1.0.5-42
Renesas RZ/V2H Linux BSP and Distribution, Release 1.0.5-42
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 1.0.5-42.
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/1.0.5-42-12290726-rzv2h.zip
4. Setting Up Kit and Development Host
Please refer to the following documentation pages for instructions on setting up the Renesas RZ/V2H Evaluation Kit and development host:
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
Repo | Link | Hash | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|
meta-econsys |
| tags/1.0.5-42 | |
meta-renesas |
| tags/1.0.5-42 | |
meta-rz-multi-os |
| tags/1.0.5-42 | |
meta-rz-graphics |
|
| tags/1.0.5-42 |
meta-rz-drpai |
|
| tags/1.0.5-42 |
meta-renesas-desktop |
| tags/1.0.5-42 | |
meta-rz-emcraft |
| tags/1.0.5-42 | |
linux-rz |
| tags/1.0.5-42 | |
u-boot-rz |
| tags/1.0.5-42 |
7. New Functionality
The following is a summary of the changes in 1.0.5-42 since the last release 1.0.4-37:
Issue Key | Summary |
|---|---|
meta-econsys |
|
meta-renesas |
|
meta-rz-multi-os |
|
meta-rz-graphics |
|
meta-rz-drpai |
|
meta-renesas-desktop |
|
RNS-37 | Install chrony for ntp time sync. |
RNS-39 | Create "/etc/issue" with the bsp version. |
RNS-39 | Add more newlines to "/etc/issue" to make output more prettier. |
RNS-41 | Do not update fstab when creating a wic image |
RNS-41 | Do not update fstab when creating a wic image |
RNS-32 | Add drpai package to image |
meta-rz-emcraft |
|
RNS-43 | Added squashfs compression options to kernel configuration, otherwise some packages |
linux-rz |
|
u-boot-rz |
|
8. Release QA Results
The tests described in the following QA Test Plan have been executed for this release:
Test | Result | Comment |
|---|---|---|
U-Boot installation | SKIPPED |
|
SD card installation and booting | PASSED |
|
eMMC installation and booting | PASSED |
|
Ethernet | PASSED |
|
Network Interfaces List | PASSED |
|
Block Devices List | PASSED |
|
Desktop GUI Starts | PASSED |
|
USB Device List | PASSED |
|
Loaded Kernel Modules List | PASSED |
|
System Devices List | PASSED |
|
Docker | PASSED |
|
Obsidian Thermal Camera | PASSED |
|
ZED Camera | PASSED |
|
PMD Camera | PASSED |
|
ROS2 | PASSED |
|
Ubuntu Layer | PASSED |
|
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-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
RNS-36: MTD erase/write doesn’t work in Linux