<s>
In	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
,	O
a	O
board	B-Operating_System
support	I-Operating_System
package	I-Operating_System
(	O
BSP	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
layer	O
of	O
software	O
containing	O
hardware-specific	O
boot	O
firmware	O
and	O
device	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
and	O
other	O
routines	O
that	O
allow	O
a	O
given	O
embedded	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
for	O
example	O
a	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
(	O
RTOS	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
to	O
function	O
in	O
a	O
given	O
hardware	B-Architecture
environment	O
(	O
a	O
motherboard	B-Device
)	O
,	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
embedded	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
hardware	B-Architecture
developers	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
support	O
a	O
given	O
embedded	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
must	O
create	O
a	O
BSP	O
that	O
allows	O
that	O
embedded	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
to	O
run	O
on	O
their	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
cases	O
,	O
the	O
embedded	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
image	O
and	O
software	B-License
license	I-License
,	O
the	O
BSP	O
containing	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
hardware	B-Architecture
are	O
bundled	O
together	O
by	O
the	O
hardware	B-Architecture
vendor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BSPs	O
are	O
typically	O
customizable	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
specify	O
which	O
drivers	O
and	O
routines	O
should	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
build	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
selection	O
of	O
hardware	B-Architecture
and	O
software	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
a	O
particular	O
single-board	O
computer	O
might	O
be	O
paired	O
with	O
several	O
peripheral	O
chips	O
;	O
in	O
that	O
case	O
the	O
BSP	O
might	O
include	O
drivers	O
for	O
peripheral	O
chips	O
supported	O
;	O
when	O
building	O
the	O
BSP	O
image	O
the	O
user	O
would	O
specify	O
which	O
peripheral	O
drivers	O
to	O
include	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
choice	O
of	O
hardware	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
suppliers	O
also	O
provide	O
a	O
root	O
file	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
toolchain	B-General_Concept
for	O
building	O
programs	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
embedded	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
utilities	O
to	O
configure	O
the	O
device	O
(	O
while	O
running	O
)	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
BSP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
embedded	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
providers	O
provide	O
template	O
BSP	O
's	O
,	O
developer	O
assistance	O
,	O
and	O
test	O
suites	O
to	O
aid	O
BSP	O
developers	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
an	O
embedded	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
new	O
hardware	B-Architecture
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
BSP	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
use	O
since	O
1981	O
when	O
Hunter	O
&	O
Ready	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
Versatile	B-Operating_System
Real-Time	I-Operating_System
Executive	I-Operating_System
(	O
VRTX	O
)	O
,	O
first	O
coined	O
the	O
term	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
hardware-dependent	B-General_Concept
software	I-General_Concept
needed	O
to	O
run	O
VRTX	O
on	O
a	O
specific	O
hardware	B-Architecture
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtually	O
all	O
RTOS	B-Operating_System
providers	O
now	O
use	O
the	O
term	O
BSP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wind	O
River	O
Systems	O
board	B-Operating_System
support	I-Operating_System
package	I-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
ARM	O
Integrator	O
920T	O
single-board	O
computer	O
contains	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
things	O
,	O
these	O
elements	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Makefile	O
,	O
which	O
defines	O
binary	O
versions	O
of	O
VxWorks	B-Operating_System
ROM	O
images	O
for	O
programming	O
into	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
VxWorks	B-Operating_System
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
C	B-Language
files	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
