Blog from May, 2018

Note: The latest rdkb iteration addresses licensing issues so users are advised to move to the latest iteration.

• rdkb-20180426 Emulator Test Report (Gerrit)
• rdkb-20180426 RaspberryPi Test Report (Gerrit)
• RDKB-20180426 Emulator Broadband License Manifest Report
• RDKB-20180426 RPi Broadband License Manifest Report

Note: For the Gerrit links, you need to log in before you will be able to see the contents.

A detailed changelog since the last iteration rdkb-20180325 can be found here.

Baseline

Highlights since rdkb-20180325

• Components updated:

  • meta-cmf-bsp-emulator, meta-rdk-asp, meta-rdk-bsp-emulator, meta-cmf, meta-cmf-broadband, meta-cmf-raspberrypi, meta-rdk, meta-rdk-broadband, meta-rdk-ext, crashupload, rdk_logger, rdm, CcspCommonLibrary, CcspHomeSecurity, CcspLMLite, CcspMoCA, CcspPandM, CcspPsm, CcspSnmpPa, CcspTr069Pa, CcspWifiAgent, GwProvApp, GwProvApp-ePON, TestAndDiagnostic, Utopia, Xconf, hal, halinterface, hotspot, sysint, webui, rdkb/devices/intel-x86-pc/emulator/sysint, rdkb/devices/raspberrypi/hal, rdkb/devices/rdkbemu/ccsp/rdkb, tools/tdk, tools/tdk-advanced, tools/tdkb

• Patches:

  • Separate patch files for the open-source OE layers are no longer maintained. Instead, mirrors of the OE layers used by RDK are maintained at CMF, containing rdk branches that contain the patches already applied. The RDK build scripts and recipes now all use these instead of the previous patches.

• Community contributions:

  • A detailed changelog since the last iteration rdkb-20180325 can be found here.

  
  

Getting the code

Note: The manifests repository is only available to RDK licensees.

$ mkdir rdkb
$ cd rdkb
$ repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -m rdkb.xml -b rdkb-20180426
$ repo sync -j4 --no-clone-bundle

• The -m rdkb.xml in the build sequence above is important. If this is not specified, you will get an RDK-V tree by default.
• The -b rdkb-20180426 in the build sequence above specifies the branch to use.
• If you omit the -b rdkb-20180426 entirely, you will get the master (HEAD) of each component.
• At any time, the community can build latest master by dropping the -b rdkb-20180426 option in the repo init command.

Building for the emulator

$ source meta-cmf-bsp-emulator/setup-environment (select qemux86broadband)
$ bitbake rdk-generic-broadband-image

The image path will be: build-qemux86broadband/tmp/deploy/images/qemux86broadband/rdk-generic-broadband-image-qemux86broadband.vmdk

To build TDK, follow the steps as for a normal build, above, but use the following bitbake command:

$ bitbake rdk-generic-broadband-tdk-image

The image path will be: build-qemux86broadband/tmp/deploy/images/qemux86broadband/rdk-generic-broadband-tdk-image-qemux86broadband.vmdk

TDK documentation is available here: release M57

Running the emulator

1. Start VirtualBox.
2. Click New -> Enter name -> Select type Linux -> Select version Other Linux (32 bit) -> Click Next
3. Select Memory size - 512MB -> Click Next
4. Select option Use an existing virtual hard drive -> Select the built image above -> Click Create
5. Once the VM has been created, select the new image and click Settings -> Network -> Select Attached to: 'Bridged Adapter' -> Click Ok
6. Click Start. This will bring up the emulator with the initial splash screen

Building for RaspberryPi

$ mkdir <workspace dir>
$ cd <workspace dir>
$ repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -m rdkb.xml -b rdkb-20180426-rpi
$ repo sync -j4 --no-clone-bundle
$ source meta-cmf-raspberrypi/setup-environment

Select option raspberrypi-rdk-broadband.conf

$ bitbake rdk-generic-broadband-image

Note. The kernel Image and root filesystem will be created under the ./tmp/deploy/images/raspberrypi-rdk-broadband folder

Running on the RaspberryPi

Please see RDK Broadband (RaspberryPi)

Documentation for RDK-B on RaspberryPi

RDK Broadband (RaspberryPi)

RaspberryPi Sanity Testing

Sanity tests include:

• Wifi 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz hotspot testing.
• Login, menu navigation, parameter modification, e.g. Wifi SSID/password change and re-connection, changing admin password.

Known Issues

Known issues are detailed here.

Note: The latest rdkv iteration addresses licensing issues so users are advised to move to the latest iteration.

• rdkv-20180426 Component Manifest
• rdkv-20180426 RDK Yocto User Guide
• rdkv-20180426 XI3v2 Test Report (Gerrit)
• rdkv-20180426 XG1v3 Test Report (Gerrit)
• rdkv-20180426 qemux86-mediaclient Test Report (Gerrit)
• rdkv-20180426 qemux86-hybrid Test Report (Gerrit)
• rdkv-20180426 rpi-mediaclient Test Report (Gerrit)
• rdkv-20180426 rpi-hybrid Test Report (Gerrit)
• RDKV-20180426 Emulator Hybrid License Manifest Report
• RDKV-20180426 Emulator Client License Manifest Report
• RDKV-20180426 RPi Hybrid License Manifest Report
• RDKV-20180426 RPi Media Client License Manifest Report

Note: For the Gerrit links, you need to log in before you will be able to see the contents.

