ANDROID RN 4 03 00 01

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Release Notes for Android release 4.03.00.01

Introduction

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This release includes the Android graphics drivers for the OMAP35x|AM35x|AM/DM37x|AM389x family of chipsets. The Graphics SDK contains documentation, demo programs and tools.

Important Note:

AM/DM37x has been tested with 2.6.32 kernel. AM389x has been tested with 2.6.37 kernel

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Requirements, Pre-requisites and demo instructions

For software setup and pre-requisites and other instructions, refer to the main pages at,

OMAP35x_Graphics_SDK_Getting_Started_Guide

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Features in this release

• Support for SGX core revisions 1.2.5 (3730 ES5.0), 1.2.1 (3530 ES3.0), and 1.0.3 (3530 ES2.0)
• Updated IMG DDK version 1.5, that has improved Vector Graphics performance
• Support for AM389x with 2.6.37 Kernel on Gingerbread.

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Kernel, Toolchain used for validation

AM35x/37x:

• Tested with Android 2.6.32 kernel - Froyo
• Android toolchain - Froyo
• Android filesystem - Froyo

AM389x:

• Tested with Android 2.6.37 kernel - Gingerbread
• Android toolchain - Gingerbread
• Android filesystem - Gingerbread

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What is supported

Khronos API support

• OpenGL ES 1.1
• OpenGL ES 2.0
• OpenVG 1.1 (Using CPU for tessellation)
• EGL
• Limited 2D acceleration via PVR2D API

Window Systems

Android Window system is supported.

Extensions

• Refer to eglinfo output (run eglinfo on Android terminal prompt to see the list of extensions supported).

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What is not supported

• Power Management features are not fully validated.

• DVI output is not fully validated

• Rotation features are not validated

• Automatic SGX core version detection, and target side install are not supported due to the limited command set available on Android.

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Additional Packages

Benchmarking packages for SGX functionalities and APIs are available at,

• https://gforge.ti.com/gf/project/gleslayer/

Fixed in this Release

• Build system to support different platforms viz. AM35x/37x/389x

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Limitations/ Known Issues

• Active Power Management feature is not supported completely.

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Installation and Usage

Please look for detailed installation and usage instructions in the Getting Started Guide (Main page), as most of the instructions are similar.

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Contents

The folders in the installed package contain binaries for several family of devices containing the SGX530 core. Brief description of these folders is below.

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Graphics SDK folder contents

	Folder Name	Description	Used by
1	gfx_rel_es2.x_android	Release binaries for platforms having SGX core revision 1.0.3	(OMAP35x ES version 2.0) How to check?
2	gfx_rel_es3.x_android	Release binaries for platforms having SGX core revision 1.2.1	(OMAP35x ES version 3.1) How to check?
3	gfx_rel_es5.x_android	Release binaries for platforms having SGX core revision 1.2.5	(AM37xx/DM37xx) How to check?
3	gfx_rel_es6.x_android	Release binaries for platforms having SGX core revision 1.2.5	(AM389xx) How to check?
4	GFX_Linux_KM	Source for Graphics Kernel Modules	Contains kernel dependent code, changes depending on Linux kernel used
5	GFX_Linux_SDK	Demos, Training courses, PVR Tools,classes and header files	Used for building new applications (Available only in the SDK package, not in the BIN package)