# Embedded Wizard - GUI Development Platform

> Simplify Your GUI Development - Lean. Versatile. Scalable. Fast.

## About Embedded Wizard

Embedded Wizard is TARA Systems' embedded GUI technology that enables creation of platform-independent and high-performance graphical user interfaces (GUI), even on resource-constrained microcontrollers. The technology is trusted by millions of devices and applications across various industries.

**Company**: TARA Systems GmbH (https://www.tara-systems.de/)
**Website**: https://www.embedded-wizard.de/
**Main Product**: Embedded Wizard GUI Development Framework
**Experience**: 25+ years in embedded GUI development
**Founded**: 2002

## Key Features & Benefits

### Core Advantages
- Top UX on any device
- High performance on any hardware
- Extremely low footprint
- One project – multiple platforms
- Less programming effort
- Real-time rendering and fast prototyping
- No royalties – unlimited use
- Platform-independent development

### Technical Features
- Object-oriented programming language "Chora"
- Mosaic framework with pre-built GUI components
- WYSIWYG prototyping environment with integrated debugger
- Automatic code generation (typically ANSI-C output)
- Multi-platform support (MCUs, MPUs, desktop, web browsers)
- Multiple color format support (32-bit, 24-bit, 16-bit true color, 8-bit CLUT)
- Automatic garbage collection
- Localization and internationalization support
- Theme and product variant support
- JavaScript/WebGL output for web applications
- Progressive Web App (PWA) support

## Development Workflow

1. **Design Phase**: Create GUI appearance and behavior in Embedded Wizard Studio
2. **Prototype & Debug**: Test using integrated WYSIWYG prototyper and debugger
3. **Code Generation**: Generate optimized code for target platform
4. **Build Integration**: Add generated files to build system and compile executable

## Platform Support

### Supported Chip Manufacturers & Platforms

**STMicroelectronics**
- STM32F4 Series, STM32F7 Series, STM32H7 Series
- STM32L4+ Series, STM32L5, STM32U5 Series, STM32G0 Series
- STM32MP1 Series, STM32MP2 Series, STM32N6 Series
- Hardware acceleration: Chrom-ART™ (DMA2D), NeoChrom GPU

**NXP Semiconductors**
- LPC55S69, LPC546xx
- i.MX RT1050, RT1060, RT1064, RT1170, RT1010, RT500
- i.MX 6, i.MX 7, i.MX 8, i.MX 93
- Extensive board support from partners (Embedded Artists, Phytec, Toradex, Variscite)

**Renesas**
- RA Series (RA4M2, RA6M3, RA8D1, etc.)
- RX Series (RX63N, RX65N, RX72N, etc.)
- RZ Series (RZ/A, RZ/G2L, RZ/V)

**Microchip**
- PIC32MZ family
- SAMA5 family
- SAM9x75

**Ambiq**
- Apollo4 Series
- Apollo510 Series

**Espressif**
- ESP32 family (ESP32, ESP32-S3, etc.)

**GigaDevice**
- GD32F470, GD32H759

**Infineon**
- PSoC 62 family

**Texas Instruments**
- AM62 processors

**Raspberry Pi**
- Raspberry Pi 3, 4, 5

**Android**
- Android platform support

**JavaScript/WebGL**
- Modern web browsers
- Progressive Web Apps

### Hardware Acceleration Support
- STMicroelectronics Chrom-ART™ accelerator (DMA2D)
- STMicroelectronics NeoChrom GPU (STM32U5, H7, N6 series)
- OpenGL ES 2.0
- Hardware JPEG decoders
- GPU acceleration on various platforms

### Target Environments
- Bare metal embedded systems
- Real-time operating systems (RTOS)
- Linux-based systems
- Android platforms
- Web browsers (via JavaScript/WebGL)
- Windows desktop applications

## Products & Solutions

### Embedded Wizard Studio
The main development environment for creating embedded GUIs:
- Windows-based IDE with Linux support (via WINE)
- Integrated compiler for Chora programming language
- WYSIWYG prototyper and debugger
- Resource management (images, fonts, sounds)
- Code generation and optimization tools
- Integrated test framework for automated GUI testing

