Releases

Releases are tested, stable Kuiper images that we recommend for most users. Every release is a Kuiper 2 image. If you have an existing SD card and are unsure which generation it holds, see Checking Your Kuiper Version. If you want to check the list of supported projects, see Supported Projects.

Note

Kuiper 1 is the previous generation. It is deprecated and no longer maintained. New releases are Kuiper 2 only.

Downloads

The current release is Kuiper 2026.1.0. Each variant ships as an image (the SD-card image, write it with these steps) and a metadata archive. The Full editions are recommended for most users; the Basic editions are available below under Advanced.

Full editions (recommended):

Variant

Image

Metadata

ARM 32-bit Full (armhf)

Image

Metadata

ARM 64-bit Full (arm64)

Image

Metadata

The Basic editions are minimal images without a desktop environment or the ADI software stack. See Basic Edition for details.

Variant

Image

Metadata

ARM 32-bit Basic (armhf)

Image

Metadata

ARM 64-bit Basic (arm64)

Image

Metadata

Release Variants

Each release is published in four variants, one for every combination of architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) and edition (Basic or Full):

Variant

Architecture

Edition

ARM 32-bit Basic

armhf (32-bit)

Basic

ARM 32-bit Full

armhf (32-bit)

Full

ARM 64-bit Basic

arm64 (64-bit)

Basic

ARM 64-bit Full

arm64 (64-bit)

Full

Choose the architecture that matches your hardware, then choose the edition that matches how you intend to use the system.

Choosing an Architecture

The architecture must match your target device. Boot files differ between the two, so a 32-bit image will not boot a 64-bit-only target and vice versa.

  • ARM 32-bit (armhf) — the default. Includes boot files for the Zynq, Arria10, and Cyclone5 platforms (ZedBoard, ZC706, DE10-Nano, etc.) as well as Raspberry Pi.

  • ARM 64-bit (arm64) — includes boot files for the ZynqMP and Versal platforms (ZCU102, ADRV9009-ZU11EG, Jupiter SDR, VCK190, etc.) as well as Raspberry Pi.

For the full architecture-to-hardware mapping, see the boot files configuration in the Configuration section.

Choosing an Edition

Basic Edition

The Basic edition is the minimal, default Kuiper image. It contains only the essential packages and configuration needed for a functional system, plus the boot files for its architecture. It has no desktop environment and no ADI libraries or tools.

It is built from the default config file, with the architecture and boot-file options set to match the variant:

  • ARM 32-bit Basic — TARGET_ARCHITECTURE=armhf with the armhf boot files (Zynq, Arria10, Cyclone5, Raspberry Pi).

  • ARM 64-bit Basic — TARGET_ARCHITECTURE=arm64 with the arm64 boot files (ZynqMP, Versal, Raspberry Pi).

Perfect for: headless applications, a foundation for custom development, and resource-constrained environments.

Full Edition

The Full edition includes everything in the Basic edition plus the complete ADI software stack and a graphical environment:

  • XFCE desktop environment with VNC server (CONFIG_DESKTOP=y)

  • The full ADI library suite (libiio, pyadi-iio, libm2k, libad9361, libad9166)

  • ADI applications (IIO Oscilloscope, Scopy) and GNU Radio

  • Additional development tools and utilities

This corresponds to the config file with all optional components enabled, built for the variant’s architecture.

Perfect for: complete development workstations, evaluation and testing, and learning the ADI ecosystem.

Tip

Need a different combination of components — say Basic plus one or two specific libraries? Build a custom image instead of using a release. See the Configuration section.

Included Components

The tables below list the main components that make up a release: the version shipped, the config option that controls it, and the Debian package it is installed from. Use the config option name to enable or disable the component in a custom build.

Note

Versions reflect the components at the time of writing and may differ between releases. The exact versions built into your image are recorded in /config and in /etc/kuiper-packages (the installed package versions), and can also be listed on the device with dpkg -l.

System and Boot Components

Present in every edition. The boot files installed depend on the architecture and on the boot options selected (see Configuration).

