We are pleased to announce the Toradex BSP Layers and Reference Images for Yocto Project 7.0.0 quarterly release.

This is the first regular release for the Toradex BSP Layers and Reference Images for Yocto Project  7 series. According to our Embedded Linux Lifecycle and Releases,  the 6 series has transitioned from active to maintenance, and Toradex BSP Layers and Reference Images for Yocto Project  7 is the only currently active series.

Updates and Highlights

• Yocto Project update: Upgrade to Yocto Project 5.0 (Scarthgap): Our Toradex BSP Layers and Reference Images for Yocto Project  now leverages the latest Long Term Support (LTS) version of the Yocto Project, Scarthgap 5.0
• Linux Kernel update to 6.6
  • For NXP^® i.MX 6/7 SoMs, the BSP was updated to the Toradex v6.6.53 based on Mainline Linux Kernel 6.6 from kernel.org
    
  • For NXP^® i.MX 8 SoMs, the BSP was updated to Toradex v6.6.23 based on NXP BSP L6.6.23_2.0.0
  • For TI AM-based SoMs, the BSP was updated toToradex v6.6.32 based on TI Release '10.00.08'
• Improve support for read-only rootfs
• Improve Verdin AM62 support: Select dynamically the maximum CPU speed during boot
• Upstream images:
  • Verdin iMX8M Mini
  • Verdin iMX8M Plus (Experimental)
  • Verdin AM62 (Experimental)

Hardware Support

• Volume products: Verdin AM62, Verdin iMX8M Plus, Apalis iMX6, Apalis iMX8, Colibri iMX6, Colibri iMX6ULL, Colibri iMX7, Colibri iMX8X, and Verdin iMX8M Mini
  This release is intended to be used in production for these modules.
• Early Access products: Aquila AM69
  
  

You can learn more about the software support in the roadmap for Apalis iMX8, Colibri iMX8X, Verdin iMX8M Plus, Verdin iMX8M Mini, Verdin AM62, and Aquila AM69.

Quarterly releases are production releases. We run a set of tests to validate them. Learn more about our release types from our Embedded Linux Support Strategy.

For more updates on this, see our Release Details.

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