What's New in Embedded Software 2019.1

Embedded Linux Tools

PetaLinux Tools – Download the PetaLinux tools on the Xilinx Download Center
- Support for GCC 8 series toolchain
- Host OS Support
  - Red Hat/CentOS - 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
  - Ubuntu - 16.04.5 LTS, 18.04 LTS
- BSP Support
  - SP701 (Spartan-7) – Initial board support
  - ZCU1275 (Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC) – Ethernet connectivity via FMC add-in card and TFTP boot support via Uboot
  - ZCU1285 (Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC) – Lounge Access Only

Software Stack Update – Calendar Year 2019

All sources available on the Xilinx GitHub page: https://github.com/Xilinx

Arm Trusted Firmware v2.0 - https://github.com/Xilinx/arm-trusted-firmware
Xen Hypervisor v4.11 - https://github.com/Xilinx/xen
U-Boot v2019.01 - https://github.com/Xilinx/u-boot-xlnx
Linux 4.19 LTS - https://github.com/Xilinx/linux-xlnx
Yocto v2.6.1 (Thud)

Bootloader and Firmware Updates

FSBL Updates
- Vivado support for DIMM SPD data on Xilinx evaluation boards
- Use PSU_DYNAMIC_DDR_CONFIG_EN Tcl parameter to enable
PMUFW Updates
- Update to version 1.6
- PMUFW safety assessment assessments are ongoing with planned completion by July 2019

U-Boot and ARM Trusted Firmware

U-Boot Updates
- USB 3.0 host support
- Multi-Master I2C support
- XilSecure-based SHA and RSA operations
- Flash device updates

Flash Device	Density (Mb)	Voltage
IS25LP128F	128	3.3
IS25WP128F	128	1.8
IS25LP256D	256	3.3
IS25WP256D	256	1.8
IS25LP512M	512	3.3
IS25WP512M	512	1.8

ATF Updates
- Checksum support for IPI messages
- Improved API support for clocking infrastructure
- Expanded runtime detection of devices

Multimedia Frameworks Update

Feature	Control Software	Gstreamer Support
32 simultaneous streams - 480p (Encode & Decode)	Yes	Yes
VCU Decoder – Dynamic resolution change support	Yes	No
VCU Encoder – Dynamic resolution change support	Yes	No
VCU Encoder – Frame skipping support	Yes	Yes
VCU Encoder – Temporal Layer visual quality improvement (Pyramidal GOP only)	Yes	Yes
VCU PL DDR Controller support (4KP60, 4-2-2, 10-bit, Simultaneous Encode/Decode) - Public Release	Yes	Yes
DCI 4K (4096x2160@60fps ) support (-2, -3 speed grades)	Yes	Yes
NAL Unit insertion support	No	Yes
Multi-stream Audio+Video Encode/Decode Support	No	Yes
Capped VBR rate control support	Yes	Yes

RTOS and Libraries

FreeRTOS Updates
- Update to v10.1.0
LwIP Updates
- Update to v2.1.1

OpenAMP & Xen Updates

OpenAMP
- RPU master support for bare-metal applications
Xen Hypervisor
- Official Dom0-less support
- Guest-controlled per-device power management (EEMI-based)

MicroBlaze Soft Processor

Public release of 64-bit MicroBlaze support
- Supported throughout the Xilinx ecosystem
- Bare-metal and FreeRTOS BSPs

Updates for Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC

Tools Support
- Full Vivado and XSDK support for Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC Gen2 and Gen3
- RF Data Converter Evaluation Tool support
- RF Analyzer support
- Power Advantage Tool support
Runtime Software Support
- API support for dither toggle
- SDFEC Linux kernel drivers upstreaming has begun

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