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What it is
libretouch is an OpenEmbedded/Yocto distribution built on top of the TI SDK for AM335x. The current focus is the SoundTouch 20 Series III, known as spotty_sm2.
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open firmware for SoundTouch hardware
A community-built (currently a community of one) Linux platform for exploring, repairing, and extending Bose SoundTouch devices.
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What works
Audio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, USB, serial, buttons, the OLED display, and the IR remote are working to varying degrees. The project remains experimental and hardware-specific.
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How it is built
The recommended build uses TI’s Ubuntu 22.04 container image through Distrobox or Podman. USB boot is the preferred development path while persistent NAND flashing is still experimental.
Current focus
SoundTouch 20 Series III
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Bringing a transparent, reproducible Linux system to hardware that was never intended to be open.
Actual focus
Of the (currently) only developer
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Having fun with hardware, software and AI-supported engineering.