AM35x-OMAP35x-PSP 03.00.00.03 Release Notes

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Release Notes

November 27, 2009

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Introduction

This is Release 03.00.00.03 of OMAP PSP Software Development Kit (SDK). The SDK serves to provide a fundamental software platform for development, deployment and execution of Linux based applications on Texas Instruments AM3517EVM and OMAP3EVM. The Linux kernel and U-Boot software in this release are based on the following open source repositories:

Component	Version	Base Repository	Base Tag (or commit id)
OMAP Linux Kernel	2.6.32-rc5 (Linux kernel version)	The baseline was chosen from "pm" branch of http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tmlind/linux-omap-2.6.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/pm	25c7b64bf80176463aa741407318e0e6b21cfd71. History on "pm" branch gets rewritten and hence the commit may not be valid always.
U-Boot	2009.08	http://git.denx.de/?p=u-boot.git;a=summary	v2009.08

The File system is based on the Arago, version 2009.09.

The codebase for Linux kernel and U-Boot included in this release is also hosted at the following repositories:

Component	Repository (Branch)	Baseline Tag	Release Tag
OMAP Linux Kernel	http://arago-project.org/git/people/?p=sriram/ti-psp-omap.git;a=summary (staging)	OMAPPSP_03.00.00.03_baseline	v2.6.32-rc5_OMAPPSP_03.00.00.03

For detailed information on the various software components included in the release and how to use them, please refer to the User's Guide.

The kernel and U-Boot have been compiled with CodeSourcery GNU Toolchain for ARM Processors 2009-q1-203 based on GCC 4.3.3

Documentation

The User Guide provides instructions on how to use the PSP SDK package. A copy of the User Guide is included in the docs folder of the SDK package.

The datasheet included in the docs folder of the SDK package provides performance benchmarks on drivers included with the PSP SDK package.

What's Supported

The SDK package supports the following components:

• U-Boot supporting NAND, MMC boot modes
• X-loader supporting NAND, MMC boot modes
• Linux Kernel and device drivers.
  • Audio (McBSP)
  • Video Display (V4L2 and Fbdev)
  • Video Capture (BT656 mode)
  • Video Resizer (Only on OMAP35x)
  • Ethernet
  • MUSB host supporting MSC, HID and USB Audio/Video
  • MUSB gadget supporting File-storage and CDC/RNDIS
  • MUSB OTG supporting HNP/SRP
  • EHCI host supporting MSC, HID(via a HS hub) and USB Audio/Video
  • NAND
  • MMC/SD/SDIO
  • UART
  • I2C
  • TouchScreen
  • SPI
  • RTC(on AM3517)
  • Keypad(on OMAP35x)
  • CAN - SocketCAN implementation (on AM3517)
  • Power Management ICs (TPS65023 on AM3517, TPS65950 on OMAP35x)
    
• Audio and video examples.
• Pre-built binaries for X-loader, U-Boot, Linux kernel and filesystem.

What's Not Supported

• Following are not supported:
  • U-boot (OneNand support on OMAP35x)
  • Keypad(on AM3517)
  • NOR support (on AM3517EVM)

Fixed in this Release

Issue Identifier	Issue headline
SDOCM00049722	mmap system call fails for Graphics SDK
SDOCM00053364	Video-Display: down scaling is not supported beyond 1/2x even though hardware supports 1/4x scaling
SDOCM00057186	DVI 480P resolution FPS is 71
SDOCM00057615	Power management issues with VRFB rotation
SDOCM00061813	Unexpected prints from display sub system
SDOCM00062554	Video: Modular build is not supported
SDOCM00055622	<USB> MUSB and EHCI doesn't work after system is back from memory suspend state
SDOCM00055683	OMAP35x-System scenario(When Multiple drivers are doing IO simultaneously)-USB data transfers fail with USB reset messages
SDOCM00062544	EHCI: compilation warning with ehci-omap.c
SDOCM00062604	USB EHCI: EHCI port become unusable when Full speed devices along with HS devices are connected via a HS USB hub
SDOCM00062898	EHCI: module insert fails
SDOCM00062962	Audio Loopback failure on ECHI ISO Audio()

