2.4. Release Notes - 08_00_03

2.4.1. Introduction

This release notes provides important information that will assist you in using the PDK software package for the J721S2 family of devices.
This document provides the product information and known issues that are specific to the PDK software package.

2.4.2. What’s New

  • This is the early adopter release for J721S2.
    This package contains drivers required for J721S2 platform only.
  • PDK modules validated on J721S2 EVM:

Module A72 R5F C7x
FreeRTOS/OSAL NA YES YES
SCICLIENT YES YES YES
UART YES YES YES
UDMA YES YES YES
IPC YES YES YES
OSPI NO YES NA
MCSPI NA YES NA
MMCSD YES YES NA
VHWA NA YES NA
CSIRX NA YES NA
CSITX NA YES NA
GPIO YES YES NA
CRC(CSL) YES NA NA
VTM(CSL) NA YES NA
SPINLCOK(CSL) YES YES NA
ESM(CSL) NA YES NA
DMTIMER(CSL) NA YES NA
DCC(CSL) NA YES NA
UART(CSL) YES YES NA
MCAN(CSL) NA YES NA
VIM(CSL) NA YES NA
ECC(CSL) NA YES NA
  • SBL Boot Modes:
    • UART, MMC, OSPI
    • Internal Memory, DDR
    • DMA mode, non-DMA mode
  • Board Diagnostic
    • DDR
    • Board ID EEPROM
    • Boot EEPROM
    • UART
    • SD card
    • eMMC
    • OSPI NOR Flash
    • QSPI Flash
    • Current Monitor
    • Temperature sensor
    • On board RTC
    • User LED
    • Automation Header
  • Uniflash
    • OSPI NOR Flash
    • OSPI NAND Flash

2.4.3. Device Support

  • J721S2 EVM (BOARD=j721s2_evm)

2.4.4. CCS Setup

2.4.5. Validation Information

This release is validated on J721S2 EVM for the applicable components.

Refer :FAQ - Supported Cores by example applications for list of validated application

2.4.6. Tool Chain Information

Component Version
FreeRTOS Kernel 10.4.3
lwIP stack 2.1.2
lwIP-contrib 2.1.0
XDC Tools 3_61_04_40
TI ARM CLANG 1.3.0.LTS
TI C7x code generation tools 2.0.1.STS
GCC ARM code generation tools ARCH64 9.2-2019.12

2.4.7. Known Issues

Key Summary Module Reported in Release Affected Platforms Workaround in this release
DK-10850 Scicleint_rmRingCfg API is not programming BCDMA Ring Cfg Register SCICLIENT PROCESSOR-SDK_08.00.03 J7AEP WA added in UDMA Driver to program the same
PDK-10849 Sciclient_rmIrqSet is not programming Interrupt Aggregator Unmapped Event Mapping Register for BCDMA events SCICLIENT PROCESSOR-SDK_08.00.03 J7AEP WA added in UDMA Driver to program the same
PDK-10847 UART DMA UT is hanging on mcu1_0/mcu1_1 UART PROCESSOR-SDK_08.00.03 J7AEP Use Non-DMA mode
PDK-10829 Sciclient UT in Interrupt mode is hanging on C7x cores SCICLIENT PROCESSOR-SDK_08.00.03 J7AEP Use polling mode
PDK-10827 McSPI DMA UT is not functional SPI PROCESSOR-SDK_08.00.03 J7AEP Individual tests works fine

2.4.8. Limitations

  • DSS is not yet up.
  • VISS-> MSC Flexconnect is not yet up.