Release Notes 2.0.0 Print

 

Overview

This is the FreeRTOS BSP (Board Support Package) and the development environment for the STM32H7 System-On-Module (SOM) and Starter Kit, release 2.0.0.

Hardware Platform

Refer to the the following page for detailed information on the hardware items included in the Starter Kit: STM32H7 SOM Starter Kit.

Release Images

Release images for this software release can be downloaded from the following location:
freertos-stm32h7-2.0.0.tgz (requires registration and login).

Setting Up Kit and Development Host

Refer to the the following page for detailed information on how to build and use this software release: STM32H7 SOM Software.

Supported Features

The following list provides a summary of the features and capabilities of this release of the STM32H7 BSP:

  • U-Boot firmware:
    • U-Boot v 2019.04-rc3;
    • Serial console command interface with various setup, test and maintenance commands;
    • Environment variables allowing customisation of a unit;
    • Sophisticated RTOS auto-boot sequence;
    • Partitioning and management of external Flash;
    • Initial installation of RTOS images to external Flash.
  • FreeRTOS:
    • FreeRTOS v.10.3.1;
    • STM32CubeH7 v1.11.0 HAL;
    • Device drivers for key I/O interfaces of the STM32H7 SOM.
  • Development environment:
    • Linux-hosted cross-development environment.

Software Manifest

Repo Link Hash Tag
STM32Cube H7 https://gitlab.com/emcraft/STM32H7/STM32CubeH7.git 1d0a86a2 emcraft-h7-2.0.0
U-Boot STM32H7 https://gitlab.com/emcraft/STM32H7/u-boot-upstream.git 5445b387 emcraft-h7-2.0.0

New Functionality

Release 2.0.0 New Functionality

The following is a summary of the changes in Release 2.0.0, as compared to Release 1.1.0:

Issue Key Summary
RM6593 Update FreeRTOS to latest supported version; Implement corresponding changes to device drivers

Release 1.1.0 New Functionality

The following is a summary of the changes in Release 1.1.0, as compared to Release 1.0.0 (Beta release):

Issue Key Summary
RM6589 Productise FreeRTOS BSP and software workflows