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Recap: Zephyr Project Meetup – Garching, Germany (September 18, 2025)

By October 24, 2025No Comments
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The Zephyr Project community came together in Garching, Munich, for an engaging evening of learning, collaboration, and innovation. Hosted at Microchip Technology, the meetup welcomed developers, embedded engineers, and IoT enthusiasts from across Europe to explore the latest trends in real-time operating systems and open source development.

Session Highlights:

Welcome & Introduction: Zephyr @ Microchip, Axel Petereit, Field Application Engineer, Microchip Technology

Zephyr RTOS on Reconfigurable Platforms – State of the Art, Bharathiraja Nallathambi, Embedded Engineer, Linumiz

Coffeecaller – a fully open-source product development example, Stefan Kraus, Andreas Kurz, Senior Software Engineer, UL Solutions, inovex GmBH

ZSWatch – The Open-Source Smartwatch, Daniel Kampert, Embedded Engineer, ETO Group GmbH

“Everything can become a config”, Tobias Meyer, Device Team Lead, Konux GmBh

Zephyr Squared, Hugh Breslin, Subject Matter Expert, Microchip

Giveaways & Networking

The meetup wrapped up with a development kit giveaway courtesy of Microchip Technology A few lucky attendees walked away with some exciting hardware to continue exploring Zephyr at home.

During the networking time, attendees exchanged ideas, shared use cases, and even discussed future collaboration opportunities over snacks and drinks.

Thank You!

A big thank you to everyone who joined us in Garching, Munich and helped make the event a success. Special thanks to Microchip team for hosting and supporting the meetup, and to all the speakers for sharing their time and expertise.

Microchip Technology - Zephyr project meetup at Garching, Munich, Germany - Group photo

About the Community Meetups:

If you are excited about the Zephyr Project and want to share it with your local community, consider hosting an event in your city. Whether you are in Germany or halfway across the globe, we encourage passionate individuals to get involved.

Reach out to us and explore how you can bring Zephyr to your community and make a difference in the world of IoT development.

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