Component

Architecture

Config option

Debian package

ADI Linux kernel

armhf, arm64

(always included)

built from the ADI Linux tree

ADI Raspberry Pi kernel (6.12)

armhf, arm64

CONFIG_RPI_BOOT_FILES

adi-rpi-boot

ADI system utilities and scripts

all

(always included)

adi-scripts

Zynq boot files

armhf

CONFIG_ARCH_ZYNQ

adi-zynq-boot

Arria10 boot files

armhf

CONFIG_ARCH_ARRIA10

adi-arria10-boot

Cyclone5 boot files

armhf

CONFIG_ARCH_CYCLONE5

adi-cyclone5-boot

ZynqMP boot files

arm64

CONFIG_ARCH_ZYNQMP

adi-zynqmp-boot

Versal boot files

arm64

CONFIG_ARCH_VERSAL

adi-versal-boot

Note

The Intel/Xilinx boot file packages bundle the U-Boot and ARM Trusted Firmware binaries required to boot those platforms.

ADI Libraries (Full Edition)

Component

Version

Config option

Debian package

libiio

v0.26

CONFIG_LIBIIO

libiio (from the Debian/Ubuntu upstream)

pyadi-iio

v0.0.20

CONFIG_PYADI

pyadi-iio (pip package)

libm2k

v0.9.0

CONFIG_LIBM2K

libm2k

libad9166-iio

v0.3.0

CONFIG_LIBAD9166_IIO

libad9166

libad9361-iio

v0.4.0

CONFIG_LIBAD9361_IIO

libad9361

ADI Applications (Full Edition)

Component

Version

Config option

Debian package

IIO Oscilloscope

v0.18.1

CONFIG_IIO_OSCILLOSCOPE

iio-oscilloscope

IIO FM Radio

v0.3.0

CONFIG_IIO_FM_RADIO

iio-fm-radio

FRU Tools

v0.8.1.7

CONFIG_FRU_TOOLS

fru-tools

JESD Eye Scan GTK

v0.2

CONFIG_JESD_EYE_SCAN_GTK

jesd-eye-scan-gtk

Colorimeter

v0.3.0

CONFIG_COLORIMETER

colorimeter

Scopy

v2.2.0

CONFIG_SCOPY

scopy

gr-m2k

v1.0.0

CONFIG_GRM2K

gr-m2k

GNU Radio

Debian repository version

CONFIG_GNURADIO

gnuradio (from the Debian repository)

Desktop Environment (Full Edition)

The Full edition also installs the XFCE desktop environment and an X11VNC server for remote graphical access, controlled by CONFIG_DESKTOP. See VNC Access for how to connect.

Building Beyond the Releases

The releases cover the two most common setups, Basic and Full. To pick an arbitrary subset of the components above, or to add options not included in any release, build a custom image. Some options only available when building your own image include:

  • Source code export (EXPORT_SOURCES) — collect the source of every package in the image.

  • Custom scripts (EXTRA_SCRIPT) — run your own script during the build. See Custom Script Integration.

  • Raspberry Pi packages (INSTALL_RPI_PACKAGES) — add raspi-config, GPIO tooling, and other Raspberry Pi specific packages.

See the Configuration section for the full list of options.

Supported Projects

The table below lists all ADI evaluation board and carrier board combinations supported in the current release. The Architecture column shows which Kuiper image variant (32-bit or 64-bit) is required.

