Hello, we have been using orange pi pc plus for our development , Is there a way we can use balena OS with orange pi pc plus ? The board is not listed in the supported devices.
While BalenaOS may not have official support for the Orange Pi PC Plus, it is worth noting that BalenaOS is based on the Yocto Project, which provides a framework for creating custom Linux distributions for embedded devices. If you have experience with Linux and device customization, it might be possible to create a custom build of BalenaOS tailored to the Orange Pi PC Plus.
Hello @AdityaSingh and @Maverick welcome to the balena community.
As @Maverick mentioned you can try to make the board supported by balenaOS. Check here the step-by-step here Customer Board Support - Balena Documentation
Let us know if you can do any work on this and we will give you support from here.
Let us know if you have any questions about either of those options!
If you don’t have Yocto experience, you can also pay balena to make the board compatible - pricing can be found here: Pricing
If you’re planning to bring a large fleet onto balenaCloud, this is probably the most scalable option, since we also add the board to our continuous testing and deployment rig, which tests your hardware with every balenaOS update we make: From PR to Release; OS Testing at balena
Regarding the Orange Pi PC Plus specifically, it is not listed as one of the officially supported devices on the BalenaOS website. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean it is not compatible. BalenaOS is based on the Yocto Project and can be ported to different hardware platforms with some effort.
Start by checking if there is yacto project support layer for the orange pi pc plus, as this could be a starting point for building a custom balena OS image. Asses the hardware specification of the board and compare them with supported devices and focus on component like cpu gpu and network space and network devices and storages…