NAVQ Plus Linux BSP and Distribution, Release 1.1.5-359

1. Purpose

This is the Linux BSP (Board Support Package) and Linux software distribution and development environment for the NAVQ Plus Starter Kit, release 1.1.5-359.

2. Hardware Platform

Refer to the the following page for detailed information on the hardware items included in the Starter Kit: https://staging.voxelbotics.com/docs/

3. Release Images

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

https://vb-files.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/release/1.1.5-359-07191702-1d14a316bb-ros2.wic.zst

https://vb-files.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/release/1.1.5-359-07191702-1d14a316bb-imx-boot-imx8mpnavq-sd.bin-flash_evk

4. Setting Up Kit and Development Host

Refer to the the following page for detailed information on how to:

Set up the NAVQ Plus Starter Kit
Set up development host
Install release images to the NAVQ Plus target
Boot up Linux on the NAVQ Plus target.

https://staging.voxelbotics.com/docs/

5. Supported Features

The following list provides a summary of the features and capabilities of this release of the NAVQ Plus BSP:

U-Boot firmware:
- Runs on the Cortex-A53 cores;
- U-Boot v2022.04;
- Target initialization from power-on / reset;
- Loads from eMMC (or other supported bootable device) and runs from DDR;
- Serial console;
- Ethernet driver for loading images to the target from network;
- Device driver for eMMC / SD Card, including support for U-Boot self-upgrade capability;
- Supports storing U-Boot environment and 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 in eMMC or SD Card for customization of target operation;
- Supports load of firmware images to the Cortex-M7 core;
- Sophisticated command interface for maintenance and development of the target.
Linux:
- Runs on the Cortex-A53 cores;
- Linux kernel v5.15.71;
- Device drivers for key I/O interfaces of the i.MX 8M;
- WiFi and BlueTooth connectivity;
- Qt / QML 6.3.
FreeRTOS:
- Runs on the Cortex-M7 core;
- Device drivers for select I/O interfaces of the i.MX 8M.
- [NOTE: FreeRTOS is not available in this release].
Development environment:
- Linux-hosted cross-development environment;
- Yocto v4.0 (kirkstone) distribution.

6. Software Manifest

Repo	Link	Hash	Tag

Repo	Link	Hash	Tag
u-boot-imx	https://github.com/voxelbotics/u-boot-imx	`e772c046`	tags/1.1.5-359
linux-imx	https://github.com/voxelbotics/linux-imx	`cd525fbe`	tags/1.1.5-359
meta-vb-imx8mp	https://github.com/voxelbotics/meta-vb-imx8mp	`1d14a316`	tags/1.1.5-359

7. New Functionality

The following is a summary of the changes in 1.1.5-359 since the last release 1.1.4-336:

Issue Key	Summary

Issue Key	Summary
linux	https://github.com/voxelbotics/linux-imx
NAVQP-133	Fix clock for csi0
NAVQP-131	Add device tree with uart4 enabled
meta-vb	https://github.com/voxelbotics/meta-vb-imx8mp
NAVQP-118	Add release version to the kernel version string
NAVQP-124	Add royaleviewer into the ros2 image
NAVQP-132	Add recipe for the "no overview at startup" gnome-shell extension
NAVQP-123	Adjust default gnome settings and disable screen lock, and some other things
NAVQP-131	Add device tree with uart4 enabled
NAVQP-138	Ros-humble-smacc2-msgs is removed from ros index
NAVQP-136	Enable docker support, and add docker packages into the ros2 image
RISCV-31	Add missing btinit.sh file

8. Known Problems and Limitations

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

NAVQP-9: GMac phy seems not to be working
NAVQP-10: WLAN: FW CRC error during firmware download
NAVQP-67: rpm tool doesn't show any packages on imx-image-desktop
NAVQP-69: System runs out of memory without gdm auto-login and detached HDMI
NAVQP-83: VL4006 goes into boot loop if PicoSpot camera is connected
NAVQP-119: Automatic USB mode switching is not working