What we’re about
The purpose of the group is to be Professor X's Cerebro, and find them all.
Embedded (Linux, bare metal, OS internals, so called IoT, Industrial, Firmware, FPGA, Hardware, etc.) Engineers and practitioners should join the group, if they have interest in meeting, sharing and learning.
We aim to meet monthly. Some meetups are covert. For the public meetups, unless the hosts or the speakers refuse to do so, the videos, as well as addendum when the speaker chooses to do so (mostly Ron) are uploaded to https://youtube.com/@ronmunitz (in particular to this playlist).
CFP for the next meetups (submit your talks here)
Relevant groups (member requests are audited):
Spread the word - the more the merrier (and the more meetups) #embededisrael
We are always happy to accept new members, new talks, new hosts and new sponsors.
See you!
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Meetup #23: DevOps for Embedded Developers [1/possibly INF]Link visible for attendees
Ladies and Gentlemen, please receive our first (out of who knows many?) DevOps meetup!
Another possible title: Embedded Everywhere is back!As this one is going to be online very international, you are welcome to join us , no matter where you are on the planet (or if you have good internet connection outside of it) and join our DevOps Meetup, either as a participant, or as a panelist!
We are going to meet for a very important topic, and for that we invited very appreciated experts. I would like to thank my dear friends from SoftwareMill for teaming up with us on this one.
Administration first:
1. You will receive a calendar invite with the link to join a couple of days before the meetup.
2. For this you must register hereAGENDA
ARM64 build servers as your Embedded Linux development flow X-Factor (Ron Munitz @ The PSCG/PSCG Holdings LTD)
We will discuss the methods and pain-points associated with building modern (read: irrationally heavy!) arm64 Embedded Linux systems, covering (cross) toolchains, emulators, containers, CI/CD workflows and more. We will cover a couple of very real stories of 10-hour build times (AOSP, and a very simple Tauri app) that give motivation for when you must do something different, even if your organization is not (yet) set up to it, even if the organization is part of Amazon. Yes that Amazon (maybe struggling to override some IT resource allocation policies is why we were not invited to Venice for that modest, low budget wedding? O_o)We will talk about the good, the bad, the terrible, and the very ugly, giving some major pitfalls, workarounds and solutions, and reasoning that embedded folks should make devices work, and hire DevOps to do DevOps for them, to avoid catching up with everything for a week every couple of years ;-)
DevOps for Embedded Development ( Mariusz Walczyk @ SoftwareMill )
- Why DevOps? → Faster builds, automation, fast feedback loops; embedded adds hardware complexity
- Build Challenges → Cross-compilation, static linking, native vs. virtualized builds; Buildroot, Yocto
- QEMU → Emulate hardware for early dev/testing; limited peripherals
- Docker → Reproducible containerized builds; base images, portability
- GitHub Actions → `buildx`, QEMU runners, integrated CI/CD with git
- Runners → Public vs. self-hosted (ARM boards, cloud VMs); cost vs. flexibility
- Scaling → Labels (`arm64`, `lcd-test`), matrix builds for speed
- Optimization → Caching, dependency cleanup, secure pipelines
- CI/CD Tools → GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GCP, AWS, Azure; runner architecture support
- Testing → Unit, integration, HIL; LCD validation via image/GPIO
- IaC → Terraform, Pulumi; versioned infra, reproducible environments
- Summary → DevOps adds value in embedded; combine automation, testing, runnersQ&A and a Panel Discussion
In this session, experts from The PSCG, SoftwareMill (and maybe your company if you reach out to us before July 8th!) will tackle some questions that have been brought up, and will be brought up during the meetup. You are welcome to send some questions in this event page, and we will do our best to address them on the panel! - Embedded Israel Conference 2025 (Embedded, Linux, IoT, OS internals, Hardware)Needs location
Agenda first. Please participate and share the word
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ronmunitz_embedded-israel-conference-2025-cfp-activity-7338688405481914368-DVDl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAADXHpYB29pUwFI0_9krux4lRjCCFd_L9YAgenda to be announced, this event is set up as we announced yesterday officially. Half day, full day, and several days workshops will be organized, once we set the conference.
You can expect the technical topics to be about a combination of everything in the previous meetups, and more. Multiple tracks, great venue, superb dining experience.
This will be a hangout to remember - and as we gear up with lectures, it is very likely that we will add a second day (without changing the price, if it remains that way. We are just getting started and did not reach out to any sponsors yet - we would appreciate your support as it helps the meetup groups any way). - Meetup #19: (yet another) Hardware and IoT Cybersecurity oriented meetupTBA, Tel Aviv-Yafo
THIS EVENT IS LOOKING FOR A HOST AFTER THE ORIGINAL HOTS BACKED OFF FROM IT ON MARCH 2025. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HOST US - LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL SET THE EVENT DATE WITH YOU, EARLIER THAN THE DATE SET NOW WHICH IS A RANDOM PLACEHOLDER.
