DRA7xx GLSDK 6.02 Release Notes

Generic Linux Software Development Kit (GLSDK) 6.02.00.01 for DRA7xx

August 19, 2013

This is the engineering release of the Generic Linux Software Development Kit (GLSDK) for the DRA7xx platform. This GLSDK Software release gives developers the ability to evaluate the hardware and software capabilities of the DRA7xx platform.

This document is divided into the following sections:

Documentation

• Latest up to the minute information and updates may be found on the Texas Instruments Processors Wiki.

• The Quick Start Guide contains information on how to set up your EVM for an out of box demo showcase as well as for software development. It is located in the docs/ folder in the GLSDK along with other documentation.

• The EVM_GLSDK_Software_Developers_Guide Software Developer's Guide contains information on how to start developing software on the DRA7xx EVM and is located in the docs/ folder in the GLSDK along with other documentation.

Components

The Linux GLSDK is a single package that includes the following components:

• Platform Support Package
  • Linux kernel 3.8.13
    • DSS, OMAPDRM
  • Boot loader (u-boot 2013.04)
    • SD, QSPI, eMMC, UART
• Video
  • Video & Graphics display
  • De-interlacing support (using VPE)
  • HDMI Video (Output only)
• Audio
  • Audio input/output through McASP (ALSA)
• Filesystem
  • Removable Basic FS / Adv MMC, SD, SDIO
  • eMMC, QSPI, Ethernet (NFS)
  • USB Input (Isochronous, Keyboard/Mouse, Mass Storage)
  • SPI/GPIO/I2C/UART
  • SATA
• Codecs
  • ARM based Audio Codecs (OpenSource)
  • JPEG Decode (OpenSource)
• OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0
  • kmscube application

The Software Build of Materials is deprecated, please look at the repo manifest file and yocto layers for details.

What's New

Changes from GLSDK v6.01:

• U-boot support for booting from QSPI, eMMC and UART
• File system support (kernel drivers) for eMMC, QSPI and Ethernet (NFS)
• Audio input/output through McASP (ALSA)
• Video de-interlacing support (using VPE)

Installation and Usage

The EVM_GLSDK_Software_Developers_Guide Software Developer's Guide contains information on how to start developing software on the DRA7xx EVM and is located in the docs/ folder in the GLSDK along with other documentation.

Host Support

This release supports Ubuntu 12.04 LTS as your development host.

Dependencies

The GLSDK requires the Linaro toolchain, more information is there in the Software Developer's Guide

Device Support

This GLSDK release supports the DRA7xx EVM and has been validated on the following boards:

• DRA75x Rev-H EVM
  • JAMR3 Apps board
  • 10" OSD LCD display
  • PG 2.0 Silicon
• DRA75x Rev-G EVM
  • JAMR3 Apps board
  • 10" LG LCD display
• DRA72x Rev-B EVM

The DRA72x Rev-B EVM is not compatible with Vision application card. Therefore, the vision OVcamera and LVDS cameras cannot be used as is. The baseboard needs modification to support these use cases.

Validation Information

This release is engineering drop and no formal testing is planned. Please get in touch with your TI contact for validation information.

Known Issues and Limitations

Known Issues:

Limitations:

• USB 3.0 support is not available
• Power and Thermal management are not implemented
• u-boot QSPI can't read / erase more than 0x10000
• VIP support is not available
• VPE support is limited to single-instance de-interlacer
• Audio playback is limited to 44.1 kHz
• NAND/NOR FS support not available
• No accelerated Multimedia
• GP Device support only

Versioning

This is an ENGG release (GLSDK 6_02_00_01) for DRA7xx ES 1.0.

Technical Support and Product Updates

Latest up to the minute information and updates may be found on the http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Category:GLSDK.
E2E Linux Forum - http://e2e.ti.com/support/embedded/f/354.aspx] can be used for discussing the Linux GLSDK development.

Download the Latest GLSDK

The latest GLSDK is available for download from http://downloads.ti.com/infotainment/esd/jacinto6/glsdk/latest/index_FDS.html

GLSDK releases can be downloaded from http://downloads.ti.com/infotainment/esd/jacinto6/glsdk/

The current version is 6.02.00.01.