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Yocto 4.0 (Kirkstone) 2024Q1 Release Notes

Yocto 4.0 (Kirkstone) 2024Q1 Release Notes

BranchCommit ID
U-boottn-imx_v2022.04_5.15.71_2.2.0-stabled5886ef0c7c2688e295bbb96fcc8a08df08175d3
Kerneltn-imx_5.15.71_2.2.0-stable45d3db9701efcb43fbf06c68fef2a9b4eba9ae3d
TN Yocto BSPkirkstone_5.15.71-2.2.0-stable1ae9d78e6dabeabf9cb914274a79347a608c141b

Supported Platforms in this Release

ARM64 SOM

Form factorEDM-GPICOAXON
Product

EDM-G-IMX8MP

EDM-G-IMX8MM

PICO-IMX8MQ

PICO-IMX8MM

AXON-IMX8MP

DRAM Variants

1/2/4/8 GB

1/2/4/8 GB

1/2/4 GB

1/2/4 GB

2/4/8 GB

Wireless

QCA9377-3(SDIO)


BT 5.0

QCA9377-3(SDIO)


BT 5.0

QCA9377-3(SDIO)


BT 5.0

QCA9377-3(SDIO)


BT 5.0

QCA9377-3(SDIO)


BT 5.0

Baseboard

EDM-G-WBEDM-G-WIZARDEDM-G-WBEDM-G-WIZARDWIZARDPIWIZARDPIWIZARD

Atheros/Realtek phy

YesYesYesYesAtheros onlyYesAtheros onlyYesYes
MIPI Panel support

5 inch panel - ILI9881C

NAYesNANAYesYesYesYesYes

10.1 inch panel - g101uan02

NAYesNANAYesNAYesNAYes
LVDS panel support (Native LVDS or MIPI to LVDS)

10.1 inch panel - vl101-12880YL-C01

YesYesYesYesNANAYesNAYes

10.1 inch panel - vl101-12880YL-C13

YesYesYesYesNANAYesNAYes

15.6 inch panel - vl15613676

YesYesYesYesNANAYesNAYes

21.5 inch panel - vl215192108

YesYesYesYesNANAYesNAYes

VIZIONPANEL with 10.1 inch panel - VL101-12880YL-C13

NAYesNANANANANANANA

VIZIONPANEL with 15.0 inch panel - VL150-10276YL-C04

NAYesNANANANANANANA

VIZIONPANEL with 15.6 inch panel - VL156-13676YL-C03

NAYesNANANANANANANA
HDMI

Native HDMI

YesYesNANAYesYesNANAYes

MIPI to HDMI


(via ADV7535)

NAYesNANAYesNAYesNAYes

Dual HDMI

NAYesNANAYesNANANAYes
Peripherals

NFC Reader - PN7150 - CLIX

NANANANAYesYesYesYesNA

NFC Reader - PN7150 - I2C

YesYesYesYesNANANANANA

Vizionlink-HDMI


(HDMI input/capture)

Yes


(Dual/Single)

Yes


(Dual/Single)

YesYesNANANANA

Yes


(Single)

TEVI-OV5640

YesYes

Yes


(CS1 only)

Yes


(CS1 only)

NANAYes

Yes


(PICO-PI rev.D)

Yes

TEVI-AR0144

YesYes

Yes


(CS1 only)

Yes


(CS1 only)

NANANA

Yes


(PICO-PI rev.D)

Yes

TEVI-AR0234

YesYes

Yes


(CS1 only)

Yes


(CS1 only)

NANANA

Yes


(PICO-PI rev.D)

Yes

TEVI-AR0521

YesYes

Yes


(CS1 only)

Yes


(CS1 only)

NANANA

Yes


(PICO-PI rev.D)

Yes

TEVI-AR0522

YesYes

Yes


(CS1 only)

Yes


(CS1 only)

NANANA

Yes


(PICO-PI rev.D)

Yes

TEVI-AR0821

YesYes

Yes


(CS1 only)

Yes


(CS1 only)

NANANA

Yes


(PICO-PI rev.D)

