AM37x SDK4.0 Release Notes

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= AM37x SDK 4.0 Release Notes =

Release Notes - June 7, 2010

Introduction
This is Release 4.00 of the AM37x Software Development Kit (SDK). The SDK serves to provide a fundamental software platform for development, deployment and execution of Linux based applications on Texas Instruments AM3715. The Linux kernel and U-Boot software in this release are based on the following open source repositories:

The filesystem was built from the Arago Project.

The codebase for Linux kernel and U-Boot included in this release is also hosted at the following repositories:

For detailed information on the various software components included in the release and how to use them, please refer to the AM37x EVM Software Developer%27s Guide.

The kernel and U-Boot have been compiled with CodeSourcery GNU Toolchain for ARM Processors 2009-q1-203 based on GCC 4.3.3

Documentation
The AM37x Software Developer's Guide provides instructions on how to use the AM37x SDK. A copy of the AM37x Software Developer's Guide is included in the docs folder of the SDK installation.

What's Supported
This SDK package includes support for the AM3715 platform (AM3715EVM). Future releases will include these platforms: OMAP35x EVM and AM3517 EVM platforms.

Software components included in this SDK are::


 * PSP 03.00.01.06 which includes Linux kernel, x-loader and u-boot
 * Matrix Application Launcher
 * Qt/Webkit based Graphical User Interface (GUI)
 * Ncurses based Text User Interface (TUI)
 * Example Applications &amp; Demos
 * ARM Benchmarks - Dhrystone, Linpack, Whetstone
 * 2D Graphics - Blitrix Neon accelerated graphics demo
 * 3D Graphics - OpenGLES demos including Chameleon Man, Vase, Shaders and Cover Flow
 * Webkit based Internet Browser
 * Power/Clocks - DVFS support to change CPU freq from 300MHz to 1GHz
 * Settings - System debug information including System, Memory, Network and Task information
 * Code Composer Studio v5 Preview Edition
 * WL1271 Kernel patch and application for WLAN and Bluetooth support
 * Host Tools
 * Flash Tool
 * Pin Mux Utility
 * SignGP

What's Not Supported

 * The following items are not supported:
 * U-boot (Unified binary supporting Nand/OneNand on OMAP35x platform)
 * AM/DM37x Processor card with Micron Memory

New in this Release

 * AM37x default CPU freq at 1GHz
 * Hynix memory running at 200MHz

Installation and Usage
Please refer to the AM37x EVM Software Developer%27s Guide for more information on how to install the AM37x SDK.

Device Support
This release supports the Texas Instruments AM3715 (on the Mistral Rev G AM3715EVM).

Versioning
This is Release 4.00 of the AM37x SDK.

Technical Support and Product Updates
For further information or to report any problems, contact http://e2e.ti.com or http://support.ti.com.