Fixed in this Release - OMAP35x

Issue Identifier	Issue headline
SDOCM00044584	OMAP35x:Video-Resizer: Kernel hang during resize operation with specific parameters
SDOCM00062550	OMAP35x:OMAP-Resizer: Stack dump occurs on IOMMU buffers
SDOCM00062555	OMAP35x:Capture: Sometimes drivers failes to detect TVP5146 decoder
SDOCM00062979	OMAP35x:Capture: YUYV Format return error;
SDOCM00063646	OMAP35x: DVI Colors are not coming properly
SDOCM00055228	Unable to play 32Kh Audio file
SDOCM00059301	Unable to record in MMAP mode with -v verbose option
SDOCM00061779	Audio drive build failure when configured as module
SDOCM00062534	cpuidle: Usage statistics do not match actuals for OFF states
SDOCM00062536	pm: compile-time warnings in clock34xx.c
SDOCM00063090	The VDD1 voltage does not change if the MPU rate is set to 125MHz

Fixed in this Release - AM3517

Issue Identifier	Issue headline
SDOCM00062551	AM3517:OMAP-Display: DVI out is not working at our end <tracking purpose>
SDOCM00062553	AM3517: Capture Driver is recieving multiple fields from CCDC, due to this frames appears to stuck on LCD
SDOCM00062613	AM3517:Capture: control IOCTL's are not supported
SDOCM00062755	AM3517-FS-GADGET: Write from XP is very slow due to print message
SDOCM00062957	Unable to enumerate the USB device connected to MUSB before booting()
SDOCM00062651	AM3517 USB: mplayer exits when tried to stream USB images 320X240 and above
SDOCM00060631	Audio driver disabled in defconfig
SDOCM00062646	Artifacts are present in Audio AIC23 capture for 48 KHz sampling rate
SDOCM00062953	Build failed when audio driver is configured as module

New in this Release

Since version 03.00.00.02, the following features have been added:

• U-boot updated to version 2009.08
• Linux kernel updated to version 2.6.32-rc5 (off /pm branch)
• USB host support in U-boot
• EHCI driver power management
• SDIO functionality

New in this Release - OMAP35x

• IO mapped memory support in Video Capture driver

New in this Release - AM3517

• TSC2004 Touch screen controller driver
• CAN (HECC) driver as a networking driver that conforms to the socketCAN interface
• Control IOCTL's in Video Capture driver

