Release Notes - 2020 - M10
RDK Reference Platform (RFP)
Version: 1.8
31st October 2020
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Revision History
Release No. | Date | Revision Description |
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| 1.8 | | Broadband Yocto 3.1 Turris Omnia - Synchronizing from topic branches to mainstream branches - Synchronizing yocto 3.1 changes in meta-turris layer - REFPLTB-807
- Git tagged releases for Turris Omnia on rdk-next branch - Oct_30_10_2020
Camera - Validate RDK-C use cases of CVR, Normal thumbnail and firmware upgrade in RPI-3B+ target. - REFPLTCAM-74
- CVR crash issue was fixed - REFPLTCAM-69
- Supported firmware upgrade with both ethernet and wifi Mac - REFPLTCAM-77
- CVR build issue was fixed - REFPLTCAM-76
Video - Firmware Control service on HYB and MC images
- Wifi service enabled for HYB images
- Yocto 3.1 Migration on rdk-next build - Phase 1
- Parsing errors were resolved and RPi specific changes are merged
- Supporting Jenkins team to merge Comcast migration changes into rdk-next
- meta-wpe layer removal - Supported all images including RefApp image where video and graphics issue fixed
- RMF Streamer crash was fixed
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| 1.7 | | - Support rdk-generic-camera-image for RPI-3 target - REFPLTCAM-67
- Validate RMS Feature in RPI3 B+ - REFPLTCAM-75
- Upstream patches in `meta-rdk-camera` - REFPLTCAM-2
- After initial bootup RPI-0 target not up on reboot. - REFPLTCAM-71
- Graphics and Video rendering issue resolved on RPi for RDK Service integration - REFPLTV-597, REFPLTV-594
- Bluetooth RDK service enabled for both MediaClient and Hybrid Gateway - REFPLTV-610
- RDK Services on RPi Generic MediaClient
- RDK Services on RPi Generic Hybrid Gateway
- Yocto 3.1 Turris Omnia - Synchronizing from topic branches to mainstream branches - REFPLTB-808
- Git tagged releases for Turris Omnia on rdk-next branch - Sep_30_09_2020_RDKB_Gateway
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| 1.6 | | Updated Release Information, Release Identification for 2020 M8 Release Updated Features supported for this sprint and Community tickets addressed |
| 1.5 | | Updated Release Information, Release Identification for 2020 M7 Release Updated Features supported for this sprint and Community tickets addressed - Integarted SNMP module in RDKB stack in RPI - REFPLTB-714
- RDKB Emulator hal refactoring - REFPLTB-758
- Online / Offline status of connected devices on RDKB in R-Pi - REFPLTB-622
- Fixed high priority run-time/build time issues: Yocto 3.1 RDK MediaClient Generic Image - REFPLTV-474
- Validation and fixes for runtime issues for Yocto 3.1 RDK Hybrid Generic image - REFPLTV-473
- Integrate yocto3.1 for rdk-generic-camera-image - REFPLTCAM-31
- Yocto 3.1 dunfell RDKB build for Turris Omnia: Brought all RDKB feature that are available in rdk-next build - REFPLTB-566
- Git tagged release build(rdk-next) for Turris omnia - REFPLTB-680
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| 1.4 | | Updated Release Information, Release Identification for 2020 M6 Release Updated Features supported for this sprint and Community tickets addressed - Firmware upgrade through XCONF server in Turris Omnia Platform - REFPLTB-665
- Added RDKM logo support in UI page and corresponding syndication DM parameters also updated with respect to emulator - REFPLTB-623
- Added Firmware Upgrade with http protocol support in rpi platform - REFPLTB-659
- Supported Normal Thumbnail feature for RPI-0 Device - REFPLTCAM-15
- Validation and fixes for various runtime/build time failures for rdk-generic-mediaclient-image - REFPLTV-474
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| 1.3 | | Updated Release Information, Release Identification for 2020 M5 Release Updated Features supported for this sprint and Community tickets addressed - vc4graphics and v4l2 enabled for RDK Hybrid Thunder image on RPI platform to resolve MPEG TS streams playback issue - REFPLTV-433
- RDK Generic Hybrid image support on RPI platform from yocto 3.1 manifest - REFPLTV-473
- RDK Generic Mediaclient image support on RPI platform from yocto 3.1 fixing Issues - REFPLTV-474
- Yocto - 3.1 support in Turris Omnia Target - RDK Broadband generic gateway image - REFPLTB-566
- Implementated the hal-dhcpv4c api's for successfully fetching of Device.DHCPv4.Client.{i} data model tree - REFPLTB-635
- Supported Firmware Upgrade with XConf server for RDK-C - REFPLTCAM-21
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| 1.2 | | Updated Release Information, Release Identification for 2020 M4 Release Updated Features supported for this sprint and Community tickets addressed |
1.1 | | Updated Release Information, Release Identification for 2020 M3 Release Updated Features supported for this sprint and Community tickets addressed Updated Known Issues and Limitations for |
1.0 | | Updated Release Information, Release Identification for 2020 M2 Release Updated Features supported for this sprint and Community tickets addressed |
Contents
Introduction
This Release Notes document details for the delivery of version 2020 M10 for the RDK Reference Platform to the RDK Community
- Release Feature Information
- Software and Hardware requirements to build
- Known limitations
- Updated Platform Tickets
Below is the list of release features supporting Turris Omnia, R-Pi, and Emulator platforms.