A detailed changelog since the last iteration rdkv-20180328 can be found here.

Baseline

Highlights since rdkv-20180328

• Components updated:

  • meta-cmf-bsp-emulator, meta-rdk-asp, meta-rdk-bsp-emulator, aamp, dvr, gst-plugins-rdk, mediaframework, meta-cmf, meta-cmf-raspberrypi, meta-cmf-video, meta-rdk, meta-rdk-ext, meta-rdk-video, recorder, tr69, westeros, podManager, devices/raspberrypi/gst-plugins-rdk/playersinkbin, devices/raspberrypi/tdk, bluetooth, bluetooth_mgr, crashupload, devicesettings, diagnostics, hwselftest, iarmmgrs, injectedbundle, mocahal, netmonitor, netsrvmgr, rdk_logger, rdkbrowser2, rdm, rmf_mediastreamer, servicemanager, storagemanager, iarm_query_powerstate, iarm_set_powerstate, key_simulator, rdklogctrl, sysint, tr69hostif, wifi, xupnp, rdk/devices/intel-x86-pc/emulator/servicemanager, rdk/devices/intel-x86-pc/emulator/sysint, rdk/devices/raspberrypi/iarmmgrs, tools/tdk, tools/tdk-advanced

• Patches:

  • Separate patch files for the open-source OE layers are no longer maintained. Instead, mirrors of the OE layers used by RDK are maintained at CMF, containing rdk branches that contain the patches already applied. The RDK build scripts and recipes now all use these instead of the previous patches.

• Community contributions:

  • A detailed changelog since the last iteration rdkv-20180328 can be found here.

Build System

• Reference platform build testing performed with podManager enabled.
• All builds (emulator and reference platforms) now use rdk-oe (Yocto).
• The old build_framework system is no longer supported.
• rdk/components/generic/injectedbundle cannot be built by the community because of a dependency on AVE.

Root Filesystem uncompressed image size

Root Filesystem image size data for the XG1v3 and XI3v2 platforms can be found here.

Getting the code

Note: The manifests repository is only available to RDK licensees.

$ mkdir rdkv
$ cd rdkv
$ repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -m rdkv.xml -b rdkv-20180426
$ repo sync -j4 --no-clone-bundle

• The -m rdkv.xml in the build sequence above is important. If this is not specified, you will get an RDK-V tree by default.
• The -b rdkv-20180426 in the build sequence above specifies the branch to use.
• If you omit the -b rdkv-20180426 entirely, you will get the master (HEAD) of each component.
• At any time, the community can build latest master by dropping the -b rdkv-20180426 option in the repo init command.

Building for the emulator

$ source meta-cmf/setup-environment

Select the option number for the required build (Hybrid: qemux86hyb; Media Client: qemux86mc).

Initiate the build using either of the following commands, depending on the desired device:

$ bitbake rdk-generic-hybrid-image or
$ bitbake rdk-generic-mediaclient-image

Upon a successful build, the rootfs (in vmdk format) is available at:

$ {HOME}/emulator/build-qemux86hyb/tmp/deploy/images/qemux86hyb or
$ {HOME}/emulator/build-qemux86mc/tmp/deploy/images/qemux86mc

Building for RaspberryPi MediaClient

$ mkdir <workspace dir>
$ cd <workspace dir>
$ repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -m rdkv.xml -b rdkv-20180426-rpi
$ repo sync -j4 --no-clone-bundle
$ source meta-cmf-raspberrypi/setup-environment

Select option raspberrypi-rdk-mc.conf

$ bitbake rdk-generic-mediaclient-wpe-image

Note. The kernel Image and root filesystem will be created under the ./tmp/deploy/images/raspberrypi-rdk-mc folder

Building for RaspberryPi Hybrid

$ mkdir <workspace dir>
$ cd <workspace dir>
$ repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -m rdkv.xml -b rdkv-20180426-rpi
$ repo sync -j4 --no-clone-bundle
$ source meta-cmf-raspberrypi/setup-environment

Select option raspberrypi-rdk-hybrid.conf

$ bitbake rdk-generic-hybrid-wpe-image

Note. The kernel Image and root filesystem will be created under the ./tmp/deploy/images/raspberrypi-rdk-hybrid folder

Documentation for RDK-V on RaspberryPi

Media Gateway Hybrid (RaspberryPi)

Media Client (RaspberryPi)

RaspberryPi Sanity Testing

Sanity tests include:

• Playing video from YouTube using WPELauncher.
• Playing video from local source using gst-play.
• Streaming from hybrid to media client using rmfApp.

Known Issues

Known issues are detailed here.