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MCU SDK 1.00.00.68 Release Notes

This release note is divided into the following sections:

Introduction, Documentation, Products Included, What's New, Upgrade & Compatibility Information, Host Support, Dependencies, Device Support, Validation Info, Known Issues, Examples, Version Information, Technical Support.

Introduction

This is a GA release of MCU SDK. 

The MCU SDK (Micro-controller Software Development Kit) delivers components that enable engineers to develop applications on Texas Instruments micro-controller devices. The SDK is compromised of multiple software components and examples of how to use these components together.

The MCU SDK gives developers a one-stop RTOS solution for developing applications for TI embedded microcontrollers. It provides an OS kernel, communications support, drivers, and more. It is tightly integrated with TI’s Code Composer Studio development environment. In addition, examples are provided to demonstrate the use of each functional area and each supported device and as a starting point for your own projects.

Documentation

The following documentation is available:

Products Included

The following is a list of all the products bundled into the MCU SDK zip. Note these products only support ARM and C2xxx devices (this was done to reduce installer and installation size).

What's New

N/A

Upgrade and Compatibility Information

N/A

Host Support

Dependencies

This release requires the following other software components and tools versions to successfully function: 

Device Support

Validation Information

This release was validated using the following components:

Known Issues

There are several know issues with this release.

ID Headline
SDOCM00094100Concerto demo fails when using chrome to enable SD card
SDOCM00094054tcpEcho does not handle more than connections well
SDOCM00094053MCUSDK sub-products (e.g. UIA, IPC) are not linked into CCS Help
SDOCM00094033Windows install is too slow
SDOCM00094026Stability issue with USB Host MSC on LM4F232
SDOCM00093967MCUSDK Windows install will fail if installed in multiple or single directory that contains more than 38 characters in path
SDOCM00093868USB Service Task pend mechanism needed
SDOCM00092487 C28 has problems when the pre-fetch is enabled
SDOCM00091368 MCUSDK: Add backspace functionality to UART driver text mode
SDOCM00090537 DK-LM3S9D96 fwrite to stdout (console) reports Invalid CIO command.
SDOCM00088931 I2C Needs a Timeout feature
SDOCM00088081 SD Card driver lacks CRC support
SDOCM00087597 MCU SDK should enhance top-level make to build sub-products (e.g. SYS/BIOS, IPC, etc)

Examples

There are examples in the packages\examples\TMDXDOCKH52C1, packages\examples\DK_LM3S9D96, and packages\examples\EKS_LM4F232 directories. Please refer to the Getting Started Guide for more details.

Version Information

All releases have 4 digits (M.mm.pp.bb). This includes GA and pre-releases (engineering, EA, beta, etc.). Pre-releases are denoted with a suffix (e.g. 1.01.00.15_eng or 1.01.00.21-beta).

This product's version follows a version format, M.mm.pp.bb, where M is a single digit Major number, mm is 2 digit minor number, pp is a 2 digit patch number, and b is an unrestricted set of digits used as an incrementing build counter.

To support multiple side-by-side installations of the product, the product version is encoded in the top level directory, ex. mcusdk_1_00_01_11.

Subsequent releases of patch upgrades will be identified by the patch number, ex. MCUSDK 1.00.00.68 with directory mcusdk_1_00_01_70. Typically, these patches only include critical bug fixes.

Please note that version numbers and compatibility keys are NOT the same. For an explanation of compatibility keys, please refer to the 'Upgrade and Compatibility Information' section.

Technical Support

For technical support, contact softwaresupport@ti.com

Last updated: July 16, 2012