cs3dm6467 Codec Server 1.00.00.01 Release Notes

July 09, 2010

Summary:

NAME

cs3dm6467

VERSION

1.00.00.01

PLATFORM(S) SUPPORTED

DM6467

USE CASE(S)

General purpose audio/video/speech/image
encode/decode codec server with NON TSPA Codecs

SERVER PACKAGE

cs3dm6467_1_00_00_01

SERVER START ADDRESS

0x8BA00000

SERVER END ADDRESS

0x8FFFFFFF

TOTAL SERVER SIZE

70 Mbytes

The following release notes are applicable to the cs3dm6467 codec server.

The release notes are divided into the following sections:

License Information

Releases

Installation

Building the Codec Server

Upgrade and Compatibility Information

Device Support

Known Issues

Codec, Test Environment, Use Case Test Result Details

Technical Support and Contact Information

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LICENSE INFORMATION

·        The codec server is meant for internal use only; the license is still “TBD”. Please do not distribute the codec server externally.

 

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RELEASES

  • The most recent release 1.00.00.01 provides the following codecs.

The following codec algorithms are included.

Feature

Codec name

Supported Featuresû

Version Integrated

Audio Decoding

Aachedec

High efficiency

1.30.01

Speech Decoding

g711dec

U-Law, A-Law

1.12.00

Speech Encoding

g711enc

U-Law, A-Law

1.12.00

Video Decoding

h2641080p60vdec

1080p60 h264 base profile video decoder with name change to support co-existence with 1080p h264 Main profile/high profile video decoder

1.20.00.14

Video Decoding

h264dec

1080p main profile/high profile h264 video decoder

1.10.04

Video Encoding

h264enc

720p h264 base profile video encoder

1.20.02

Video Decoding

mpeg2dec

1080p Main profile mpeg2 video decoder with de-blocking and de-ringing support

1.10.00.09

Video Encoding

h264fhdvenc

H264 1080p30 Base Profile Encoder

1.10.02.03

Video Encoding

mpeg4enc

Advanced Simple Profile mpeg4 encoder

1.00.00.05

Video Decoding

mpeg4dec

Advanced Simple Profile mpeg4 decoder

1.00.00.09

Image Encoder

jpegenc

JPEG Baseline Profile Encoder

2.00.01.00

Image Decoder

jpegdec

JPEG Progressive Support Decoder

2.00.01.01

Mp3 decoder

mp3dec

Mp3 decoding

1.31.01

AC3 decoder

dolbyac3

Dolby decoding

1.20.002

AAC HE Encoder

Aacheenc

AAC Encoder HE mode

1.20.005

û Please refer to the individual codec data sheets located under /codecs for more details (e.g., cs3dm6467_1_00_xx_xx\packages\ti\sdo\codecs\jpegdec\docs)

 

This codec server is built on top of cs2dm6467 for mp3dec, dolbyac3dec and aacheenc codecs. There is no performance evaluation done for these three codecs. The detailed performance results for other codecs can be located in the cs3dm6467_master_build_specification.xls(Note1) master build sheet. Please refer to “DSP Codec Server Performance Summary” section documented under the “cs3dm6467_data_sheet.htm (Note1)” data sheet for the codec server performance summary table.

 

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INSTALLATION

This codec server installation produces the following structure.

 

The directory structure is as follows:

Cs3dm6467_1_00_00_xx

 |----------- packages

 |----------- cs3dm6467_release_notes.htm

 |----------- config.bld

 |----------- Makefile

 |----------- package.xdc

 

packages directory is a place holder for the codecs, servers.

config.bld file specifies the compiler tools path and target platform.

Makefile is the ‘make’ utility file to build the codecs and server.

 

packages contains the following directory structure

 


 

ti

|----------- sdo

|----------- codecs

|----------- server

 

codecs directory is the place holder for all the codecs that the codec server supports.

server contains the following directory structure

 

|----------- cs

       |----------- bin

       |----------- docs

 

The bin directory gets populated with the codec server binary cs.x64P, when building the codec server. The released version already contains the pre-built DSP binary under this directory.

