Renesas RZ/V2H Linux BSP and Distribution, Release 1.0.3-35

1. Purpose

This is the Linux BSP (Board Support Package) and Linux software distribution and development environment for the Renesas RZ/V2H Evaluation Kit, release 1.0.3-35.

2. Hardware Platform

Renesas RZ/V2H Evaluation Kit.

3. Release Images

Release images for this software release can be downloaded from the following location:

https://vb-files.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/release/1.0.3-35-12151110-rzv2h.zip

4. Setting Up Kit and Development Host

Connect to the Evaluation Kit board:

• Serial console into CN10.

• Power supply into CN40.

• Ethernet cable connected to the LAN, into CN5.

Requirements for the development host:

• Ubuntu 20, 64 bit version.

• 100 GB of free space.

• Terminal software (picocom, minicom or similar) installed.

Please refer to Setting Up Reference Hardware Platform for information on hardware and software setup of the Renesas RZ/V2H EVK board.

5. Supported Features

The following list provides a summary of the features and capabilities of this release of the RZ/V2H BSP:

• U-Boot firmware:

  • Runs on the Cortex-A55 core;

  • U-Boot v2021.10;

  • Target initialization from power-on / reset;

  • Loads from QSPI Flash and runs from DDR;

  • Serial console;

  • Ethernet driver for loading images to the target from network;

  • Device driver for eMMC / SD Card;

  • Supports storing Linux images in eMMC / SD Card;

  • Auto-boot feature, allowing boot of OS images from eMMC or other storage with no operator intervention;

  • Persistent environment for customization of target operation;

  • Sophisticated command interface for maintenance and development of the target.

• Linux:

  • Runs on the Cortex-A55 cores;

  • Linux kernel v5.10.145;

  • Device drivers for key I/O interfaces;

• FreeRTOS:

  • Runs on the Cortex-CM33 or CR8 core;

  • Device drivers for select I/O interfaces.

  • [NOTE: FreeRTOS is not available in this release].

• Development environment:

  • Linux-hosted cross-development environment;

  • Yocto v3.1 (dunfell) distribution.

6. Software Manifest

7. New Functionality

The following is a summary of the changes in 1.0.3-35 since the last release 1.0.2-31:

8. Release QA Results

The tests described in the following QA Test Plan have been executed for this release:

9. Known Problems and Limitations

The following are known problems and limitations of this software release:

• RNS-8: Booting from eMMC requires QSPI Flash.

• RNS-9: Booting from SD Card requires QSPI Flash.

• RNS-10: "ASoC: error at soc_component_read_no_lock" messages flood on the serial console

• RNS-19: U-Boot environment gets corrupted if eMMC is erased

• RNS-22: Reboot doesn't work in Linux and in U-Boot

• RNS-28: CAN interfaces are not configured

• RNS-30: Gstreamer is not working from the Emcraft Ubuntu desktop image