- Attention
- Also refer to individual module pages for more details on each feature, unsupported features, important usage guidelines.
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For release notes of MCU+ SDK, please refer to AM243X MCU+ SDK Release Notes 09.00.00.
- Note
- The examples will show usage of SW modules and APIs on a specific CPU instance and OS combination.
Unless noted otherwise, the SW modules would work on all supported EVMs
New in this Release
| Feature |
| IOLink v1.1.3 Support |
| Ethernet/IP Discrete IO example added |
| ICSSM Profinet FW supports four MAC address |
| ICSSG Layer 2 example (Enet Layer 2 ICSSG Example) is divided in to two new examples : ICSSG Layer 2 dual MAC and ICSSG Layer 2 Switch examples. |
| Enet PHY loopback for ICSSG on NoRTOS (baremetal) is added |
Device and Validation Information
| SOC | Supported CPUs | Boards | Host PC |
| AM243x | R5F | AM243x GP EVM (referred to as am243x-evm in code),
AM243x LAUNCHPAD (referred to as am243x-lp in code) | Windows 10 64b or Ubuntu 18.04 64b |
Tools, Compiler and Other Open Source SW Module Information
| Tools / SW module | Version |
| Code Composer Studio | 12.4.0 |
| SysConfig | 1.17.0, build 3128 |
| TI ARM CLANG | 2.1.3.LTS |
| MCU+ SDK | 9.0.0 |
- Attention
- TI ARM CLANG 2.1.3.LTS is not part of CCS by default, Follow steps at TI CLANG Compiler Toolchain to install the compiler.
Key Features
Profinet Device Stack and example. For more information, see Profinet Stack Transition
Fixed Issues
| ID | Head Line | Module | Applicable Releases | Resolution/Comments |
| PINDSW-5663 | EtherCAT: General Stack Memory footprint data not updated in Documentation | EtherCAT Device | 08.06.00 | |
| PINDSW-5667 | EtherCAT Slave Demo doesn't work with AM243x Launch Pad | EtherCAT Device | 08.06.00 | |
| PINDSW-5686 | EtherNet/IP: LLDP forwarding issue | EtherNet/IP Adapter | 08.04.00 | |
| PINDSW-6493 | Add an option to change the PHY MDIO addresses in Sysconfig | ICSSG | 08.04.00 | |
| PINDSW-6494 | ENET: Performance Degrade Layer2 ICSSG Example | ICSSG | 08.05.00 | |
| PINDSW-6635 | EtherNet/IP: Conformance Test LLDP Management Object and LLDP data table | EtherNet/IP Adapter | 08.06.00 | |
Known Issues
| ID | Head Line | Module | Applicable Releases | Workaround |
| PINDSW-5666 | EtherNet/IP : PTP Device is unable to keep offset under 1000 ns | EtherNet/IP Adapter | 08.04.00 | Value of OFFSET_THRESHOLD_FOR_RESET is set to 10000 ns by default in SDK |
| PINDSW-5668 | HSR/PRP is not functional in rgmii mode | HSR-PRP | 08.04.00 | |
| PINDSW-5675 | HSR/PRP - PTP Device is unable to keep offset under 1000 ns | HSR-PRP | 08.04.00 | |
| PINDSW-5781 | MDIO Workaround - Polling mode does not work with EtherCAT | EtherCAT Device | 08.06.00 | |
| PINDSW-6498 | ICSSG0: could not send Ethernet packets out | ICSSG | 08.04.00 onwards | |
| PINDSW-6500 | DMA resource acquisition failure error occurs, when running the enet_icssg_tcpserver example on the R5FSS0_1 core | ICSSG | 08.06.00 onwards | |
| PINDSW-6587 | EtherCAT syscfg - Rx MLINK enable does not enables MLINK if it is disabled from application | EtherCAT Device | 08.06.00 | |
| PINDSW-6624 | AM243x: ENET: ICSSG TAS Example Failure | ICSSG | 08.06.00 onwards | |
Upgrade and Compatibility Information
This section lists changes which could affect user applications developed using older SDK versions. Read this carefully to see if you need to do any changes in your existing application when migrating to this SDK version relative to previous SDK version. Also refer to older SDK version release notes to see changes in earlier SDKs.
Examples
| Module | Affected API | Change | Additional Remarks |
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Drivers
| Module | Affected API | Change | Additional Remarks |
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1.8.20