**URL**: /products/studio

### chorac-cli
Embedded Wizard's proprietary object-oriented programming language:
- Platform-independent
- Automatically compiled to ANSI-C
- Memory-safe with automatic garbage collection
- Strong typing system
- Component-based architecture

**URL**: /products/chorac-cli

### Platform Packages
Ready-to-use integration packages for various hardware platforms:
- Hardware abstraction layers
- Display driver integration
- Touch input handling
- Graphics acceleration support
- Build system integration
- Getting started examples

**URL**: /products/platform-packages

Supported manufacturers include: STMicroelectronics, NXP, Renesas, Microchip, Ambiq, Espressif, GigaDevice, Infineon, Texas Instruments, Raspberry Pi, Android, and JavaScript/WebGL.

### Custom Modules
Pre-built GUI components and widgets for rapid development:
- Charts and graphs
- Gauges and meters
- Custom controls
- Industry-specific widgets
- Tailored to customer requirements

**URL**: /products/custom-modules

### Test Framework
Automated testing capabilities for embedded GUIs:
- Automated UI testing
- Regression testing
- Continuous integration support
- Test case management
- Screenshot comparison

**URL**: /products/test-framework

## Services

### GUI Development Services
Professional GUI development support:
- Custom widget development
- Complete GUI implementation
- Proof of concept development
- Platform integration and porting
- Architecture consulting

**URL**: /services/gui-development

### Port and Verification Services
Hardware platform integration:
- Custom platform package creation
- Graphics driver integration
- Touch driver integration
- Performance optimization
- Hardware acceleration setup

**URL**: /services/port-and-verification

### Prototype Development
Rapid prototyping services:
- Interactive GUI prototypes
- Live data integration
- Stakeholder presentations
- User testing preparation

**URL**: /services/prototype-development

### UX Design Services
Professional user experience design:
- Corporate design implementation
- User interface conceptualization
- Usability optimization
- Design system creation

**URL**: /services/ux-design

### Training Services
Comprehensive training programs:
- On-site training
- Online training
- Customized workshops
- Best practices sessions
- Advanced techniques

**URL**: /services/training

### Product Support
Technical support packages:
- Priority email support
- Phone support
- Dedicated support engineer
- Regular check-ins
- Critical issue resolution

**URL**: /services/product-support

## Pricing & Licensing

### Available Editions
- **Free Edition**: For evaluation and small projects
- **Small Business Edition**: For commercial use with device limitations
- **Professional Edition**: Full commercial license

### Licensing Model
- Perpetual licenses (one-off fees)
- No royalties
- Unlimited use within license terms
- Independent of number of projects
- Transparent pricing structure

**URL**: /services/pricing
**Purchase URL**: /buy

## Integration & Tools

### Embedded Wizard Connect for Figma
Plugin for seamless design-to-code workflow:
- Direct export from Figma to Embedded Wizard
- Support for bitmap, SVG, and path data
- Pixel-precise design transfer
- Automated asset optimization

**Learn More**: /resources/learn/figma-connect

### Build System Integration
Compatible with major embedded development tools:
- Eclipse IDE support
- IAR Embedded Workbench compatibility
- Keil MDK-ARM integration
- GCC/Make support
- Custom build system integration
- CMake support

## Industries & Applications

### Automotive
Dashboard displays, infotainment systems, instrument clusters, head-up displays (HUD), climate control interfaces, rear-seat entertainment.

**URL**: /automotive

### Industrial Automation
HMI systems, control panels, manufacturing equipment interfaces, building automation, process control displays.

**URL**: /industrial

### Medical Devices
Patient monitoring systems, diagnostic equipment interfaces, medical imaging displays, laboratory instruments.