| S.No | Feature | Device | Profile | Tickets | Remarks |
| 1 | RDK Services on
Generic Media Client and
Generic Media Hybrid gateway
New Features Supported - Firmware Control NEW
- Wifi on Hybrid NEW
| R-Pi | RDK-V | |
| 2 | RDK Services on
Generic Media Client | Emulator | RDK-V | |
| 3 | Community Tickets | R-Pi | RDK-V | |
| 4 | Yocto 3.1 Migration on rdk-next branch PHASE 1 | R-Pi | RDK-V | |
| 5 | Yocto 3.1 Turris Omnia - Synchronizing Yocto 3.1 changes from topic to mainstream branches | Turris-Omnia | RDKB | | - Synchronizing yocto 3.1 changes in meta-turris layer
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| 6 | Community Tickets | R-Pi, Turris Omnia and Emulator | RDKB | | - DHCP lease resync patch application for ext-src build
- [TDK] [AUTO] [EMU] Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.1.SSIDReference and Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.2.SSIDReference are not performing a proper set
- RPI-B Hostapd not starting on recent change 44638
- RPI-B Hostapd not starting on rdk-next with recent change 44673/44689
- RPI-B Hostapd not starting on rdk-next with recent change 44689
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| 7 | Supporting RDK-C on R-Pi 3B+ | R-Pi | RDK-C | | - Validated RDK-C use cases of CVR, Normal thumbnail and firmware upgrade in RPI-3B+ target.
- Resolved CVR core bump issue
- Supported firmware upgrade with both ethernet and wifi Mac .
- CVR build issue was fixed
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Hardware and Software Requirements
Broadband
Supported software and hardware
- Preferred 2.4GHZ WIFI adapter for Emulator: Tenda 150Mbps Wireless PICO USB Adapter with RT5370 chipset (W311MI) (or)
Preferred 2.4GHZ WIFI adapter for Emulator: TP-Link AC1200 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (Archer T4U) - Preferred 5GHZ WIFI adapter for Emulator/RPI: TP-Link AC1200 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (Archer T4U)
- Preferred xfinity-wifi 2.4GHZ WIFI adapter for RPI: TP-LINK TL-WN823N 300Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter
- New dongle - Ultra-fast 1300 (867+400) mbps wireless speed with 802.11ac
- Turris Omnia Target for Wi-Fi Extender functionality
- USB to Ethernet
- Desktop PCs
- 8 GB SD-Card
Video
Hardware Requirements
- Raspberrypi 3 Model B+ - 1 No.
- Power Supply (Output: 5V 2A) - 1 No.
- HDMI Supported TV - 1 No.
- HDMI cable - 1 No.
- Micro SD Card - 1 No.
- Card Reader - 1 No.
- Keyboard - 1 No.
System Requirements
Known Issues and Limitations
Video
Yocto 3.1 Migration on rdk-next build
- Comcast migration changes are landed to the rdk-next branch of RDK-Community repositories which has a Compliance issue that blocks to merge into it
- Community can make use of yocto 3.1 build only after merging of Comcast migration changes and the phase-2 changes
RDK Services
- OK button action not performed on Bluetooth remote
- UI on TV output is not displayed when the box without an Internet connection
- On-Screen console displaying on the UI screen transitions
Project Documentation
Below is the list of supporting documents that are part of the release
| 1 | Build Instructions | Video | The wiki links provided here give the Linux commands to setup Yocto Project build framework's workspace and to generate RDK images. |
| 2 | User Manual | Camera Broadband Video | The user manual consists of a procedure to test the particular feature also covers Environment setup, Executing the System, and Troubleshooting steps |
| 3 | System Test Plan Results | | This document contains multiple test cases and test results which are captured after test execution |
| 4 | Release Notes | | Release Notes -This document |
