2.1. Release Notes

2.1.1. Overview

The Processor Software Development Kit (Processor-SDK) for Linux provides a fundamental software platform for development, deployment and execution of Linux based applications and includes the following:

  • Bootloaders & Filesystems

  • SDK Installer

  • Setup Scripts

  • Makefiles

  • WLAN support (Wilink 8)

  • Code Composer Studio

2.1.2. Licensing

Please refer to the software manifest, which outlines the licensing status for all packages included in this release. The manifest can be found on the SDK download page. The manifest can be found on the SDK download page or in the installed directory as indicated below. In addition, see Processor SDK Linux GPLv3 Disclaimer.

2.1.3. Documentation

  • Processor SDK Linux Software Developer’s Guide: Provides information on features, functions, delivery package and, compile tools for the Processor SDK Linux release. This also provides detailed information regarding software elements and software infrastructure to allow developers to start creating applications.

  • Processor SDK Linux Getting Started Guide: Provides information on getting the software and running examples/demonstrations bundled in the SDK.

  • Software Manifest: Provides license information on software included in the SDK release. This document is in the release at [INSTALL-DIR]/docs.

  • EVM Quick Start Guide: Provides information on hardware setup and running the demonstration application that is loaded on flash. This document is provided as part of the EVM kit.

2.1.4. Release 11.02.05.02

Released November 2025

What’s New

Note

As of Dec 2023, Linux SDK for AM65 is in long term maintenance mode. TI will support critical bug fixes and once a year LTS updates but no new development or new features are planned for this device SDK at this time. The SDK is supported and tested on TMDX654IDKEVM. TMDX654GPEVM is no longer supported.

Processor SDK Linux AM65X Release has following new features:

  • 2025 LTS Stable Update to 6.12.49

  • ICSSM bug fixes

  • VLAN Multicast filtering on ICSSG

  • ICSSG XDP Support (Zero Copy)

  • ARM Analytics AI stack enabled in the filesystem

  • LVGL (Light and Versatile Graphics Library) based interactive demo as out-of-the-box (OOB) on display

  • Added support for McASP async mode: independent transmit (playback) and receive (capture) clocking

Component version:

  • Kernel 6.12.49

  • RT Kernel 6.12.49

  • U-Boot 2025.01

  • Toolchain GCC 13.4+

  • ATF 2.13+

  • OPTEE 4.7+

  • Graphics DDK 1.17

  • SYSFW v11.02.05

  • Yocto Scarthgap

2.1.5. Supported Platforms

See here for a list of supported platforms and links to more information.

2.1.6. Build Information

Component

Branch Info

Tag Info

Config Info

U-Boot

ti-u-boot-2025.01

11.02.05

Build Config

TF-A

master

v2.13+

OPTEE

master

4.7.0+

k3-am65x

Linux Firmware

ti-linux-firmware

11.02.05

Linux Kernel

ti-linux-6.12.y

11.02.05

non-RT , RT

meta-ti

scarthgap

11.02.05

am65xx-evm

meta-arago

scarthgap

11.02.05

meta-tisdk

scarthgap

11.02.05.02

2.1.7. Issues Tracker

Note

  • Release Specific Issues including details will be published through Software Incident Report (SIR) portal

  • Further Information can be found at SIR Portal

2.1.7.1. Errata Resolved

Record ID

Title

EXT_EP-12052

PRU_ICSSG: DOC: Undefined labels

EXT_EP-12118

PCI-Express: GEN3 (8GT/s) Operation Not Supported

EXT_EP-12121

USB: USB2PHY Charger Detect is enabled by default without VBUS presence

EXT_EP-12120

DSS : DSS Does Not Support YUV Pixel Data Formats

EXT_EP-12119

USB: SuperSpeed USB Non-Functional

2.1.7.2. Issues Resolved

Record ID

Title

EXT_SITMPUSW-146

Yocto: meta-ti*: kernel source has uncommited changes

EXT_SITMPUSW-145

Linux SDK User Manual needs Customer-Accessible Change Log / Revision History

EXT_EP-13129

cpsw: probe failed if CONFIG_DEBUG_FS is disabled

EXT_EP-12226

Backport “board: ti: common: Kconfig: add CMD_CACHE” into TI U-Boot Tree

EXT_EP-13147

padconfig: ST_EN bit not preserved

EXT_EP-12344

SDK DOC: Both MII ports still have to be enabled in single port case

EXT_EP-12111

Linux SDK v10.0: TI-added support for W25N01JW SPI NAND breaks other existing Flash support

EXT_EP-12048

am654x-idk DFU boot is failing

EXT_EP-12828

Fix order of MCU R5 shutdown depending on cluster mode

2.1.7.3. Issues Open

Record ID

Title

EXT_EP-12818

PRU RPMsg swaps which message is sent to which core

EXT_EP-12080

AM654x: USB MSC boot mode fails

2.1.8. Installation and Usage

The Software Developer’s Guide provides instructions on how to setup up your Linux development environment, install the SDK and start your development. It also includes User’s Guides for various Example Applications and Code Composer Studio.


2.1.9. Host Support

The Processor SDK is developed, built and verified on Ubuntu 22.04.

Note

Processor SDK Installer is 64-bit, and installs only on 64-bit host machine. Support for 32-bit host is dropped as Linaro toolchain is available only for 64-bit machines