**URL**: /medical

### Home Appliances
Coffee machines, washing machines, refrigerators, cooking appliances, smart home controls.

**URL**: /home-appliances

### Consumer Electronics
Audio equipment, fitness devices, smart watches, portable devices, IoT products.

**URL**: /consumer

## Case Studies

### Featured Customer Success Stories

**Bosch Home Comfort Group**
Climate control solutions with advanced GUI interfaces.
**URL**: /resources/cases/bosch-home-comfort-group

**CTE (Compact Thermal Energy)**
Thermal energy equipment with intuitive user interfaces.
**URL**: /resources/cases/cte

**Pioneer DJ (AlphaTheta Corporation)**
Professional DJ equipment with sophisticated touch interfaces.
**URL**: /resources/cases/pioneer-dj

**Gründler**
Industrial equipment interfaces.
**URL**: /resources/cases/gruendler

**Thorlabs**
Scientific and laboratory equipment interfaces.
**URL**: /resources/cases/thorlabs

**Wolf**
Heating and climate control systems.
**URL**: /resources/cases/wolf

## Demos & Examples

Interactive demonstrations available:

**Automotive Dashboard**
Full-featured automotive instrument cluster demo.
**URL**: /resources/demos/automotive-dashboard

**Electric Vehicle Charging GUI**
EV charging station interface.
**URL**: /resources/demos/electric-vehicle-charging-gui

**E-Scooter**
Micro-mobility device interface.
**URL**: /resources/demos/escooter

**Smart Home**
Home automation control interface.
**URL**: /resources/demos/smart-home

**Smart Thermostat**
Climate control interface.
**URL**: /resources/demos/smart-thermostat

**Widgets**
Collection of reusable GUI components.
**URL**: /resources/demos/widgets

## Learning Resources

### Educational Content

**GUI Development for Resource-Constrained Devices**
Best practices for developing GUIs on limited hardware.
**URL**: /resources/learn/gui-development-resource-constrained

**Figma Connect Guide**
How to use the Figma plugin for design transfer.
**URL**: /resources/learn/figma-connect

**Live Data Prototyping**
Integrating real data into GUI prototypes.
**URL**: /resources/learn/live-data-prototyping

**Progressive Web Apps with Embedded Wizard**
Creating PWAs for embedded systems.
**URL**: /resources/learn/progressive-web-apps

**Master Class Mondays**
Regular training sessions and webinars.
**URL**: /resources/learn/master-class-mondays

**Phytec & Embedded Wizard Partnership**
Integration guide for Phytec hardware.
**URL**: /resources/learn/phytec-embedded-wizard

## Latest News & Updates

**Embedded Wizard 14 Release**
Latest version with enhanced features and performance.
**URL**: /resources/news/embedded-wizard-14

**Embedded Wizard Connect for Figma**
New plugin announcement and features.
**URL**: /resources/news/embedded-wizard-connect-for-figma

**GUI Development Trends 2025**
Industry insights and future developments.
**URL**: /resources/news/gui-development-trends-2025

**Embedded World 2025**
Trade show participation and announcements.
**URL**: /resources/news/embedded-world-2025

**Partnership Announcements**
- Toradex partnership: /resources/news/toradex-partnership-announcement
- Demmel Products partnership: /resources/news/demmel-products-and-embedded-wizard-partnership-announcement

## Partners & Ecosystem

### Hardware Partners
- **Embedded Artists**: Development boards for NXP platforms
- **Phytec**: System-on-Modules and development kits
- **Toradex**: Computer-on-Modules and carrier boards
- **Variscite**: System-on-Modules
- **Demmel Products**: Display and embedded solutions
- **Inelco Hunter**: Distribution partner
- **Actron**: Distribution partner

**URL**: /partners

### Distribution Partners
Global network of distributors providing local support and sales.

## Competitive Alternatives

Embedded Wizard is often compared to:

**TouchGFX**
STMicroelectronics' GUI framework (STM32-specific).
**Comparison URL**: /touch-gfx

**LVGL (Light and Versatile Graphics Library)**
Open-source embedded GUI library.
**Comparison URL**: /lvgl

### Key Differentiators
- Professional commercial support
- Advanced WYSIWYG development environment
- Automatic code generation from high-level language
- Platform independence (not tied to single vendor)
- No royalties or per-device fees
- 25+ years of proven technology

## Getting Started

### Try Embedded Wizard

**Platform Selection Tool**
Interactive wizard to find the right platform package for your hardware.
**URL**: /try

Available options:
- Select by chip manufacturer
- Select by specific platform/MCU
- Filter by features and requirements
- Direct links to getting started guides