Yes

TEVI-AR0822

YesYes

Yes


(CS1 only)

Yes


(CS1 only)

NANANA

Yes


(PICO-PI rev.D)

Yes

TEVI-AR1335

YesYes

Yes


(CS1 only)

Yes


(CS1 only)

NANANA

Yes


(PICO-PI rev.D)

Yes

Vizionlink +
TEVI-OV5640

YesYesNANANANANANAYes

Vizionlink +
TEVI-AR0144

YesYes

Yes


(CS1 only)

Yes


(CS1 only)

NANANANAYes

Vizionlink +
TEVI-AR0234

YesYes

Yes


(CS1 only)

Yes


(CS1 only)

NANANANAYes

Vizionlink +
TEVI-AR0521

YesYes

Yes


(CS1 only)

Yes


(CS1 only)

NANANANAYes

Vizionlink +
TEVI-AR0821

YesYes

Yes


(CS1 only)

Yes


(CS1 only)

NANANANAYes

Vizionlink +
TEVI-AR0822

YesYes

Yes


(CS1 only)

Yes


(CS1 only)

NANANANAYes

Vizionlink +
TEVI-AR1335

YesYes

Yes


(CS1 only)

Yes


(CS1 only)

NANANANAYes
Software support

FreeRTOS(MCUXpresso v2.10)

YesYesNANANANANANANA

U-boot splash screen

NANANANAOnly HDMIOnly HDMINANANA

ARM32 SOM

Form factorPICOEDM
Product

PICO-IMX6

PICO-IMX7D

PICO-IMX6UL


PICO-IMX6ULL

EDM-IMX6

WANDBOARD

SOC variants

i.mx6Solo/DL/Quad (No QP)i.mx7D

i.mx6UL 528MHz


I.mx6ULL 900MHz

i.mx6Solo/DL/Quad (No QP)i.mx6Solo/DL/Quad

DRAM Variants

Solo: 512MB


DL/Quad: 1GB

512MB


1GB

256MB


512MB

Solo: 512MB


DL: 1GB


Quad: 2GB

Solo: 512MB


DL: 1GB


Quad: 2GB

Wireless

QCA9377-3(SDIO)


BT 5.0

QCA9377-3(SDIO)


BT 5.0

QCA9377-3(SDIO)


BT 5.0

QCA9377-3(SDIO)


BT 5.0

QCA9377-3(SDIO)


BT 5.0

Baseboard

NymphPI-GLPI-FLFairyWANDBOARD

Atheros/Realtek phy

YesYesAtherosYesYes
LVDS Panel support

7 inch panel

YesNANAYesNA
Parallel TTL panel support

5 inch panel

NAYesYesNANA

7 inch panel

YesYesYesNANA
Peripherals

TEVI-OV5640

YesYesNAYesYes

CAM-OV5645

NANANANANA
Software support

FreeRTOS(MCUXpresso v2.9)

NANANANANA

U-boot splash screen

YesYesYesYesYes

HMI

Product

TEP0500-IMX7


TEP0700-IMX7

TC-0700


TC-0710

TC-1010

TEP-IMX8MP

TypeHMIHMIHMIHMI

SOC variants

i.mx7Di.mx6Solo/DL/Quadi.mx6Solo/DL/Quadi.mx8m Plus

DRAM Variants

512MB


1GB

Solo: 512MB


DL: 1GB


Quad: 2GB

Solo: 512MB


DL: 1GB


Quad: 2GB

2/4/8GB

Wireless(Optional)

QCA9377-5(PCIE)


BT 5.0

QCA9377-5(PCIE)


BT 5.0

QCA9377-5(PCIE)


BT 5.0

QCA9377-5(PCIE)


BT 5.0

Atheros/Realtek phy

YesYesYesYes
Software support

FreeRTOS(MCUXpresso v2.9)

