VAR-SOM-MX93 Release Notes
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Yocto mx93-yocto-langdale-6.1.1_1.0.1-v1.3
Release Notes
| Based on release | Yocto: Poky 4.1, BSP: NXP L6.1.1_1.0.1, Linux: lf-6.1.y |
| Release tag | mx93-yocto-langdale-6.1.1_1.0.1-v1.3 |
| Release manifest | imx-6.1.1-1.0.1.xml |
| Date | 10/1/2023 |
| Supported platforms | VAR-SOM-MX93 / DART-MX93 |
| SOM revision | v1.0 |
| File System build system | Yocto Langdale |
| Recovery SD card link | mx93-yocto-langdale-6.1.1_1.0.1-v1.3.wic.zst |
| Recovery SD card SHA256 | 835fc9c6e5fd70dcfbb8d28d169364e9461253fa3e14e969e285df36cd8511b1 |
Relevant git Repositories
| Source | Repository | Branch | Commit ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-Boot | https://github.com/varigit/uboot-imx | lf_v2022.04_var03 | 11d2b714ce07d42614c562b3b2444a594a120650 |
| Kernel | https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx | lf-6.1.y_var01 | b36e37c21a01d97d9aac597e4f5d7146b723fa8f |
| meta-variscite-bsp-imx | https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-bsp-imx | langdale-var01 | d1b75c013e4cd00f7f7614280dde3c856eed2c1d |
| meta-variscite-bsp-common | https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-bsp-common | langdale-var01 | e45936c9f2a1663b2692ca983193fbab923864c6 |
| meta-variscite-sdk-imx | https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-sdk-imx | langdale-var01 | dcd42f4e887fd74747d4fa66e84334e383734f08 |
| meta-variscite-sdk-common | https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-sdk-common | langdale-var01 | cfe94f61edad44ea112d0c0d3fefb015c162c716 |
After downloading the image, visit our Recovery SD card guide to learn how to program a recovery SD card.
Change Log
| Change List | Description |
|---|---|
| Release 1.3 | |
| Major Updates | |
| Increase VAR-SOM-MX93 v2.0 Bluetooth speed from 115200 to 3000000 | |
| meta-variscite-bsp-imx Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| iw612-utils: Increase Bluetooth speed to 3000000 | |
| pm-utils: Stop/start variscite-ot service duing suspend/resume | |
| See git for full change list | |
| meta-variscite-bsp-common Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| var-wireless-utils: fix miscellaneous bashisms | This improves compatability with different shells. |
| See git for full change list |
|
| Release 1.2 | |
| Major Updates | |
| Add 802.15.4 support for VAR-SOM-MX93 v2.0 | |
| U-Boot Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| Add support for booting WBE Linux device tree | |
| Other miscellaneous improvements, see git for full change list | |
| Kernel Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| imx93-var-som: add M33 to device tree model strings | |
| imx93-var-som: add support for iw612 802.15.4 module | |
| meta-variscite-bsp-imx Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| Update U-Boot and Linux to latest | |
| imx93-var-som: add device trees for VAR-SOM-MX93 with WBE option | |
| iw612-utils: imx93-var-som: add script to start ot-daemon | |
| Other miscellaneous improvements, see git for full change list | |
| meta-variscite-bsp-common Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| var-wireless-utils: add scripts for managing openthread | |
| iw612-utils: add support for openthread | |
| ot-daemon: align configuration with nxp and apply nxp iw612 patches | |
| Other miscellaneous improvements, see git for full change list |
|
| Release 1.1 | |
| Major Updates | |
| Add support for VAR-SOM-MX93 v2.0 | |
| Add device tree and additional examples for Cortex M33 | |
| Split meta-variscite-bsp and meta-variscite-sdk into meta-variscite-bsp-common and meta-variscite-sdk-common | This allows common recipes to be shared across all Variscite SOMs |
| U-Boot Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| Add support for M33 boot commands | |
| Add support for VAR-SOM-MX93 v2.0 | |
| Kernel Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| Add M33 device tree | |
| Add support for VAR-SOM-MX93 v2.0 | |
| Update SD3 pad settings | |
| meta-variscite-bsp-imx Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| Split layer into meta-variscite-bsp-common | This allows common recipes to be shared across all Variscite SOMs |
| Add support for VAR-SOM-MX93 v2.0 | Add iw612-utils,update iw612 chipset driver and firmware |
| bcm43xx-utils: improvements to work alongside iw612-utils | |
| Generalize variscite-bt and variscite-wifi services to support bcm43xx and iw612 | Move bcm43xx and iw612 scripts to /etc/wifi/variscite-wifi.d and /etc/bluetooth/variscite-bt.d |
| Add new device tree file for M33 demos | |
| U-Boot: Update to latest | |
| Linux: Update to latest | |
| Other miscellaneous improvements, see git for full change list | |
| meta-variscite-sdk-imx Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| Split layer into meta-variscite-sdk-common | This allows common recipes to be shared across all Variscite SOMs |
| Drop bbappends for recipes fixed upstream | spidev-test, tim-vix, keyctl-caam |
| packagegroup-fsl-tools-testapps: add var-mii rdepends | |
| Other miscellaneous improvements, see git for full change list |
|
| Release 1.0 | |
| Initial Yocto Langdale release | Based on NXP Yocto Langdale 6.1.1_1.0.1 and NXP Linux Kernel lf-6.1.y |
| Introduce EEPROM v2 Structure | Changes to SOM EEPROM format for SOM DDR init purposes |
| Support for multiple RAM parts and sizes using the EEPROM | |
| Support for multiple DDR frequency setpoints | |
| Additional remoteproc M33 demo packaged | hello_world example in freertos-variscite |
| Known Issues | |
| Several features still not yet supported by the NXP BSP: |
- CPU frequency scaling (See L6.1.1_1.0.1_LINUX_RN Table 8) |