildroot-external repo with ESP32-S31 NOR boot [...]

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