NANANAYES

U-boot splash screen

YesYesYesNA
VIZIONPANEL support (MIPI to LVDS)izionpanel

VIZIONPANEL with 10.1 inch panel - VL101-12880YL-C13

NANANAYes

VIZIONPANEL with 15.0 inch panel - VL150-10276YL-C04

NANANAYes

VIZIONPANEL with 15.6 inch panel - VL156-13676YL-C03

NANANAYes

BOX PC

Product

TEK-IMX8MP

TypeBOX

SOC variants

i.mx8m Plus

DRAM Variants

2/4/8 GB

Wireless(Optional)

QCA9377-5(PCIE)


BT 5.0

Realtek phy

Yes

Native HDMI

Yes
Peripherals

Vizionlink-HDMI


(HDMI input/capture)

Yes

TEVI-OV5640

Yes

TEVI-AR0144

Yes

TEVI-AR0234

Yes

TEVI-AR0521

Yes

TEVI-AR0821

Yes

TEVI-AR0822

Yes

TEVI-AR1335

Yes
Software support

FreeRTOS(MCUXpresso v2.9)

NA

U-boot splash screen

NA

Camera Module

  • i.mx8 supports the following camera modules
    • TEVS-AR series
    • TEVI-OV5640
    • TEVI-AR0144
    • TEVI-AR0234
    • TEVI-AR0521/0522
    • TEVI-AR0821/0822
    • TEVI-AR1335
    • TEVI-AR CAM on NXP 8MPLUSLPD4-EVK board
  • i.mx6/7 supports the following camera modules
    • TEVI-OV5640


To-Do

  1. U-boot splash screen for i.mx8:
    • Because u-boot 2022.04 changes to use device model for display driver, we have to look for a new way to switch to different panels and add MIPI-DSI panel driver in u-boot.


Prebuilt Images Available for Download

Prebuilt images can be available for download via TechNexion's server.

ARM64
EDM-G-IMX8MPedm-g-imx8mp_edm-g-wb_yocto-4.0-qt6_qca9377_hdmi-1920x1080_20240220.zip
EDM-G-IMX8MMedm-g-imx8mm_edm-g-wb_yocto-4.0-qt6_qca9377_lvds-1280x800_20240220.zip
PICO-IMX8MQpico-imx8mq_pico-pi-8m_yocto-4.0-qt6_qca9377_mipi5-1280x720_20240220.zip
PICO-IMX8MMpico-imx8mm_pico-pi-8m_yocto-4.0-qt6_qca9377_mipi5-1280x720_20240220.zip
AXON-IMX8MPaxon-imx8mp_axon-wizard_yocto-4.0-qt6_qca9377_hdmi-1920x1080_20240220.zip
ARM32
PICO-IMX7pico-imx7_pico-pi_yocto-4.0-qt6_qca9377_lcd-800x480_20240220.zip
PICO-IMX6pico-imx6_pico-nymph_yocto-4.0-qt6_qca9377_hdmi_20240220.zip
PICO-IMX6ULpico-imx6ul_pico-pi_yocto-4.0-qt6_qca9377_lcd-800x480_20240220.zip
EDM-IMX6edm-imx6_edm-fairy_yocto-4.0-qt6_qca9377_hdmi_20240220.zip
WANDBOARD-IMX6wandboard-imx6_yocto-4.0-qt6_qca9377_20240220.zip
HMI
TEP-0500-IMX7
TEP-0700-IMX7
tep1-imx7_yocto-4.0-qt6_lcd-800x600_20240220.zip
TC-0700
TC-0710
tc0700_edm1-cf-imx6_yocto-4.0-qt6_qca9377_20240220.zip
TC-1010tc1010_edm1-cf-imx6_yocto-4.0-qt6_qca9377_20240220.zip
TEP-IMX8MPtep-imx8mp_yocto-4.0-qt6_hdmi_20240318.zip
BOX PC
TEK-IMX8MPtek-imx8mp_yocto-4.0-qt6_hdmi_20240318.zip
EVK
IMX8MP-LPDDR4-EVKimx8mp-lpddr4-evk_yocto-4.0-qt6_20240220.zip
IMX8MP-DDR4-EVKimx8mp-ddr4-evk_yocto-4.0-qt6_20240220.zip