Embedded display authority

Flicker-free startup and early interfaces for embedded Linux.

Replace black screens and boot flicker with branding, observed status, or an early GUI for industrial displays and other embedded products on assessed NXP i.MX hardware. Keep your existing Linux UI.

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Keep your Linux UIBuilt for NXP i.MXDisplay control from power-on

From power-on to your Linux UI

Power onBootloader starts GraphLab Core

GraphLab SplashApproved brand display
GraphLab BootBrand + observed status and progress
GraphLab ProBoot + a product-specific early interface

Your Linux UI appearsAccepted frame becomes visible

Linux starts in parallel across all three paths.

Real-time core retains display authority throughout

A different display architecture

Linux renders. The real-time core remains display authority.

GraphLab starts and retains the display path on the real-time core. Linux renders into shared framebuffers and becomes visible only when the agreed frame is ready.

01
Start the display early
Bootloader loads GraphLab Core and the real-time core initializes the active path.
02
Let Linux start in parallel
The existing Linux stack renders without visibly rebuilding the panel path.
03
Select the accepted frame
The product switches to the Linux-rendered UI at a defined readiness point.

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Standard Torizon compared with GraphLab Boot on the validated Toradex Verdin iMX8M Plus reference. Linux application readiness time is unchanged.

Approximately 800 msFirst visible pixel on the validated Boot reference

3 product levelsBranding, observed states, or a product-specific interface

Validated on NXP i.MXVerdin iMX8M Plus and Colibri iMX8QXP

Your Linux stackQt, Embedded Wizard, Crank Storyboard, and more

Illustrative GraphLab startup sequence

See your motorcycle’s state while Linux starts.

One illustrative mobility example for an architecture intended for industrial displays, instruments, and mobility products. Three early experiences. The real-time core retains display authority while Linux starts in parallel.

Your brand, throughout startup

Turn the key to ON to play the illustrative sequence.

Splash shows persistent branding. Boot adds observed startup milestones and defined fallback. Pro adds a custom early cluster displaying independently available vehicle signals. Enable JavaScript to play the sequence.

Three levels of control

Choose the visible outcome your product needs.

Branded startup

Use GraphLab Splash to replace the black startup interval with approved branding. It keeps your logo or artwork visible from power-on until the Linux UI is ready.

Project configuration from known timings
Approved early branding
Persistent real-time display authority

From €2,999Per assessed project

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Status and fallback

Add observed status, meaningful progress, approved custom text, and defined fallback to a continuously active display path.

Everything in Splash
Status and progress tied to observed milestones
Approved custom status text

From €4,999Per assessed project

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Real-time GUI library

GraphLab Pro includes Boot and the real-time graphics library for developing your own early GUI. Connect your interface to data and controls available on the real-time core, then transition to your Linux application.

Real-time graphics library access
Customer-developed early screens
Project-specific integration support

Custom quoteLibrary access and project-specific integration support

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Capability comparison

Find the right product for your display.

Select a product name to explore its complete scope, proof, studies, and project fit check.

Capability	SplashBranded startup	BootStatus and fallback	ProReal-time GUI library
Project configuration from known timings	Yes	Yes	Yes
Persistent display authority	Yes	Yes	Yes
Approved branding	Yes	Yes	Yes
Observed status and progress	No	Yes	Yes
Defined fallback	No	Yes	Yes
Library for customer-developed early interfaces	No	No	Yes

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Validated hardware

Start with the platform you already use.

Support and performance are validated for the agreed device, carrier, panel, BSP, display stack, and application.

NXP i.MX8M Plus

GraphLab Boot tested on Toradex Verdin with LVDS and Torizon OS.

NXP i.MX8QXP

GraphLab Boot tested on the Toradex Colibri i.MX8QXP platform.

Software integration

Keep the software you already use.

The published Boot reference demonstrates Qt, Embedded Wizard, and Crank Storyboard on Verdin iMX8M Plus with Torizon. Other frameworks and Android require a target-specific assessment.

Operating systems and build platforms

Yocto

Integrate the GraphLab layer and target artifacts into the assessed Torizon or Yocto BSP.

Android

Assess Android display ownership, buffer sharing, and readiness on your target. The published reference uses Torizon.

UI frameworks

Qt

Demonstrated on the Boot reference. Keep early output visible until the Qt application presents a complete frame.

Embedded Wizard

Demonstrated with the Torizon Demo Gallery on the validated Boot reference.

Crank Storyboard

Demonstrated with the Torizon Demo Gallery on the validated Boot reference.

Slint

Assess the target renderer, shared buffers, and application readiness before integration.

LVGL

Assess the rendering backend and display path for your target; the published Boot proof covers other frameworks.

Qt startup integration guide · Torizon reference and compatibility evidence

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Technical Articles

Understand the display path before changing it.

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GuideTechnical Article

Why Embedded Linux Displays Flicker During Boot

Diagnose black frames, flicker, and visible resets across the bootloader, Linux DRM, compositor, and embedded application startup path.

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Platform proofTechnical Article

GraphLab on Toradex Verdin with Torizon: Continuous Display From Early Boot

How GraphLab Splash, Boot, and Pro retain display authority while Linux renders, illustrated by the measured GraphLab Boot reference on Toradex Verdin iMX8M Plus with Torizon.

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GuideTechnical Article

Seamless Boot-to-Qt Without Display Reinitialization

Keep early display output stable until the Qt application has a complete frame, without confusing visual continuity with faster application startup.

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Product Studies

Explore system behaviors, not generic feature lists.

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Compact industrial touchscreen on an electronics bench displaying simple blue startup artwork, with a power lead connected behind the enclosure.

Product study

Add a persistent splash to your Torizon product

Enter the known display timings in the GraphLab Portal, add the generated GraphLab Splash configuration to your Torizon build, and keep a branded screen visible until the Linux UI is ready.

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Touchscreen mounted in a milling machine cabinet showing a simple update symbol and progress bar in a working workshop.

Product study

Visible OTA update status

Keep an operator-facing status visible while Linux or the main system applies an update.

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Parked motorcycle cockpit in overcast daylight, with a simple key recognition icon, battery segments and amber warning on its instrument display.

Product study

Instant mobility instrument cluster

Show keyless state, essential system information, and urgent warnings immediately on motorcycle, marine, and other mobility displays.

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