4.1. Release notes - 08_06_00¶
4.1.1. Documentation¶
The documentation included with the PSDK QNX J721E is specific to the PSDK QNX J721E package.
PSDK RTOS J721E package documentation (PSDK RTOS Components) must also be referenced, for full understanding of PSDK QNX J721E support.
4.1.2. PSDK QNX J721E Features¶
Note
Reference PSDK RTOS J721E package documentation (LINK) for an extensive list of new and current features supported by PSDK QNX + PSDK RTOS. This section lists only the features that are PSDK QNX J721E specific.
Note
For features & drivers enabled by the QNX BSP, please refer to BSP Documentation or contact QNX.
4.1.2.1. Enabled in this Release¶
Features enabled in this release, specific to PSDK QNX J721E addon package are:
Support and validation with the PSDK RTOS release
Bug fixes
Sciclient random ACK failure fixed.
UDMA Resource Manager fixed the duplicate UDMA flow-id allocation
Packaging updated to include complete PDK dependencies for QNX build
Initial verison of DDR BW analysis tool
Datasheet added for IPC and io-pkt cpsw ethernet drivers
OMX IL Component IMG video decode updates
Decoder to support HW Watchdog
Decoder to recover from MMU faults
Decoder to recover from hardware lockup
Decoder supports performance upto 8x1080p30/4x1080p60
For additional new updates, please refer PSDK RTOS package documentation (PSDK RTOS Components).
4.1.2.2. Enabled in Previous Releases¶
Features enabled in previous release, specific to PSDK QNX addon package are:
OMX IL Component support for IMG video encoder and File-based OMX encoder test application (H.264)
Supports both Constant Bit-rate (CBR) & Variable Bit-rate (VBR) encoding
Supports logging at different levels
Supports a multi-threaded implementation
OMX IL Component support for IMG video decoder and File-based OMX decoder test application (H.264 / HEVC)
Decodes 8-bit & 10-bit color videos to 420/422 output formats (NV12, NV16, P010, P210)
Supports zero-copy buffer passing between application and codec
Supports I, P and B frame decoding
Supports both progressive and interlaced video decoding
Supports recovery from video stream errors
Supports decode of stream headers in advance
Supports strided output buffers as needed
Supports logging at different levels
Supports a multi-threaded implementation
Resource manager support for IMG video encoder
Resource manager support for IMG video decoder
Added qnxfs partition for SD card boot to address boot time delay
Support for dynamic IP and MAC configuration support added to CPSW9G driver
Single core multicast support added to CPSW9G driver
HW-checksum offloading support added to CPSW9G driver
HW-checksum offloading support added to CPSW2G driver
SMMU support added to CPSW2G driver
K3conf utility
Support for QNX SDP 7.1 & QNX SDP 7.0
A72 CPSW2G & CPSW9G driver integrated with the new enet-lld
gPTP support added to CPSW9G Virtual driver
A72 driver for CPSW2G + gPTP
Shared Memory Allocator Resource Manager
SCIClient Resource Manager
A72 OpenVx Integration
A72 Vision Apps Demo Support
A72 driver for CPSW9G
UDMA Resource Manager
IPC Resource Manager
SBL Boot flow support for QNX
For a complete set of the Vision Apps Demo supported, please refer PSDK RTOS package documentation (PSDK RTOS Components).
4.1.2.3. Change Requests¶
None
4.1.2.4. Errata¶
Please refer release note in the PSDK RTOS J721E package documentation (PSDK RTOS Components) for the complete errata list.
4.1.3. Software Dependencies¶
4.1.3.1. QNX Dependency¶
Note
The PSDK QNX addon package is dependent on installations from QNX Software Center. The below QNX packages were used for PSDK QNX 08_06_00 build and verification.
4.1.3.1.1. QNX SDP 7.1¶
QNX SDP 710 Package |
Build ID |
Package ID |
Package Version |
---|---|---|---|
QNX® Software Development Platform 7.1 |
472 |
com.qnx.sdp710 |
7.1.0.00472T202006132107S |
QNX® SDP7.1 BSP for Texas Instruments Jacinto 7 J721E (DRA829/TDA4xM) Evaluation Modules |
57 |
com.qnx.qnx710.bsp.ti_j721e_am752x_evm |
0.0.6.00057T202201201611L |
QNX® SDP 7.1 Screen Board Support Null Driver (with Debug Symbols) |
XX |
com.qnx.qnx710.target.screen.board.null |
Contact QNX to Get Latest 3.2 Screen Based Version |
QNX® SDP 7.1 Screen Board Support Jacinto 7 (with Debug Symbols) |
XX |
com.qnx.qnx710.target.screen.board.jacinto7 |
Contact QNX to Get Latest 3.2 Screen Based Version |
QNX® SDP 7.1 Multimedia - OpenMAX IL API (with Debug Symbols) |
404 |
com.qnx.qnx710.target.mm.openmaxil.core |
2.1.0.00404T202201111113L |
4.1.3.2. PSDK RTOS Dependency¶
The PSDK QNX package is an addon package to the PSDK RTOS release, as such the PSDK RTOS is required.
4.1.3.3. PSDK LINUX Dependency¶
If SPL boot mode is to be supported, downloading the PSDK LINUX 08_06_00 package is recommended for access to the pre-built binaries.
4.1.4. Device Support and Validation Information¶
SoC |
Build Host (OS) |
Run Target (OS) |
Test Platform |
---|---|---|---|
J721E |
x86_64 (Linux Ubuntu 18.04) |
R5F, C6x, C7x running TI-RTOS A72 running QNX |
TI EVM with daughter cards |
Note
Refer EVM Setup for J721E for more details on the TI EVM support.
4.1.5. Open Defects¶
Below table lists all the open defects:
ID |
Head Line |
---|---|
QNX: J721E IPC round trip time is greater than expected range |
|
The ptp_test with io-pkt cpsw9g virtual driver failing with EthFW on SBL boot |
|
cpsw9g/5g: While running ptpd-avb - we see crash of the io-pkt network stack |
4.1.6. Known Issues¶
A list of key known issues with the PSDK QNX release is provided below.
Note
Refer to individual PSDK RTOS Components release notes for known issues in each component
Index |
Module |
Description |
---|---|---|
1 |
A72 DSS on HDMI |
The A72 control of DSS on HDMI Display is not working in some scenario. |
2 |
QNX IPC RM |
RPMessage_recv() can fail during combinatorial stress run |
3 |
QNX UDMA RM |
UDMA resource manager may not free UDMA resources when client exits unexpectedly. |
4.1.7. Additional Reports¶
For additional reports like test report, traceability refer PSDK RTOS Additional Reports