The CIP project has selected a number of hardware platforms to used as reference platforms for the project's software.

These platforms will be supported in:
- CIP SLTS Linux Kernel
- CIP Core Reference Filesystem
- CIP Board at Desk Test VM
- CIP Automated Test Infrastructure

The current list of reference hardware for the CIP project is:
- RZ/G1M iWave Qseven Development Kit (Armv7)
- AM335x Beaglebone Black (Armv7)
- Cyclone V DE0-Nano-SoC Development Kit (Armv7)
- QEMU x86_64