2.1. Release Notes - 07_02_01

2.1.1. Introduction

This release notes provides important information that will assist you in using the PDK software package for the AM64x family of devices.
This document provides the product information and known issues that are specific to the PDK software package.

2.1.2. What’s New

  • PDK drivers validated on AM64x EVM:
Module A53 R5F M4F
SCICLIENT YES YES YES
OSAL YES YES YES
UART YES YES YES
UDMA YES YES NA
OSPI YES YES NA
MMCSD YES YES NA
I2C YES YES NA
GPMC NA YES NA
MAILBOX YES YES YES
IPC YES YES YES
MCSPI YES YES YES
EMMC YES YES NA
DDR,ECC YES YES YES
GPIO YES YES NA
I2C(CSL) YES YES NA
UART(CSL) YES YES NA
DMTIMER(CSL) NA YES YES
FSI(CSL) NA YES NA
ECC(CSL) NA YES NA
MCAN(CSL) NA YES NA
ADC(CSL) NA YES NA
EPWM(CSL) NA YES NA
ECAP(CSL) NA YES NA
EQEP(CSL) NA YES NA
GPIO(CSL) NA YES NA
SPINLCOK(CSL) NA YES NA
MAILBOX(CSL) YES YES NA
RTI DWWD(CSL) YES YES YES
VIM(CSL) NA YES NA
OSPI(CSL) NA YES NA
  • Boot Mode:
    • UART, SD Card, OSPI
    • Cores: mpu1_0, mcu1_0, mcu1_1, mcu2_0, mcu2_1, m4f_0
    • Internal Memory, DDR
  • Board Diagnostics
    • UART
    • DDR Memory Test
    • I2C Board ID EEPROM
    • Boot Switch
    • SD Card
    • OSPI/xSPI Flash
    • ADC
    • eMMC
    • MCAN
    • OLED Display
    • User LED
    • Industrial LED
    • Push button
    • Temperature Sensor
    • Current Monitor
    • SPI EEPROM
  • Uniflash
    • OSPI flash programmer
    • eMMC flash programmer

2.1.3. Upgrade and Compatibility

2.1.3.1. CCS Setup

2.1.4. Device Support

  • AM64x EVM (BOARD=am64x_evm)

2.1.5. Validation Information

This release is validated on AM64x EVM for the applicable components. For details on the validated examples refer to the platform specific test report present in PDK_INSTALL_DIR/docs/test_report folder.

2.1.6. Tool Chain Information

Component Version
Sys Bios 6_83_00_18
XDC Tools 3_61_03_29
Network Development Kit (NDK) 3_80_00_19
Network Services for NDK (NS) 2_80_00_17
TI ARM R5F code generation tools 20.2.0.LTS
PRU code generation tools 2.3.3
GCC ARM code generation tools ARCH64 9.2-2019.12
CGT XML Processing Scripts 2.61.00
System Analyzer (UIA Target) 2_30_01_02

2.1.7. Fixed Issues

None

2.1.8. Known Issues

ID Head Line Module Reported in Release Affected Platforms Workaround in this release
PDK-9034 UDMA CRC example not working on AM64x UDMA PROCESSOR-SDK_07.02.01 AM64x None.
PDK-9039 CSL RTI example on MPU1_0 fails with SBL boot flow RTI PROCESSOR-SDK_07.02.01 AM64x None.
PDK-9234 SBL Boot Perf test fails on AM64x SBL PROCESSOR-SDK_07.02.01 AM64x None.
PDK-9257 Combined Appimage Fails When Booting With OSPI DMA SBL PROCESSOR-SDK_07.02.01 AM64x DMA disabled for HLOS SBL
PDK-9276 SD card throughput numbers low for SDR50 and DDR50 modes MMCSD PROCESSOR-SDK_07.02.01 AM64x None.

2.1.9. Limitations

  • No RTOS support for M4F
  • OSPI DAC mode writes are not supported with xSPI Flash
  • Hardware: With some EVM boards XDS110 USB cable needs to be plugged in after board power ON for successful connection to the SoC core.