### Download Free Edition
Start developing immediately with the Free Edition.
**URL**: https://get.embedded-wizard.de/

### Newsletter Subscription
Stay updated with latest releases and tips.
**URL**: /newsletter

### Support Activation
Activate your support subscription for priority assistance.
**URL**: /activate-support
**URL Parameter**: ?key={support-key} for pre-filled activation

## Technical Documentation

**Official Documentation**: https://doc.embedded-wizard.de/
**Download Center**: https://get.embedded-wizard.de/
**Ask.Embedded-Wizard Forum**: Community support and discussions

## Contact Information

### General Inquiries
Contact form available for sales, technical questions, and partnership opportunities.
**URL**: /contact

### Company Information
TARA Systems GmbH
Kornweg 2b
D-91093 Heßdorf
Germany

Phone: +49 9135 73 44 0
Email: info@embedded-wizard.de

**Imprint**: /imprint
**Legal Information**: /legal

### Legal Documents
- **End User License Agreement (EWCL)**: /legal/ewcl
- **Terms and Conditions (EWTC)**: /legal/ewtc
- **Software Assurance Agreement (EWSA)**: /legal/ewsa
- **Reseller Program (EWRP)**: /legal/ewrp
- **Partner Program (EWPP)**: /legal/ewpp
- **License Agreement (EWLA)**: /legal/ewla
- **Distribution Agreement (EWDA)**: /legal/ewda

## Website Structure

### Main Sections
- **Home**: /landing (or /)
- **Products**: /products
- **Services**: /services
- **Resources**: /resources
- **Try**: /try
- **Buy**: /buy
- **About**: /about
- **Partners**: /partners
- **Contact**: /contact

### Resources Section
- **Cases**: Customer success stories (/resources/cases/*)
- **Demos**: Interactive demonstrations (/resources/demos/*)
- **Learn**: Educational content (/resources/learn/*)
- **News**: Latest updates and announcements (/resources/news/*)

## Technical Architecture

### Components
1. **Embedded Wizard Studio**: Design-time authoring tool
2. **Chora Programming Language**: Platform-independent, object-oriented language
3. **Mosaic Framework**: Component library for GUI development
4. **Platform Packages**: Hardware abstraction layers
5. **Build Environment**: Integration with target build systems

### Code Generation Process
- Chora code compilation to target language (typically ANSI-C)
- Resource optimization (images, fonts)
- Dead code elimination
- Constant expression evaluation
- Platform-specific optimizations
- Memory usage optimization

## Key Value Propositions

### For Engineers
- Rapid development with WYSIWYG tools
- Platform-independent codebase
- Professional debugging capabilities
- Automatic memory management
- Optimized code generation

### For Product Managers
- Faster time-to-market
- Lower development costs
- No per-device royalties
- Multi-platform support from single codebase
- Reduced maintenance effort

### For Designers
- Direct Figma integration
- Pixel-perfect rendering
- Professional design system support
- Live prototyping capabilities
- Modern UI/UX patterns

## Support & Maintenance

### Community Support
- Public forum (Ask.Embedded-Wizard)
- Documentation and tutorials
- Code examples and demos
- Video tutorials

### Commercial Support Options
- Email support with priority response
- Phone support
- Dedicated support engineer
- On-site consulting
- Regular software updates and bug fixes

### Software Assurance
- Regular updates and improvements
- Bug fixes and patches
- New platform package releases
- Feature enhancements
- Long-term product support

## Recent Developments

### Latest Version Features (V14)
- Enhanced code optimization
- Improved performance on resource-constrained devices
- Extended platform support
- New Mosaic framework components
- Figma Connect plugin
- Progressive Web App support
- Enhanced test framework

### Upcoming Features
- Additional platform packages
- Enhanced Figma integration
- New demo applications
- Extended training materials
- Performance optimizations

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**Last Updated**: 2025
**Website Version**: Embedded Wizard 14
**Document Purpose**: LLM context file for AI assistants to understand Embedded Wizard platform and website structure

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