The docs directory contains the following files.

o         cs3dm6467_software_license_agreement.txt          - license document for the codec server (TBD)

o         logocorp.gif                                                                                                                                - Texas Instruments Logo

o         cs3dm6467_master_build_specification.xls                                                                                  - Codec Server Master Build Sheet

o         cs3dm6467_software_manifest.pdf                                                                                              - Codec Server Software manifest document

o         cs3dm6467_data_sheet.htm                                                                                                       - Data Sheet describing the link to the generated server data sheet and links to the codec documents.

The “cs” directory contains the following files.

o         codec.cfg                      - Codec Configuration files for the codec server

o         server.cfg                      - Codec Server Configuration files

o         server.tcf                       - Codec Server tconf script for the DSP binary

o         main.c                          - Codec Server source main file

o         link.cmd                        - Any additions to the linker command files should be placed here

o         memmap.tci                  - The codec server memory map

o         package.bld                   - RTSC package file

o         package.xdc                  - RTSC package file

o         package.xs                   - RTSC package file

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BUILDING THE CODEC SERVER 

·        Follow these steps to build the codec server.

o         If the environment variables are defined using ..\Rules.make

1.       goto cs3dm6467_1_00_xx directory

2.       type make clean or gmake clean, to make sure any metadata and server executables are cleaned.

3.       type make or gmake under the cs3dm6467_1_00_xx directory (make sure that the path includes the GNU make).

o         If the environment variables are not defined using ..\Rules.make

1.       Please make sure you set or export all the environment variables mentioned in the sample csRules.mak for Linux/Windows environment before executing step 2 mentioned as below.

2.       goto cs3dm6467_1_00_xx directory

3.       type make clean or gmake clean, to make sure any metadata and server executables are cleaned

4.       type make or gmake under the cs3dm6467_1_00_xx directory (make sure that the path includes the GNU make).

  

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UPGRADE AND COMPATIBILITY INFORMATION

This product's version follows a version format, M.m.p.b, where M is a single digit Major number, m is single digit minor number, p is a single digit patch number and b is the build number.

 

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DEVICE SUPPORT

This release supports the following device families:

  • DM6467

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KNOWN ISSUES

Sl.No.

SDOCM ID

Description

Issues/Workaround

1

SDOCM00059735

The g711enc and g711dec RTSC packages share a common symbol (mentioned below). When a codec server is built with both the libraries, the below warning is seen.

Warning 1 >> package/cfg/bin/cs_x64P.xdl, line 313: warning: multiple definitions of SECTION named '.const:_G711_TII_CODER_version'

This does not impact any functionality of G711. This can be safely ignored.

2

SDOCM00064706

Warnings while compiling Codecs (h264) fhd with hd due to duplicate section names or due to non–existent section in their lnk

This did not impact h264 encoder or decoder functionality. This is targeted to be fixed in next codec server releases.

4

SDOCM00071347

Dvtb jpeg decode, resolution=1280x720,scale_factor=4,output_chromaformat=rgb, generates degraded image.

 

No workaround identified. This same version of the codec has been deployed in older DVSDK releases (2.x) and there have not been any customer issues reported. This issue is tracked by the codec team and may be fixed in a future codec release.

 

 

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CODEC, TEST ENVIRONMENT AND USE CASE TEST RESULT DETAILS

Please refer to the excel sheet cs3dm6467_master_build_specification.xls(Note1) for versions of the list of multimedia codecs integrated in the codec server, test environment and the use cases for which the server is designed.

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Send an e-mail to support@ti.com or contact local TI Field Application Engineer for any support on cs3dm6467.

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SPECIAL NOTES

Note1

The following links referred in this document will not function properly, when this document is not opened from the cs3dm6467_1_00_00_xx installation directory.

·        cs3dm6467_master_build_specification.xls

·        cs3dm6467_data_sheet.htm

·        License Agreement

·        Top level “Texas Instruments logo” picture will not appear

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