The CIP project has selected a number of hardware platforms to be 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:
- AM335x Beaglebone Black (Armv7)
- QEMU x86_64
- RZ/G1M iWave Qseven Development Kit (Armv7)
- RZ/G2M Hoperun 96board (Armv8) - Siemens SIMATIC IPC227E (x86-64)

Candidate platforms under consideration:
- Cyclone V DE0-Nano-SoC Development Kit (Armv7)