Toradex » News http://blog.toradex.com Webblog of toradex.com Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:36:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en Linux Image V1.0 Beta 5 for Colibri T20 is Available http://blog.toradex.com/2012/01/27/linux-image-v10-beta-5-for-colibri-t20-is-available/ http://blog.toradex.com/2012/01/27/linux-image-v10-beta-5-for-colibri-t20-is-available/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:15:49 +0000 scr http://blog.toradex.com/?p=914 Toradex released version V1.0 Beta 5 of the Colibri T20 Linux BSP containing:

- U-Boot 2011.06 boot loader (http://gitorious.org/colibri-t20-embedded-linux-bsp)
- Linux 2.6.36.2 kernel
- OpenEmbedded 2011.03 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment

You can download this version from our server:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/Linux/Images/

Changes in this version:
- spidev driver on default SPI pins (SPI4) without explicit pull-up/downs
- GMI with multiplexed nPWE and RDnWR
- note about certain conflicting GPIO/pin usage on other carrier boards (e.g. MECS Tellurium and Protea)
- improved display/video performance, now capable of doing dual full HD video decode
- Ethernet detection fault fix
- MMC/SD and NAND performance optimisation, optionally support 8-bit SDHCI on HSMMC controller (requires custom carrier board)
- framebuffer console support
- USB raw HID device support enabled in kernel configuration (for easy Toradex Oak connection)
- updated ASIX driver to version 4.2.0 (Sep. 19, 2011)
- custom Ethernet MAC Address handling (see asix_mac kernel command line argument)
- performance optimisations
- Tegra internal RTC support (in addition to PMIC plus board level I2C RTC)
- machine ID changed to official Colibri T20 one formerly called Tegra 2 (http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/machines/list.php?id=3323)
- U-Boot supporting environment storage in NAND flash, Ethernet, MMC/SD cards, NAND flash, RAM size auto detection, serial console, Toradex Colibri configuration block and USB storage as host
- serial number and board revision handling (see /proc/cpuinfo)
- LXDE

]]> http://blog.toradex.com/2012/01/27/linux-image-v10-beta-5-for-colibri-t20-is-available/feed/ Colibri PXA Windows CE Images and BSP V4.0 are Available http://blog.toradex.com/2012/01/17/colibri-pxa-windows-ce-images-and-bsp-v40-are-available/ http://blog.toradex.com/2012/01/17/colibri-pxa-windows-ce-images-and-bsp-v40-are-available/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:43:33 +0000 scr http://blog.toradex.com/?p=910 Toradex just released the version 4.0 of the Colibri PXA Windows CE 5 and CE 6 image and BSP.
The version is identical to the previous beta version V4.0beta1.
This version contains:
- A critical bootloader bugfix for Colibri PXA310 modules.
- Performance improvements for rotated screens.
- New features for bootloader and especially the bootloader kit.
- Bugfixes for serial driver, FlashDisk driver, Ethernet driver, and other bugfixes.

Windows CE change log:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/PXA_Image_ChangeLog.txt
Bootloader change log:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/PXA_Bootloader_ChangeLog.txt

Bootloader and Windows CE binaries:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/PXA_Bootloader&Image_4.0.zip

BSP Windows CE 5:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/BSP/CE5/PXA_BSP_CE5_4.0.zip
BSP Windows CE 6:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/BSP/CE6/PXA_BSP_CE6_4.0.zip

Workspace files and Bootloader Kit are available on request.

]]> http://blog.toradex.com/2012/01/17/colibri-pxa-windows-ce-images-and-bsp-v40-are-available/feed/ Colibri PXA Windows CE Images and BSP V4.0beta1 are Available http://blog.toradex.com/2011/12/09/colibri-pxa-windows-ce-images-and-bsp-v40beta1-are-available/ http://blog.toradex.com/2011/12/09/colibri-pxa-windows-ce-images-and-bsp-v40beta1-are-available/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:12:52 +0000 scr http://blog.toradex.com/?p=903 Toradex just released the version 4.0beta1 of the Colibri PXA Windows CE 5 and CE 6 image and BSP.
This version contains:
- A critical bootloader bugfix for Colibri PXA310 modules.
- Performance improvements for rotated screens.
- New features for bootloader and especially the bootloader kit.
- Bugfixes for serial driver, FlashDisk driver, Ethernet driver, and other bugfixes.

Windows CE change log:
 http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/Betas/PXA_Image_ChangeLog.txt
Bootloader change log:
 http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/Betas/PXA_Bootloader_ChangeLog.txt
 
Bootloader and Windows CE binaries:
 http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/Betas/PXA_Bootloader&Image_4.0beta1.zip
 
BSP Windows CE 5:
 http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/BSP/CE5/Betas/PXA_BSP_CE5_4.0beta1.zip
BSP Windows CE 6:
 http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/BSP/CE6/Betas/PXA_BSP_CE6_4.0beta1.zip
 
Workspace files and Bootloader Kit are available on request.

]]> http://blog.toradex.com/2011/12/09/colibri-pxa-windows-ce-images-and-bsp-v40beta1-are-available/feed/ Toradex shows the fastest known booting to a fully fledged graphical operating system in 480 milliseconds http://blog.toradex.com/2011/12/01/milliseconds-fastest-cold-booting-fully-fledged-graphical-operating-system/ http://blog.toradex.com/2011/12/01/milliseconds-fastest-cold-booting-fully-fledged-graphical-operating-system/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:10:39 +0000 vur http://blog.toradex.com/?p=896 The demonstration shows an instant boot demo on a Colibri T20 featuring the NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor. The module boots into a WinCE 7 start up application in 800 milliseconds. The demo features full USB support, Touch support, 2D and 3D accelerated openGL and a total shell commander to browse the flash file system or execute programs. The low power system runs off a 9.6V Battery on a 7” TFT Display.