Known Issues

Issue Identifier	Issue headline	Known Workaround(s)
SDOCM00034288	Video-Display: Mirroring of RGB888 images fails	Hardware issue
SDOCM00034465	Video-Display: switching back and forth between ntsc and pal standard results into display corruption.	Avoid disabling display when output is on TV.
SDOCM00034492	Video-Capture: Interlacing artifacts observed in video sample loopback application when displayed on LCD	None
SDOCM00053357	Video-Display: Flicker and color corruption observed on TV Display	None
SDOCM00053359	Video-Display: Sharpness is reduced when image is up-scaled.	Hardware behavior: Fine tuning the scaling coeff. may give better result
SDOCM00053361	Video-Display: Directing any of the pipeline to TV cuts image on top left corner by few pixels.	None
SDOCM00053362	Video-Display: Frame rate may fall below 60Hz when rotation enabled for V4L2 driver under heavy system load.	Requires custom fine tuning of application
SDOCM00059300	Suspend/Resume is not supported when any of output is on TV (VENC).	Avoid suspend/resume when output is on TV. This issue is related to SDOCM00034465, where Venv goes out of order after multiple on-off sequence.
SDOCM00055541	MUSB: Rx throughput is low when CPUIDLE is enabled	none
SDOCM00053644	OTG : OPT failure for MUSB as A-devcie	Use custom patch as per details in IR
SDOCM00053934	<OMAP35x-Linux:USB RNDIS>Pings fail beyond packet size of 64000 bytes	none
SDOCM00034419	<USB-CDC/RNDIS> Device frame work and NDIS 6.0 failures are observed during DTM test execution	none
SDOCM00054860	<MUSB Video capture> USB capture for image size 640*480 not working with LogitechPro5000	Use EHCI host
SDOCM00055317	OMAP35x-GIT: USB ISO- Stress tests are failing(video capture, audio playback stop after a days run)	none
SDOCM00062599	USB RNDIS: NFS retry observed when RNDIS module is inserted	Use built-in CDC/RNDIS driver untill issue gets fixed in Arago filesystem.
SDOCM00064573	Audio capture gives overrun errors when tried using NFS	Use MMC card or ramdisk to store the captured audio files
SDOCM00064575	Audio capture gives overrun error, when running in background, with suspend/resume	None
SDOCM00064808	<LFTB>Capture application fails in S_FMT ioctl on both AM3517/OMAP3530	None
SDOCM00064809	<LFTB> fbdev application fails on AM3517 due to wrong resolution configuration	None

Known Issues - OMAP35x

Issue Identifier	Issue headline	Known Workaround(s)
SDOCM00053374	<Video-Capture >Video quality issues observed with video test patterns	None
SDOCM00053412	Blockiness and feathering effect (at edges) are observed with 4x scaling.	Hardware behavior: Fine tuning the scaling coeff. may give better result
SDOCM00053360	Video-Display: On some EVMs that have a Micron Nand part, display quality is bad.	None
SDOCM00064663	Video Display: Display doesn't work after suspending the system with "enable_off_mode=1"	None
SDOCM00062661	pm: high cpu usage after 'failed' suspend	None. The issue is being tracked here with Arago Project.
SDOCM00065206	<OMAP Resizer> Milti-channel operation is failing	None
SDOCM00065203	MUSB (OMAP35x): MSC data read corruption when USB LAN devices interface is up	Use custom patch adding new FIFO mode which uses only first 8K of FIFO space

Known Issues - AM3517

Issue Identifier	Issue headline	Known Workaround(s)
SDOCM00062552	AM3517-Capture: Capture is giving Greenish output	Requires board modification along with separate patch, please refer to the link Patches on top of PSP03.00.00.03
SDOCM00065139	<AM3517 Capture>CPU consumption is going as high as 95% in MMAP mode	Use UserPtr mode of operation
SDOCM00062832	AM3517-RNDIS: iperf fails to work in DMA mode	Use PIO mode
SDOCM00062659	AM3517 MUSB PM: System doesn't enter into suspend state	None
SDOCM00065111	MUSB (AM3517) : MUSB port is unusable with CONFIG_PM=y	Disable CONFIG_PM
SDOCM00065129	EHCI (AM3517): Port becomes unusable when EHCI module is inserted 2nd time onward	None
SDOCM00065165	MUSB (AM3517) : SRP from device is not detected by host	Start session from host side where mini-A plug is inserted.

Installation and Usage

Please look for detailed installation and usage instructions in the User's Guide

Upgrade and Compatibility Information

To upgrade to new PSP release, simply delete the old release and extract the new release in its place.

This version does not have an in-compatibility with previous versions.

Device Support

This release supports the Texas Instruments AM3517EVM and OMAP3EVM(Rev.G)

Validation Information

Please use the Linux Functional Test Bench (LFTB) included in the release package for validating the release. Documentation on using LFTB is included in the LFTB package itself.

Versioning

This is Release 03.00.00.03 of OMAP PSP SDK product.

Technical Support and Product Updates

For further information or to report any problems, contact http://community.ti.com or http://support.ti.com.

OMAP Linux Mailing List: http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#linux-omap