# renode/renode

Renode - Antmicro's open source simulation and virtual development framework for complex embedded systems

Repository: https://github.com/renode/renode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/renode
Homepage: https://renode.io
Language: RobotFramework
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: embedded-systems, arm, risc-v, x86, simulation, iot, renode
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:03:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 39, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3351, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 198, "gap_med": 257.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2769, forks 489 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:18.822145+00:00)

## What it is
Renode is an open-source simulation and virtual development framework for complex embedded systems, letting you run unmodified firmware on virtual boards, SoCs, and multi-node networks. It supports ARM, RISC-V, x86, SPARC, POWER, Xtensa and other architectures and integrates with CI pipelines and the Robot Framework for automated testing.

## Use cases
- simulate embedded firmware without physical hardware
- test multi-node IoT device networks deterministically
- run unmodified ARM or RISC-V binaries on a virtual board
- set up automated embedded testing in CI
- debug and trace heterogeneous multicore SoC software
- do pre-silicon development of hardware-software systems

## When to choose
- you develop or test IoT/embedded software and lack reproducible hardware
- you need deterministic, debuggable multi-node system simulation
- you want to run embedded tests in CI without physical boards

## When to avoid
- you need cycle-accurate hardware verification or RTL-level simulation
- your target architecture or peripherals are unsupported by Renode's models
- you only need a simple single-MCU emulator with no system-level features

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: simulation, testing, e2e-testing, developer-tools, embedded
- domain: embedded-systems, iot, simulation, developer-tools, testing
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: emulator, risc-v, arm, firmware-testing, ci-integration, robot-framework, virtual-hardware, multi-node-simulation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- renode/renode (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.822145+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:41.670046+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/renode/renode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.822145+00:00, sha e90f1549e77b)
  - homepage: https://renode.io (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:10.857801+00:00, sha 4e156a99e1b1)
  - site_page: https://renode.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:10.860392+00:00, sha 81ea35bf04c6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.