Radio Control Layer (RCL) 9.12.00.06 Release Notes
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Radio Control Layer (RCL) component for the LPF3 SDK consists of:
- High-level Radio Control Layer driver providing scheduling and power management
- Low-level RF protocol implementation
- Radio core firmware images
- RF configuration arrays and settings
- API documentation
Disclaimer
See Upgrade and Compatibility Information for details.
Documentation
The following documentation is included in RCL.
- API documentation
- Release Notes (this document)
Build Size
The following is the output of the TI ARM Clang size tool:
| Component | Flash Size (Bytes) | RAM Size (Bytes) |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 1178 | 161 |
| LRF | 4675 | 38 |
| RCL | 5484 | 5 |
| BLE5 Command Handler | 19322 | 0 |
| IEEE 802.15.4 Command Handler | 7720 | 0 |
| Generic PHY Command Handler | 6326 | 0 |
| ADC Noise Command Handler | 932 | 0 |
| Totals | 45637 (8.70%) | 204 (0.55%) |
Note this is the total size of the archive, not necessarily the size of the final linked program.
Dependencies
- coresdk_lpf3: 9.11.00.04
- TI ARM LLVM: 4.0.2.LTS-0
- GCC: 12.3.Rel1-0
- IAR: 9.60.3-0
- Radioconfig: 9.12.00.06
Hardware Setup
This release is tested with the following hardware:
- LP_EM_CC2340R5
- LP_EM_CC2745R10_Q1
No hardware modifications are required.
What’s New
This list contains all new features in: v9.12
| ID | Summary |
|---|---|
| RCL-539 | CC27XX: Compensate TX output power based on VDDS for high output power (above 12 dBm) |
| RCL-1029 | CC27XX: Add frequency-specific Tx output power back-off mechanism to comply with FCC, ETSI, and MIIT regulations |
Fixed Issues
This list contains all bugfixes in: v9.12
| ID | Summary |
|---|---|
| None | None |
Known Issues
| ID | Summary |
|---|---|
| RCL-343 | PBE NESB - Address mismatch counter not implemented |
Upgrade and Compatibility Information
IEEE 802.15.4 API
The function RCL_IEEE_getPartialFrame has been deprecated. Use RCL_IEEE_readPartialFrame instead.
Known Limitations
The following scenarios have limited test coverage in the RCL module tests:
- Stress testing or throughput testing of connection
- Testing of adding buffers to the radio while it is running
- The testing of fields in the
statsstructures
Versioning
This product’s version follows a version format, M.mm.pp.bb, where M is a single digit Major number, mm is 2 digit minor number, pp is a 2 digit patch number, and b is an unrestricted set of digits used as an incrementing build counter.