Renesas RZ/V2H Linux BSP and Distribution, Release 1.0.2-31

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 1.0.2-31.

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/1.0.2-31-12081019-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 Building Emcraft Software Distribution and Installing Images to the Target for information on building the bootable images and installing the images to the 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 1.0.2-31 since the last release 1.0.1-27:

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