DESK-MX6-L/General/Release Notes

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Issue Date Notes

2021/07/21

DESK-MX6-L 1.0.0 release

2022/03/08

DESK-MX6-L 3.0.0 release

2022/06/01

DESK-MX6-L 1.0.2 minor release update

2022/06/17

DESK-MX6-L 3.0.0 Known limitations update

2022/09/26

Minor update for eth QUAD and Qt5

2023/04/11

DESK-MX6-L 4.0.0 release

2023/06/21

DESK-MX6-L 4.0.1 minor update

2024/02/29

Add information on built-in packages
2024/07/01 DESK-MX6-L 4.1.0 release




Release Notes[edit | edit source]

DAVE Embedded Systems adds to the latest Linux BSP from NXP the customization required to support the SOC platform. For this reason most of the documentation provided by NXP remains valid for the DESK development kit.

However, some customization is required, in particular at bootloader and linux kernel levels.

The following table reports the DESK releases information.

DESK version
Release number 4.1.0
Release type Minor
Status Released
Release date Jul 2024
Release notes Ver 4.1.0
Product support AXEL Lite
MVM (distro version) Ubuntu 20.04
U-Boot version 2022.04-desk-mx6-l-4.0.1
Linux version 5.15.71-desk-mx6-l-4.1.0
Drivers

UART debug (2-wire)
USB Host
USB OTG
SD
CAN
EMAC
HDMI
SPL boot

LVDS
NAND
RTC
I2C
SPI
Video Input (MIPI)
PCIe
ConfigID
Splash screen

Manufacturer BSP version lf-5.15.71-2.2.2
Graphic libraries Qt 6.3.3
Build System Yocto Kirkstone (4.0)
Android

DESK-MX6-L 4.1.0[edit | edit source]

Release notes:

  • introduced KAS support for building system
  • update to NXP lf-5.15.71-2.2.2
  • remove some kernel runtime warnings/error

Known Limitations[edit | edit source]

The limitations are the same of DESK-MX6-L-4.0.0

Downloadable binary images[edit | edit source]

All binary images for DESK-MX6-L are hosted on DAVE Embedded System mirror server. There you can find a sub directory for each version of this development kit.

U-Boot performs 2-stage bootloader providing two files: SPL and u-boot.img. Both two files must be stored into SD card using dd command.

A summary of images with a brief description can be found into the table below:

Image DESK-MX6-L version 4.1.0
Platform SBCX - SBCX560012C2R
Carrier Board ConfigID 0012
LCD panel Ampire 800 x 480 7" LVDS 262K colors (RGB666)
Touchscreen resistive
SPL SPL (Quad / NOR) SPL (DualLite / NAND)
u-boot.img (Quad / NOR) (DualLite / NAND)
Linux kernel uImage
Device tree (QUAD) imx6q-sbcx-cb0012.dtb
Device tree (DualLite) imx6dl-sbcx-cb0012.dtb

Yocto images and built-in packages[edit | edit source]

Yocto target images for DESK-MX6-L are hosted on DAVE Embedded System mirror server. There are more build targets which include a list of built and installed packages in the root file system image.

A summary of built images and their included packages can be found in the table below:

Image DESK-MX6-L version 4.1.0
root file system packages list
devel desk-image-devel.bz2 image-devel_installed-packages.txt
qt6 fb desk-image-qt6-fb.bz2 image-qt6-fb_installed-packages.txt
qt6 wayland desk-image-qt6-wayland.bz2 image-qt6-wayland_installed-packages.txt
x11 xwayland desk-image-x11.bz2 image-x11_installed-packages.txt
x11 browser xwayland desk-image-x11-browser.bz2 image-x11-browser_installed-packages.txt

DESK-MX6-L 4.0.1[edit | edit source]

Release notes:

  • Minor change to DESK-MX6-L-4.0.0
  • remove some kernel runtime warnings/error
  • prevent black screen due wrong LCD clock switch issue in U-Boot
  • install additional Qt6 packages
  • add some development packages (libgpiod, phytool, devmem2,...)
  • allow to modify U-Boot environment from userspace (SD boot only)
  • show U-Boot splashscreen earlier

Known Limitations[edit | edit source]

The limitations are the same of DESK-MX6-L-4.0.0

Downloadable binary images[edit | edit source]

All binary images for DESK-MX6-L are hosted on DAVE Embedded System mirror server. There you can find a sub directory for each version of this development kit.

