4.1. Release notes - 08_00_00¶

4.1.1. Features¶

Note

New features vs previous release are marked in bold.

4.1.1.1. Hardware support¶

AM65xx EVM and IDK with SR2 / SR2.1 support

4.1.1.2. Software features¶

Important

Below is a summary of key features. Refer individual SDK Components release notes for more details

4.1.1.2.1. Platform Development Kit (PDK)¶

RTOS device drivers running on R5F, A53
Supported drivers and modules
- Board diagnostic library
- CPSW2G, CPTS, SGMII/QSGMII, LWIP
- CSL-FL (Chip support library)
- GPIO
- I2C
- IPC (inter processor communication)
- McASP
- MMCSD with FATFS (A53 with RTOS)
- OSAL
- SBL secondary bootloader
- SCI Client (DMSC interface)
- SPI driver (SPI, QSPI, OSPI, Hyperflash)
- UART
- UDMA and DRU
- CAL
- DSS
- enet (R5F)
- FreeRTOS Support on R5

New Features

ID	Description	Module
PDK-4928	Support Firewall control layer for TISCI features	SCICLIENT
ETHFW-1697 1698, 1700 1734	Added ICSSG Switch and Dual-MAC support in Enet LLD	PDK/ENET Driver
ADASVISION-4614 ADASVISION-4615 ADASVISION-4616	Coexistance demo of EtherCAT Slave, IPC & Linux EtherCAT with Linux & IPC Demo Documentation	EtherCAT Slave + IPC + Linux Demo

Note

pdk/emac driver has been deprecated in this release. Please switch to use enet lld
- i.e. The pdk/packages/ti/drv/emac has been replaced with pdk/packages/ti/drv/enet
- pdk/packages/ti/drv/enet is available now and supports ICSSG ports too
- Please refer to the EMAC to Enet LLD migration guide for further details [LINK].
IPC3.x is deprecated for AM65X starting in SDK 7.0. SDK 6.3 was the last release with support for IPC3.x for AM65X. IPC LLD, included with PDK, is the only supported IPC stack for AM65X.

4.1.1.2.2. TI-RTOS¶

SysBIOS for R5F
Network developer kit (NDK) on R5F

Note

This is the last release with TI-RTOS (SysBIOS) and TI NDK stack support.

4.1.1.2.3. FreeRTOS¶

FreeRTOS for R5F
lwIP TCP/IP stack integration for R5F

4.1.1.2.4. Code Gen Tools (CGT)¶

TI Compiler, assembler, linker for R5F
GCC compiler for A53

4.1.2. Device Support and Validation Information¶

AM65xx SR2
AM65xx SR2.1, Check PDK FAQ - Supported Cores by example applications for details

4.1.3. Upgrade and Compatibility¶

4.1.3.1. TI-RTOS vs. FreeRTOS¶

FreeRTOS is the default OS for R5F libraries and binaries starting in 08.00.00 release. In 08.01.00 release, FreeRTOS will be the default build and TI-RTOS (Sysbios) will no longer be supported or packaged as part of the SDK.

4.1.3.2. NDK vs. LwIP¶

LwIP is the default network stack starting in 08.00.00 release for when FreeRTOS is running on R5F. NDK is still packaged for if TI-RTOS is enabled on R5F. In 08.01.00 release, LwIP will be the default network stack for R5F and NDK will no longer be supported or packaged as part of the SDK.

4.1.3.3. Industrial Protocols¶

Industrial Protocols are not packaged with this SDK. Please refer to Industrial Protocols section for more information.

4.1.4. Fixed Issues¶

Key issues addressed by componets are called out in the component release notes - Refer PDK Release notes for PDK issues LINK

4.1.5. Known Issues¶

Refer to individual SDK Components release notes for known issues in each component

4.1.6. Change Requests¶

ID	Head Line	Original Fix Version	New Fix Version	Components
JACINTOREQ-1577	PDK: PCIe : SSD EP scope change	08.00.00	08.01.00	PDK
JACINTOREQ-1524	ICSSG: Generic TSN and Profinet TSN features De scope	08.00.00	08.01.00	Industrial Protocols