We are pleased to announce the Torizon OS 7.1.0 quarterly release for Toradex's System on Modules.

Torizon OS is our operating system that powers Torizon, a DevOps platform that simplifies the development and maintenance of embedded Linux software. Torizon OS is designed to be used out-of-the-box on devices requiring high reliability, allowing you to focus on your application instead of building and maintaining an operating system.

Torizon uses software containers, making it simple to add functionality to your system in a way that is both secure and easy to maintain. Torizon supports hardware acceleration in containers and graphical user interfaces.

Updates and Highlights

Torizon OS

• Distro Updates:
  • Scarthgap set as the default branch on meta-toradex-torizon
  • Instructions on how to upgrade from Torizon 6 to 7 are available
  • Lockbox count limit increased from ~300 to ~4800
  • Remote Access Client data usage when idle is reduced as the application changed from HTTP polling to MQTT on the default Torizon OS configuration
    
• Device Drivers included as a module:
  • Enable the Microchip12-Bit, Quad Digital-to-Analog Converter with EEPROM Memory MCP4728
  • Enable kernel config option for MediaTek MT7921U (USB) support
• Easier evaluation for Aquila AM69:
  • Add Torizon OS Easy Pairing image for Aquila AM69
• Secure boot:
  • BCoT (and implicitly also the ECoT) is available for Verdin AM62
  • Docs updated so users can learn how to build ECoT-signed images
  • A transition path from BCoT to ECoT is possible (public documentation coming soon)
  • Mechanism to programmatically set fuses for HAB/AHAB implemented (support on TCB coming soon)
• Encryption:
  • Data-at-rest encryption with TEZI data partition
• Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed the Apalis iMX8 boot loop that prevented this SoM from being released on 7.0.0
  • Fixed an issue where offline updates failed with the error “could not write content to file“
  • Fixed Easy Pairing high usage of one CPU core
  • Fixed Easy Pairing crashing when provisioning a board to the Torizon Cloud
  • Fixed OS Rollback not working on Verdin AM62 and Aquila AM69
  • Fixed CONFIG_DM_CRYPT missing in Torizon OS 7
  • Fixed Hibernation missing on Auto Provisioning script
  • Fixed Torizon Easy Pair view crashing during the provisioning success
• Updates from BSP 7.1.0:
  • Please also note that Torizon OS is built on top of the Toradex BSP Layers for the Yocto Project. Read the BSP Layers and Reference Images for Yocto Project release news to learn more.

Debian Packages and Containers

• Debian Containers for Torizon:
  • Overall documentation for Torizon 7 has been updated
  • Enable GPU graphics rendering for Verdin AM62 based on the TI AM625 SoC (internal note: the TI AM623 doesn’t have a GPU)
  • Release HW-accelerated Weston for Apalis iMX8 and Colibri iMX8X
  • Qt 6 support on Torizon OS 7 concluded
  • Release HW-accelerated Chromium for NXP downstream devices (iMX8 and iMX95)
  • Enable support for XWayland on iMX8 devices (NXP doesn’t support HW acceleration, therefore it is SW-rendered)
  • Make it possible to pass user parameters when starting Chromium
• Bug fixes:
  • Fixed Weston not working on the native HDMI on Verdin iMX8M Plus
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Qt 6 packages from being installed due to Vulkan compatibility issues on iMX8 SoMs

Upgrade from Torizon OS 6 to 7 possible:

• Upgrade from Torizon OS 6 to Torizon OS 7 using Torizon Remote Updates is now possible.
• To upgrade to Torizon OS 7, all users will need to first upgrade to the latest quarterly release of Torizon OS 6. The workflow looks as follows:
  • Older Torizon OS → Torizon OS 6.8.0 or newer → Bootloader update → Torizon OS 7.1.0 or newer
  • Learn more on the Upgrade Instructions

Upcoming Features

• Fusing at scale for i.MX-based SoMs

Intended Use

The Torizon OS 7.1.0 Quarterly Release is a production-grade release.

Therefore, if you are in production with  TorizonCore 5, Torizon OS 6  or earlier Torizon OS 7 releases, we recommend moving to this quarterly release. Read the details on our Torizon OS Upgrade Notes.

Hardware Support

A quarterly release is a production release, intended to be used in a production environment only with volume products, as long as they are supported by Torizon OS. We run a set of tests to validate them. Learn more about our release types from our Embedded Linux Support Strategy.

• Volume products: Verdin AM62, Verdin iMX8M Plus, Verdin iMX8M Mini, Apalis iMX6, Colibri iMX6ULL 1GB, Colibri iMX6DL, Colibri iMX7D 1GB, and Colibri iMX8
  This release is intended to be used in production on these modules.
• Sample products: Aquila AM69
  Due to the hardware status being “sample”, this release is intended for evaluation and development.

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