U-Boot performs 2-stage bootloader providing two files: SPL and u-boot.img. Both two files must be stored into SD card using dd command.

A summary of images with a brief description can be found into the table below:

Image DESK-MX6-L version 4.0.1
Platform SBCX - SBCX560012C2R
Carrier Board ConfigID 0012
LCD panel Ampire 800 x 480 7" LVDS 262K colors (RGB666)
Touchscreen resistive
SPL SPL (Quad / NOR) SPL (DualLite / NAND)
u-boot.img (Quad / NOR) (DualLite / NAND)
Linux kernel uImage
Device tree (QUAD) imx6q-sbcx-cb0012.dtb
Device tree (DualLite) imx6dl-sbcx-cb0012.dtb

Yocto images and built-in packages[edit | edit source]

Yocto target images for DESK-MX6-L are hosted on DAVE Embedded System mirror server. There are more build targets which include a list of built and installed packages in the root file system image.

A summary of built images and their included packages can be found in the table below:

Image DESK-MX6-L version 4.0.1
root file system packages list
devel desk-image-devel.bz2 image-devel_installed-packages.txt
qt6 fb desk-image-qt6-fb.bz2 image-qt6-fb_installed-packages.txt
qt6 wayland desk-image-devel.bz2 image-devel_installed-packages.txt
x11 desk-image-x11.bz2 image-x11_installed-packages.txt
x11 browser desk-image-x11-browser.bz2 image-x11-browser_installed-packages.txt

DESK-MX6-L 4.0.0[edit | edit source]

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New MVM must be installed for using DESK-MX6-L-4.0.0. The VM is available for download on DAVE's XELK Reserved Area for registered users.

Release notes:

  • Major change to NXP BSP 5.15.71
  • Updated U-Boot and kernel versions
  • Updated Yocto version
  • Updated Qt version

Known Limitations[edit | edit source]

The following table reports the known limitations of this DESK release:

Issue Description
NAND Samsung NAND Model K9F4G08U0D not detected in u-boot
Linux kernel xconfig make xconfig does not work
X11 GPU driver Change GPU Vivante driver for X11 backend support


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X11 support is not supported anymore by NXP BSPs. X11 support has been added for legacy compatibility (desk-image-x11-browser image) but will be dropped on future releases

Downloadable binary images[edit | edit source]

All binary images for DESK-MX6-L are hosted on DAVE Embedded System mirror server. There you can find a sub directory for each version of this development kit.

U-Boot performs 2-stage bootloader providing two files: SPL and u-boot.img. Both two files must be stored into SD card using dd command.

A summary of images with a brief description can be found into the table below:

Image DESK version 4.0.0
Platform SBCX - SBCX560012C2R
Carrier Board ConfigID 0012
LCD panel Ampire 800 x 480 7" LVDS 262K colors (RGB666)
Touchscreen resistive
SPL SPL (Quad / NOR) SPL (DualLite / NAND)
u-boot.img (Quad / NOR) (DualLite / NAND)
Linux kernel uImage
Device tree (QUAD) imx6q-sbcx-cb0012.dtb
Device tree (DualLite) imx6dl-sbcx-cb0012.dtb

DESK-MX6-L 3.0.1[edit | edit source]

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New MVM must be installed for using DESK-MX6-L-3.0.0. The VM is available for download on DAVE's XELK Reserved Area for registered users.

Release notes:

  • Fix ethernet QUAD SOM support
  • Updated Qt libraries for tslib plugin support

Known Limitations[edit | edit source]

The following table reports the known limitations of this DESK release:

Issue Description
NAND Samsung NAND Model K9F4G08U0D not detected in u-boot
Linux kernel xconfig make xconfig does not work

Downloadable binary images[edit | edit source]

All binary images for DESK-MX6-L are hosted on DAVE Embedded System mirror server. There you can find a sub directory for each version of this development kit.

