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phyCORE-AM62x Software Release – (BSP-Yocto-Ampliphy-AM62x-PD24.1.0)

Software Release Name: BSP-Yocto-Ampliphy-AM62x-PD24.1.0

Release Date: September 27, 2024

Release Highlights:

  • Yocto
    • Yocto Update: Update to 5.0 (Scarthgap).
    • OP-TEE 4.2: Trusted Execution Environment updated to version 4.2.
    • Watchdog: Switched from Poky to using systemd watchdog, which would handle system restarts or shutdowns in case of failure.
    • Kernel Recipe: Kernel metadata handling with .scc (Source Code Control) files, integrating Poky’s kernel recipe handling features.
    • Qt Update: Update to Qt6 and switch to phytec-qt6demo-image.
  • Linux Kernel
    • Kernel Update: Update to Linux v6.6.
    • R5F as General-Purpose Core: New support for R5F cores being usable as general-purpose processors along with DM firmware.
    • Low-Power Mode Overlay: A new device tree overlay to manage low-power operations.
    • PEB-X-005 Overlay: Device-tree overlay support for a new expansion board related to EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) communication.
  • U-Boot Bootloader
    • Bootloader Update: Update to U-Boot v2024.04
    • OSPI Partitions in Device Tree: Defining OSPI flash partitions directly in the device tree.

 

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