PHYTEC VM

02 17, 2026 09:30

This tutorial will show you where you can download the Phytec virtual machine and import it into Oracle Virtualbox (https://www.virtualbox.org/)

Preconditions

You require a installed VM manager like Virtualbox or Vmware. 

Download the PHYTEC Virtual Machine from the Website

You can download an individual virtual machine file for each development kit from the website.  These *.ova files will adapt your Virtual machine to the needs of the selected BSP version. The SDK is already installed.

This link will take you to the virtual machine packaged in a .ova file and the .sha256sum file: https://download.phytec.de/Products

Navigate to your board and the preferred BSP Version and download the .ova file by double clicking.

Import the Virtual Machine into your VM

Start your VM and import the downloaded *.ova file. 

Start Virtual machine

Run your configured VM with a double click and login with the following details: User: phyvm password: phytec

Troubleshooting

The import will not work

If you run into trouble, please check the .ova file you downloaded for corruption. You can use the provided sha256sum.txt file available besides the .ova download. 

Checking on Windows

Open the PowerShell and navigate to the folder where the OVA and sha256sum file are downloaded.

Calculate the file hash:

> Get-FileHash <File> -Algorithm SHA256

This line gives you the calculated file hash using the sha256 algorithm.

Compare the given file hash with the stored file hash from the sha256sum file.

> $calculatedHash = $(Get-FileHash <File> -Algorithm SHA256)
> $content = $(Get-Content <SHA256sum>)
> $hash = $content.split(" ")[0]
> $calculatedHash.Hash -eq $hash

If the PowerShell returns true, then the two hashes are equal and all is well.

Checking on Linux

Open a terminal and navigate to the folder where the OVA and the sha256sum file are downloaded.

Calculate the file hash:

$ sha256sum -c <Filehashfile>

If the command returns an "OK" everything is okay and can be used.