Project

Carrier

Architecture

ad353xr

coraz7s

zynq

ad353xr

de10nano

cyclone5

ad353xr

zed

zynq

ad35xxr_evb

zed

zynq

ad4052_ardz

coraz7s

zynq

ad4052_ardz

de10nano

cyclone5

ad4062_ardz

coraz7s

zynq

ad4062_ardz

de10nano

cyclone5

ad4080_fmc_evb

zed

zynq

ad4110

zed

zynq

ad411x_ad717x

de10nano

cyclone5

ad4134_fmc

zed

zynq

ad4170_asdz

coraz7s

zynq

ad4170_asdz

de10nano

cyclone5

ad4630_fmc

zed

zynq

ad469x_evb

coraz7s

zynq

ad469x_evb

de10nano

cyclone5

ad469x_evb

zed

zynq

ad485x_fmcz

zed

zynq

ad4880_fmc_evb

zed

zynq

ad5758_sdz

zed

zynq

ad5766_sdz

zed

zynq

ad57xx_ardz

coraz7s

zynq

ad57xx_ardz

de10nano

cyclone5

ad6676evb

zc706

zynq

ad7124_asdz

de10nano

cyclone5

ad7134_fmc

zed

zynq

ad719x_asdz

coraz7s

zynq

ad719x_asdz

de10nano

cyclone5

ad738x_fmc

zed

zynq

ad7405_fmc

zed

zynq

ad7606x_fmc

zed

zynq

ad7616_sdz

zed

zynq

ad77681evb

zed

zynq

ad7768evb

zed

zynq

ad777x_fmcz

zed

zynq

ad9081_fmca_ebz

a10soc

arria10

ad9081_fmca_ebz

fm87

versal

ad9081_fmca_ebz

s10soc

stratix10

ad9081_fmca_ebz

vck190

versal

ad9081_fmca_ebz

vpk180

versal

ad9081_fmca_ebz

zc706

zynq

ad9081_fmca_ebz

zcu102

zynqmp

ad9081_fmca_ebz_x_band

zcu102

zynqmp

ad9082_fmca_ebz

vck190

versal

ad9082_fmca_ebz

vpk180

versal

ad9082_fmca_ebz

zc706

zynq

ad9082_fmca_ebz

zcu102

zynqmp

ad9083_evb

a10soc

arria10

ad9083_evb

zcu102

zynqmp

ad9084_ebz

fm87

versal

ad9084_ebz

vck190

versal

ad9084_ebz

vpk180

versal

ad916x_fmc

zcu102

zynqmp

ad9208_dual_ebz

s10soc

stratix10

ad9209_fmca_ebz

vck190

versal

ad9213_dual_ebz

s10soc

stratix10

ad9265_fmc

zc706

zynq

ad9265_fmc

zed

zynq

ad9434_fmc

zc706

zynq

ad9434_fmc

zed

zynq

ad9467_fmc

zcu102

zynqmp

ad9467_fmc

zed

zynq

ad9656_fmc

zcu102

zynqmp

ad9694_fmc

zcu102

zynqmp

ad9695_fmc

zcu102

zynqmp

ad9783_ebz

zcu102

zynqmp

ad_gmsl2eth_sl

k26

zynqmp

ad_quadmxfe1_ebz

s10soc

stratix10

ada4355_fmc

zed

zynq

adaq23875

zed

zynq

adaq7980_sdz

zed

zynq

adaq8092_fmc

zed

zynq

admx100x_evb

zcu102

zynqmp

admx6001_ebz

zcu102

zynqmp

adrv9001

a10soc

arria10

adrv9001

zcu102

zynqmp

adrv9001

zed

zynq

adrv9001_dual

zcu102

zynqmp

adrv9009

a10soc

arria10

adrv9009

zc706

zynq

adrv9009

zcu102

zynqmp

adrv9026

zcu102

zynqmp

adrv903x

vck190

versal

adrv903x

zcu102

zynqmp

adrv904x

vck190

versal

adrv904x

zcu102

zynqmp

adrv9371x

a10soc

arria10

adrv9371x

zc706

zynq

adrv9371x

zcu102

zynqmp

adv7511

zc702

zynq

adv7511

zc706

zynq

adv7511

zed

zynq

adv7513

de10nano

cyclone5

arradio

c5soc

cyclone5

cn0363

zed

zynq

cn0506

zed

zynq

cn0540

coraz7s

zynq

cn0540

de10nano

cyclone5

cn0561

de10nano

cyclone5

cn0577

zed

zynq

cn0579

zed

zynq

cn0585

zed

zynq

dac_fmc_ebz

a10soc

arria10

dac_fmc_ebz

zc706

zynq

dac_fmc_ebz

zcu102

zynqmp

daq2

a10soc

arria10

daq2

zc706

zynq

daq2

zcu102

zynqmp

daq3

zc706

zynq

daq3

zcu102

zynqmp

dc2677a

zed

zynq

fmcomms11

zc706

zynq

fmcomms8

zcu102

zynqmp

jupiter_sdr

zcu102

zynqmp

max96724

zed

zynq

pulsar_adc

coraz7s

zynq

pulsar_adc

de10nano

cyclone5

pulsar_adc

zed

zynq

pulsar_lvds_adc

zed

zynq