We are pleased to announce version 2.1 beta 2 release of the Colibri VF50/VF61 Linux BSPs for our NXP^®/Freescale Vybrid based ARM computer on modules.

This release contains:

• U-Boot 2011.12 boot loader
• Linux 3.0.15 kernel, based on NXP^®/Freescale TWR-VF65GS10 Timesys LinuxLink 2013-07-29
• OpenEmbedded oe-core 2013.06 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment 

The beta 2 release adds initial support, missing features, and bug fixes, notably:

1. U-Boot:

• U-boot universally used for Colibri VF50 as well as VF61.
• Set specific ARM core clock (e.g. 400 vs. 500 MHz) as well as Linux machine id number.

2. Linux Kernel:

• Kernel universally used for Colibri VF50 as well as VF61.
• Fix VESA VGA display timing.
• Add additional display resolutions for manual activation.
• Enable watchdog configuration.
• Implement internal temperature sensor exposed via /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/device/temp1_input.

3. rootfs / oe-core:

• rootfs universally used for Colibri VF50 as well as VF61.