For more information, watch the Toradex Colibri T20 Instant Boot Demo

]]> http://blog.toradex.com/2011/12/01/milliseconds-fastest-cold-booting-fully-fledged-graphical-operating-system/feed/ How to flash Linux and WIN CE images to the Colibri T20 http://blog.toradex.com/2011/10/04/how-to-flash-linux-and-win-ce-images-to-the-colibri-t20/ http://blog.toradex.com/2011/10/04/how-to-flash-linux-and-win-ce-images-to-the-colibri-t20/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:56:40 +0000 admin http://blog.toradex.com/?p=867 See how quick and easy it is to flash a new image to the Colibri T20 computer module.

Featuring the NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 Dual Core the highly miniaturized low power module boots from either a WIN CE or a Toradex Linux Beta image.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBZJPzQCi1w&fmt=18

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]]> http://blog.toradex.com/2011/10/04/how-to-flash-linux-and-win-ce-images-to-the-colibri-t20/feed/ Colibri T20 Linux Image V1.0 Beta 4 Online http://blog.toradex.com/2011/09/26/colibri-t20-tegra-linux-image-computer-module/ http://blog.toradex.com/2011/09/26/colibri-t20-tegra-linux-image-computer-module/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:20:55 +0000 vur http://blog.toradex.com/?p=857 Toradex just released the latest Linux Image V1.0 Beta 4 for the Colibri T20 with NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2.

Main Changes:

- GPIOConfig Toradex GPIO configuration tool V1.0 Beta 1

- optimised NAND timings

- 18-bit AC97 audio capture

- optional 18-bit audio playback

- USB webcam support

- optional webcam OpenCV integration

- optional boot from MMC/SD card support

- optional silent Fastboot

- optional MECS Tellurium display and USB hub support

Get the release notes and the binary image here:

http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/Linux/Images/

Find the know-how on our wiki here:

http://wiki.toradex.com/index.php/Linux_(Colibri_T20)_-_Know_How

The Source Code is available from here:

https://gitorious.org/colibri-t20-embedded-linux-bsp/colibri_t20-linux-kernel

]]> http://blog.toradex.com/2011/09/26/colibri-t20-tegra-linux-image-computer-module/feed/ Colibri T20 Linux Image V1.0 beta 3 online http://blog.toradex.com/2011/08/09/colibri-t20-linux-image-v10-beta-3-online/ http://blog.toradex.com/2011/08/09/colibri-t20-linux-image-v10-beta-3-online/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 01:36:05 +0000 lad http://blog.toradex.com/?p=786 Toradex just released the latest Linux Image V1.0 beta 3 for the Colibri T20 with NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2

Main Changes:

  • New default settings for the LCD interface (VGA) 640×480@60Hz
  • Kernel support for paging of anonymous memory (swap)
  • Software EDID support
  • 16-bit color support
Get the change log and the binary image here:

The Source Code is available from here:
]]> http://blog.toradex.com/2011/08/09/colibri-t20-linux-image-v10-beta-3-online/feed/ New Colibri T20 Linux image and kernel source available http://blog.toradex.com/2011/07/27/new-colibri-t20-linux-image-and-kernel-source-available/ http://blog.toradex.com/2011/07/27/new-colibri-t20-linux-image-and-kernel-source-available/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:55:20 +0000 admin http://blog.toradex.com/?p=783 Toradex just released theT20 Linux Image V1.0 Beta 2. The new image and the kernel source are available now. You can find the related files and the changelog with more information here:

http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/Linux/Images/

https://gitorious.org/colibri-t20-embedded-linux-bsp/

The major new feature is:

  • audio playback via WM9715L AC97 codec through the headphone jack.

The concerning updated in the Toradex Wiki can be found at:

http://wiki.toradex.com/index.php/Linux_(Colibri_T20)_-_Know_How#Audio

]]> http://blog.toradex.com/2011/07/27/new-colibri-t20-linux-image-and-kernel-source-available/feed/ PXA availability confirmed until 2017/2018 http://blog.toradex.com/2011/07/19/marvell-pxa-processor-availability-2017-2018/ http://blog.toradex.com/2011/07/19/marvell-pxa-processor-availability-2017-2018/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:08:31 +0000 admin http://blog.toradex.com/?p=772 Marvell has confirmed the availability of its widely used PXA processor range until at least 2017.

Toradex is therefore pleased to confirm the availability of its popular Colibri PXA module family until one year after Marvell’s last time ship, which is at present 2018.

]]> http://blog.toradex.com/2011/07/19/marvell-pxa-processor-availability-2017-2018/feed/ New Colibri T20 beta Images available http://blog.toradex.com/2011/07/15/new-colibri-t20-beta-images-available/ http://blog.toradex.com/2011/07/15/new-colibri-t20-beta-images-available/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:37:00 +0000 lad http://blog.toradex.com/?p=768 Toradex just released beta 5 of the Colibri T20 Windows CE 6 and Compact 7 image and BSP.

Some of the new featuers are:

  • faster boot time
  • faster USB drivers on Compact 7
  • customizable LCD timings

You find the files and the changelog with more information here:

http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/Betas/

The BSP can you download form here:

http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/Betas/

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