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phyCORE-AM64x Software Release – (BSP-Yocto-Ampliphy-AM64x-PD25.1.0)

Software Release Name: BSP-Yocto-Ampliphy-AM64x-PD25.1.0

Release Date: March 28th, 2025

Release Highlights:

  • Yocto update: 5.0.7 (Scarthgap)
  • Kernel update: Update to Linux v6.12 and transitioned from TI’s branch to an upstream branch with minimal patches
  • Bootloader Update: Update to U-Boot v2025.01 and transitioned from TI’s branch to an upstream branch with minimal patches
  • CAN FD: Now enabled by default
  • Inline-ECC: Inline-ECC is now a machine feature and can be easily disabled via Yocto
  • EEPROM Flashtool: Updated with a new command to store serial numbers
  • Meta TI: Removed all dependencies on TI’s meta layer (meta-ti) to simplify the phyCORE-AM64x BSP
  • Initramfs: Updated to include udev and network support
  • EFI Capsul Updates: Added support for updating U-Boot images using the EFI Firmware Management Protocol (FMP)
  • PRU Ethernet Crashes: PRU_ICSSG-based Ethernet interfaces may experience crashes when operating at 10 Mbit/s. This issue has been resolved in the Linux mainline and will be integrated into a future PHYTEC release
  • PRU Ethernet Performance: Enhanced the receive performance of PRU_ICSSG-based Ethernet interfaces from approximately 700 Mbit/s to 900 Mbit/s

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