Release Notes - 2020 - M10 RDK Reference Platform (RFP)
30th September 31st October 2020
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Revision History
Release No.
Date
Revision Description
1. 0 8 02 Mar Updated Release Information , Release Identification for 2020 M2 Release
Updated Features supported for this sprint and Community tickets addressed
1.1
31 Mar 2020
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
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 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 1.6 1.2 30 April 2020 Updated Release Information, Release Identification for 2020
M4 M8 Release
Updated Features supported for this sprint and Community tickets addressed
- core minimal image support in Turris Omnia target ( REFPLTB-564 ) Yocto-3.1 RDK generic media client image support in R-Pi( REFPLTV-412 ) EMS Refactored to RMS ( REFPLTCAM-11 REFPLTCAM-18 REFPLTCAM-19 REFPLTCAM-20 and REFPLTCAM-2 ) CVR Support in AWS cloud through gstreamer kvs sink ( REFPLTCAM-10 ) RDK Telemetry support in Emulator( REFPLTB-563 ) 1.5 1.3 29 May 2020 Updated Release Information, Release Identification for 2020 M5 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 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 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 1. 5 3 31 July Updated Release Information, Release Identification for 2020 M7 M5 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 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 1.2 1.6 31 Aug 2020 Updated Release Information, Release Identification for 2020
M8 M4 Release
Updated Features supported for this sprint and Community tickets addressed
integration and validation for rdk-generic-camera-image - REFPLTCAM-31( REFPLTCAM-55 , REFPLTCAM-56 , REFPLTCAM-57 , REFPLTCAM-60 ) Telemetry with cron job support - REFPLTB-607 RDKServices on Raspberrypi 's Firebolt Media Client Image - REFPLTV-514 Yocto-3.1 Turris-Omnia Opensync Integration with Plume NOC and MeshAgent Support - REFPLTB-750 Git tagged releases for Turris Omnia on rdk-next branch - Aug_31_08_2020 1.7 30 Sep 2020 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 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
1.8 30 Oct 2020
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This Release Notes document details on for the delivery of version 2020 M9 M10 for the RDK Reference Platform to the RDK Community
Release Feature Information Software and Hardware requirements to build Known limitations Updated Platform Tickets Release Information ...
Below are is the list of release features supporting Turris Omnia, R-Pi, and Emulator platforms.
S.No Feature Device Profile Tickets Remarks
Tickets 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
Resident App graphics UI not rendering enable few of thunder Nano services enable Bluetooth Package config on WPE Framework A new recipe for thunder nano services switcher App not displayed on RPi no WAYLAND_DISPLAY variable required for WPE Framework no Westeros service needed for RDK Service integration RDK Services - no video rendered on RPi controller UI not fully loaded due to OCDM.json syntax error Bluetooth devices not listing in R-Pi Bringing Switcher App as the default UI Strategy to use builds without meta-wpe New Features Supported:
Firmware Control NEW Wifi on Hybrid NEW ResidentApp NEW Cobalt NEW HTMLApp NEW ser NEW
Jiraserver JIRA columns key,summary maximumIssues 20 jqlQuery project = REFPLTV AND targets in (R-Pi, REFPLTV) AND labels in (_rdk_services_integration, _rdk_services_validation, _tdk_rdkservice_validation ) AND labels = 2010sprint order by created DESC serverId 11deff04-0380-3a3d-a916-0849d4e573f7
2 RDK Services on Generic Media Client Emulator RDK-V
Jiraserver JIRA columns key,summary maximumIssues 20 jqlQuery project = REFPLTV AND targets = Emulator AND labels = _rdk_services_integration order by created DESC serverId 11deff04-0380-3a3d-a916-0849d4e573f7
3 Community Tickets R-Pi RDK-V
Jiraserver JIRA columns key,summary maximumIssues 20 jqlQuery project = REFPLTV AND targets = R-Pi AND labels = community_support AND labels = 2010sprint order by created DESC serverId 11deff04-0380-3a3d-a916-0849d4e573f7
4 Yocto 3.1 Migration on rdk-next branch PHASE 1
R-Pi RDK-V
Jiraserver JIRA columns key,summary maximumIssues 20 jqlQuery project = REFPLTV AND Targets = R-Pi AND labels = yocto_dunfell_migration AND labels = 2010sprint order by created DESC serverId 11deff04-0380-3a3d-a916-0849d4e573f7
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2 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
Sync yocto3.1 changes for meta-cmf-broadband 3 Supporting RDK-C on R-Pi 3B+
R-Pi RDK-C Integrated rdk-generic-camera-image for RPI-3 target Validated RDKC media server ( RMS ) functionality in RPI-3 target 4 RDK-V regression on AAMP video playback A change-set fails some critical services on nonroot user mode HLS Playback error with missing GST plugin Verification Regression on masking meta-wpe layer Graphics issue on RefApp when masking meta-wpe layer 5 Community Tickets R-Pi, Turris Omnia and Emulator RDKB , 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
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
6 Community Tickets R-Pi RDK-C Moved Thumbnail and CVR patch file updates from 'meta-rdk-camera' layer into source code Resolved Reboot issue in RPI-0 target REFPLTCAM-2 REFPLTCAM-71 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 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
Host Setup for Yocto 2.2 Morty build - This Link provides the Software and System requirements for Yocto 2.2 (Morty) Build Known Issues and Limitations RDK-V RDK Services
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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 2 3 System Test Plan Results This document contains multiple test cases and test results which are captured after test execution
3 4 Release Notes Release Notes -This document
Technical Support contact ...
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