U-Boot performs 2-stage bootloader providing two files: SPL and u-boot.img. Both two files must be stored into SD card using dd command.

A summary of images with a brief description can be found into the table below:

Image DESK version 3.0.1
Platform SBCX - SBCX560012C2R
Carrier Board ConfigID 0012
LCD panel Ampire 800 x 480 7" LVDS 262K colors (RGB666)
Touchscreen resistive
SPL SPL (Quad / NOR) SPL (DualLite / NAND)
u-boot.img (Quad / NOR) (DualLite / NAND)
Linux kernel uImage
Device tree (QUAD) imx6q-sbcx-cb0012.dtb
Device tree (DualLite) imx6dl-sbcx-cb0012.dtb

DESK-MX6-L 3.0.0[edit | edit source]

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New MVM must be installed for using DESK-MX6-L-3.0.0. The VM is available for download on DAVE's XELK Reserved Area for registered users.

Release notes:

  • Major change to NXP BSP 5.10.35
  • Updated U-Boot and kernel versions
  • Updated Yocto version
  • Updated Qt version

Known Limitations[edit | edit source]

The following table reports the known limitations of this DESK release:

Issue Description
NAND Samsung NAND Model K9F4G08U0D not detected in u-boot
Linux kernel xconfig make xconfig does not work
Linux kernel Ethernet does not work on QUAD SOM module
Yocto Qt5 tslib plugin not present

DESK-MX6-L 1.0.2[edit | edit source]

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New MVM must be installed for using DESK-MX6-L-1.0.0. The VM is available for download on DAVE's XELK Reserved Area for registered users.

Release notes:

  • Updated U-Boot and kernel versions for cb0067 and cb0077 support
  • cb0077 integrates the usage of DWS WiFi add-on module

Downloadable binary images[edit | edit source]

All binary images for DESK-MX6-L are hosted on DAVE Embedded System mirror server. There you can find a sub directory for each version of this development kit.

U-Boot performs 2-stage bootloader providing two files: SPL and u-boot.img. Both two files must be stored into SD card using dd command.

A summary of images with a brief description can be found into the table below:

Image DESK version 1.0.2
Platform SBCX - SBCX560012C2R
Carrier Board ConfigID 0012
LCD panel Ampire 800 x 480 7" LVDS 262K colors (RGB666)
Touchscreen resistive
SPL SPL (Quad / NOR) SPL (DualLite / NAND)
u-boot.img (Quad / NOR) (DualLite / NAND)
Linux kernel uImage
Device tree (Quad) imx6q-sbcx-cb0012.dtb
Device tree (DualLite) imx6dl-sbcx-cb0012.dtb

DESK-MX6-L 1.0.0[edit | edit source]

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New MVM must be installed for using DESK-MX6-L-1.0.0. The VM is available for download on DAVE's XELK Reserved Area for registered users.

Release notes:

  • Major change to NXP BSP 4.14.98
  • Updated U-Boot and kernel versions
  • Updated Yocto version
  • Updated Qt version

Known Limitations[edit | edit source]

The following table reports the known limitations of this DESK release:

Issue Description
NAND Samsung NAND Model K9F4G08U0D not detected in u-boot
Linux kernel xconfig make xconfig does not work

Release types[edit | edit source]

DESK release type can be:

  • Major, when substantial changes are applied to the BSP (eg: major kernel version upgrades) or to the development kit (eg: new features, build system updates, ..). This usually means that a new DVDK is created for the DESK release
  • Maintenance, when minor updates and bug fixes are introduced. This usually means that the DVDK remains the same provided with the previous major version, and only an update of the source tree repositories (and the tftp binaries) is required

As an example, DESK 1.1.0 is a maintenance release, so it provides the DVDK released with the 1.0.0 major release; customers can easily upgrade to the 1.1.0 release by updating the software components as described in Synchronizing git repositories.

Supported platforms[edit | edit source]

The following table reports the supported platforms in this DESK release:

Platform Description
SBC AXEL Single Board Computer using AXEL Lite SOM as Evaluation Kit