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Using Geppetto Design Tools for Infrastructure Solutions

Keith Lee

The Geppetto design tool is an in-browser application for designing IoT, edge, and ARM-based server hardware.  Its goal is to accelerate the prototyping stage and low-volume production of these products by automating most of the production pipeline.  In fact, Gumstix has been designing its own boards in Geppetto for years.  Here are a few helpful links.

Geppetto includes in its library of hardware modules several arm-based compute options:

  • Raspberry Pi & Pi Zero HAT and compute module connectors
  • 96Boards CE and IE mezzanine connectors
  • Beaglebone Black Capes
  • Toradex Colibri IMX6/IMX7 connectors
  • Gumstix Overo and DuoVero COM connectors
  • Nvidia Jetson Nano and TX2 connectors
  • TI AM3354
  • TI AM4378
  • ST Micro STM32F427
  • ATSAMW25 (SAMD21 + WiFi)
  • More to come...

There is a $1999 one-time manufacturing fee and a 15-day delivery target.  This means quick turnaround at a low cost.

Here are some Geppetto features:

  • Module Library
    • Geppetto has hundreds of hardware modules available, including sensors, camera, LCD, and USB connectors, GPIO, analog and serial communication headers, and audio hardware.
    • You can also create your own custom headers.
    • If you can't find the module you're looking for, there is also a search bar at the top of the library pane.
  • Board Builder
    • Start a new design from scratch with the board builder wizard.  Select a SoC, System-on-Module (SOM), or Single-board computer (SBC), connectors, sensors, etc. and your design will start off with the modules already on the board.
  • AutoDoc
    • Get instant documentation, containing a power tree, per-module connection list, and links to reference manuals for the components on your board.
  • AutoBSP
    • Get a head-start on board bring-up by downloading a working device tree or arduino variant file for your design.
  • Custom Logos
    • Upload vector image files for custom silkscreen graphics.
  • Automatic module filtering
    • When using the connections tool, you can click on a required connection, and the module library will filter out all modules that can't meet that requirement.
    • This makes quick work or resolving module dependencies.
  • One-click design validation
    • When you click the "Order" button, the design validator will present you with a few design hints in case you missed a feature, such as a serial console connection or an unconnected bus.

The best way to get acquainted with these features is to try them out. A good "hello world" would be to use board builder to create a Raspberry Pi CM3 carrier board with a USB port and serial console using the board builder.

In this thread, we will be answering questions, and providing design examples and any kind of Geppetto assistance you may need.

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