Release 2018.09¶

This is the seventh release of the embARC Open Software Platform, release 2018.09.

Tool Support¶

Main new features * Support for new ARC IoT Development Kit (IoTDK) platform
Device HAL updates * Support for ARC Data Fusion and Sensor and Control Subsystem drivers and corresponding wrappers (under device/ip/subsystem) * Support for DesignWare I2S driver * Support for UART-BLE module RN4020 * Support for IMU sensor module MPU9250
ARC HAL updates * Bugs fixes
Board support updates * Support for new ARC IoT Development Kit (IoTDK platform)
Middleware updates * No update
OS updates * No update
Examples update * Add new examples for RN420 and MPU9250 modules
Documentation updates
Bug fixes
FOSS notice update

Please refer to the doc folder in the release zip file and Getting Started.

This release has changed a lot in device layer, with the peripheral layer introduced, many examples which rely on old peripheral drivers in emsk will not be compatible with new embARC OSP, please modify it.
Make version >=4.0 is not supported. Please use make version 3.81 or 3.82
For Wifi applications, the Digilent pmod Wifi with Microchip part MRF24WG0MA should be used. Pmods built with MRF24WB0MA have been shown to experience problems and are NOT supported.
Please don’t put embARC source code too deep in your directory, because some examples can’t be compiled due to too long command line not supported in Windows.
Since brand new device hal API is upgraded, your application that use the old device hal API need to be upgraded.
Secureshield library need MPU hardware module on EMSK, check your hardware configuration of EMSK before using it.
Please use the recommended tool versions for metaware and arc gnu.
For ARC GNU, an utility called tcftool from Metaware toolset is required for tcf build support. You can get it from Metaware Lite and copy it to ARC GNU’s folder such as C:/arc_gnu/bin/.