For reasons beyond our understanding, after setting the meetup on the 24.3 (instead of having the Kernel debugging one then) due to GM's request, and postponing it in a week due to logistics issues at the host, the meetup will be postponed/rescheduled/moved.
We had great backup plans, but they would require me to pay to host you, and I'm done doing that (+they were in another city).
Anyways, GM say:
"Thanks for registering to our meetup!
Unfortunately, due to an unexpected logistic issue, we will not be able to hold the event as planned.
We hope to be able to hold it at a future time and update accordingly."I am sorry for the inconvenience and the disappointment. Trust me I am much more disappointed than you are, and it is time for you to get your companies to sponsor our meetup group on a yearly basis, so that no meetup will ever be cancelled or rescheduled again, ever.
I am leaving the original text in tact, because this meetup will happen at another time.
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Double registration alert:
Registration is mandatory and *will be checked* so please make sure you RSVP here, and in addition register in You absolutely have to register in this link, and carefully read the event guidelines there. It is IMPORTANT and we want you, by all means, to avoid any inconveniences (due to being lazy and not reading what I wrote CAREFULLY)IMPORTANT: you can still submit a talk - and we are looking forward to your lightning talks. I gave an example of what a good lightning talk is in the Toka meetup (that we were unfortunately forbidden from publishing online) . Use the CFP, Luke. And please do it before March 17th. If you do it after it you will happily be considered for the next events.
More updates will come, including a MANDATORY additional registration link. Do not unsubscribe from updates - if you don't read the updates or otherwise follow our community rules, you will meet the consequences.
Everyone, including everyone MUST RSVP to the meetup event, and when time comes - fill the registration note. Respect your hosts!AGENDA
5:30PM-6:00PM Gathering. Networking, High Fives, Hugs (Everyone @ Embedded Israel)
6:00PM-6:15PM Welcome notes: About Embedded Israel, community Building - Ron Munitz (Founder @ Embedded Israel)
6:30PM - 7:00PM Intro to Hardware Reverse Engineering - Dan Peled (Cyber Security Group Manager @ GM)
In this talk, "Intro to Hardware Reverse Engineering," we’ll cover the basics of embedded systems, printed circuit boards (PCBs), and techniques to physically access and analyze hardware.
We’ll explore common components, debug interfaces, and basic hardware defenses. By the end, attendees will have the essential skills to reverse engineer simple embedded devices and identify debug interfaces.7:00PM - 7:10PM Networking break
7:10PM - 7:40PM Hacking HiSilicon Cameras for...Necessity (and hacking several million other devices while at it) - Ron Munitz (CoE @ The PSCG/PSCG Holdings LTD)
In this talk I will present the taxonomy of adding remote debugging and OTA-ing mechanisms to a popular COTS Security Camera device I have been working on for a while, a little while ago. The story starts with the why and how (Design house not very responsive on SW development features) remote debugging capabilities had to be updated, continues with some of the techniques used to understand the firmware structure, resulting in a self extracting archive that adds capabilities without the vendor support, and ends with the understanding that the same techniques can be used to take over millions of other, very similar devices. The main takeaway of this talk is that there is a thin line between being a Linux hacker, and being a hacker, but other takeaways include understanding supply chain (and time to market) fl[a|o]ws, common Embedded Linux filesystem structures, "security opportunities" when working with incompetent managers who experience their first Consumer device manufacturing and shipping, and last but not least, how the great nation of China can help you to PwN the masses as a by product, just because "it's there".7:40PM-8:15PM: Pwn Without Own: Hacking $100K Gas Chromatograph Without Hardware - Vera Mens (Vulnerability Researcher @ Claroty/Team82)
ICS/OT research is tough without access to rare, expensive equipment. In this talk, we’ll show how we reverse-engineered a $100K Gas Chromatograph, leveraging its Ethernet capability to explore remote attack vectors. By disassembling the firmware and mapping key components, we fully emulated the device, reconstructed internal structures, and decoded proprietary protocols—all without physical access. Oh, and found a RCE vulnerability of course :)8:15PM - Until we are kicked out Community Building / Lightning Talks / Networking
We are looking forward to seeing you, and having more people participate. As (almost) always, if you have something great to talk about - I am happy to "give up my spot" for you. And by all means, submit talks. Submit Lightning talks. Participate. Share the word. Have your organization sponsor the community - we are planning awesome things, and we want to always keep objective!
Last words: Everyone, including everyone registers. No one unsubscribes from updates. Please don't test us.
See you soon!
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