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Overview

 RDK-8 is based on RDK-E layered architecture where layers can be independently built, tested and delivered. 

The different layers in RDK8 are Vendor, Middleware and Image Assembler.

Each layer can be built separately to provide versioned binaries.

In RDK8 there are some key differences to RDK 7

• There is no separate OSS layer
  • Instead the OSS Consumption Model is used where open source packages are built as part of the vendor and middleware layers.
• There is no separate Application layer
  • All applications are now BOLT DAC applications and are built and signed separately to the RDK yocto build.
  • RDKShell is no longer used for Application management functionalities instead the RDK AppManagers framework is used.
•  Each layer can be built separately to provide versioned binaries. Each of these layers contain components necessary to build that layer. 

For more information on the RDK 8 architecture please see <TODO>

Image Assembler serves as the final build which consumes the binary deliverables in form of IPK's from the vendor and middleware layers.

RDK8 Branch, Tags and Changelog Info

This section provides links to the layer RPI 4 manifests repos and meta layers it also documents and links to the TAGS used in the RDK8-1.0.0 release

Layer Manifest and Meta Layers

OSS Layer

The OSS Layer is common across all RDK-M platforms

Middleware Layers

The following are the meta and manifest layers that constitute the RDK-E middleware

Application Layers

The Application Dev Layer is common across all RDK-M platforms

Bolt Applications

In RDK-8 there is no application layer but the release was tested with the following bolt application versions

Host Setup & Build Instructions

TODO

RPI 4 RDK 8 Prebuilt Image

TODO

Flashing Instructions

TODO

Licenses

The following tabs contain a document of all the licenses in each of the layer builds for the RPI 4 platform:

Test Coverage and Test Reports

RPI RDK8 test results are available at the following location: TODO

TDK Version used for RDK8 certification is TODO

Known Issues

All the known issues that are part of this release for this platform are available in RDK JIRA