CL-SOM-iMX7 Freescale i.MX7 Linux - Feed

10-May-2020, CL-SOM-iMX7 / IOT-GATE-iMX7 / SBC-IOT-iMX7 BSP release 6.3

Linux kernel v4.14.98-cl-som-imx7-6.3 for CL-SOM-iMX7 / IOT-GATE-iMX7 / SBC-IOT-iMX7 updates

- Switch to hci_ll Bluetooth driver

- Build in CHIPIDEA USB driver

Userspace updates:

- Deploy new kernel, driver modules and device tree blobs

- Deploy new Container compatible kernel and driver modules

- Deploy Linux headers

- Disable btenable service no longer required

Documentation

- Updated multiple articles to comply with the new Linux Package

16-Feb-2020, CL-SOM-iMX7 / IOT-GATE-iMX7 / SBC-IOT-iMX7 BSP release 6.1

Linux kernel v4.14.98-cl-som-imx7-6.1 for CL-SOM-iMX7 / IOT-GATE-iMX7 / SBC-IOT-iMX7 updates

- Deploy new kernel, driver modules and device tree blobs

Userspace updates:

- Upgrade to Debian buster 10

Automatic Installation System

- Update to version 2.0.1

Documentation

- Updated multiple articles to comply with the new Linux Package

11-Dec-2018, CL-SOM-iMX7 / IOT-GATE-iMX7 / SBC-IOT-iMX7 BSP release 5.1

Linux kernel v4.9.11-cl-som-imx7-5.1 for CL-SOM-iMX7 / IOT-GATE-iMX7 / SBC-IOT-iMX7 updates

- Update Bluetooth driver - Texas Instruments recommendation

- Update LVDS driver - added device tree support

Userspace updates:

- Upgrade to Debian stretch 9.5

- Modify the desktop environment to Xfce

Documentation

- Updated multiple articles to comply with the new Linux Package

27-Mar-2018, CL-SOM-iMX7 / IOT-GATE-iMX7 / SBC-IOT-iMX7 Linux release 5.0

Linux kernel v4.9.11-cl-som-imx7-5.0 for CL-SOM-iMX7 / IOT-GATE-iMX7 / SBC-IOT-iMX7 updates

- Deploy new kernel, driver modules and device tree blobs

- Added RS485 Half Duplex

Userspace updates:

- Update eeprom-util to version 3.0.0

- Update boot loader firmware environment configuration for Linux (/etc/fw_env.config)

Automatic Installation System

- Update to version 2.0.0

Documentation

- Updated multiple articles to comply with the new Linux Package

17-Sep-2017, CL-SOM-iMX7 Linux release 4.0

Linux kernel v4.1.15-cl-som-imx7-4.0 for CL-SOM-iMX7 updates

- Added support for LVDS

- Added support for MIPI CSI camera

- Added support for Cortex-M4 Core Platform

- Added support for SIM7100E cellular modem

- Fixed PCIe reset

- Enabled various config options

Userspace updates:

- Deploy new kernel, driver modules and device tree blobs

- Install various packaged, e.g. pciutils, can-utils, wvdial and etc.

Automatic Installation System

- Improved Automatic Installation Procedure

- Add support for installing on NAND flash

Documentation

- Updated multiple articles to comply with the new Linux package

12-Jul-2017, CL-SOM-iMX7 Linux documentation release

Documentation

- Added CL-SOM-iMX7: Linux: Manual Installation: Destination: NAND article describing the CL-SOM-iMX7 Linux NAND installation

27-Apr-2017, CL-SOM-iMX7 Linux release

Linux kernel v4.1.15-cl-som-imx7-3.1 for CL-SOM-iMX7 updates

- Added support for watchdog WD1

- Enable Freescale Layerscape PCIe controller driver instead of Freescale i.MX6 PCIe controller driver

- Enable Intel Wireless WiFi driver (iwlwifi)

- Enable various config options

Userspace updates:

- Add iwlwifi-6000g2* firmware

- Change the hostname to "cl-debian"

- Deploy new kernel, driver modules and device tree blobs

Automatic Installation System

- Improved Automatic Installation Procedure

Documentation

- Updated multiple articles to comply with the new Linux package

06-Sep-2016, CL-SOM-iMX7 Linux release

Linux kernel v4.1.15-cl-som-imx7-2.1 for CL-SOM-iMX7 updates

- Added support for additional audio bit rates: 11.025 kHz, 22.050 kHz, 44.100 kHz, 88.200 kHz

Automatic Installation System

- Improved Automatic Installation Procedure

Documentation

- Updated multiple articles to comply with the new Linux package

30-Jun-2016, CL-SOM-iMX7 Linux release

Linux kernel v4.1.15-cl-som-imx7-2.0 for CL-SOM-iMX7 updates

- Added Analog Audio support

- Added WiLink8 Bluetooth support

- Added CAN bus support

- Fixed WiFi issue

Documentation

- Updated multiple articles to comply with the new Linux package

05-May-2016, CL-SOM-iMX7 Linux release

Linux kernel v3.14.52-cl-som-imx7-1.1 for CL-SOM-iMX7 updates

- Add DVI support

- Add WiLink8 WiFi support

- Add PCIe support

- Fix FEC2 PHY reset issue

- Add Automatic Installation Script

Documentation

- Updated multiple articles to comply with the new Linux package

01-Mar-2016, CL-SOM-iMX7 Linux release

Initial release of Linux kernel v3.14.52-cl-som-imx7-1.0 and Debian 8 Linux Demo image for CL-SOM-iMX7

- Basic support for the CL-SOM-iMX7 module

- Serial console support on UART1

- Green LED

- MMC/SD, eMMC, USB, I2C, SPI

- Storage: NAND, SPI flash, MMC/SD, USB

- Freescale Ethernet Controller (FEC)

- TSC2046 resistive touch panel controller support

- HannStar HSD050IDW1/Startek KD050C-1A LCD panel support

- EM3027 RTC support

Documentation

- Initial Linux documentation for CL-SOM-iMX7 support