codecs-omapl138 Codec Server 04.00.00.00 Release Notes

September 10, 2010

Summary:

NAME

codecs-omapl38

VERSION

04.00.00.00

PLATFORM(S) SUPPORTED

OMAPL138

USE CASE(S)

General purpose audio/video/speech/image
encode/decode codec server

SERVER PACKAGE

codecs-omapl138_04_00_00_00

SERVER START ADDRESS

0xc3200000

SERVER END ADDRESS

0xc4000000

TOTAL SERVER SIZE

14 Mbytes

The following release notes are applicable to the codecs-omapl138 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 bound to the TSPA License Agreement(Note1)

 

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RELEASES

 

  • The most recent release 4.00.00.00 provides the following.

New features

Built server package with wizard included in codec_engine_2_26_01_09

Updated mpeg2dec and aachedec codecs

Versioning aligned among platforms

 

  • The most recent release 1.10.00.04 provides the following.

This is the “BETA” release of the codec server

New features

Built server package with wizard included in codec_engine_2_25_05_16

Updated DMAN3 in server.cfg

 

  • The most recent release 1.10.00.03 provides the following.

This is the “EA” release of the codec server

New features

Updated DMAN3 structure in  server.cfg

 

 

The detailed performance results for this release can be located in the codecs-omapl138_master_build_specification.xls(Note1) master build sheet. Please refer to “DSP Codec Server Performance Summary” section documented under the “codecs-omapl138_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:

codecs-omapl138_4_xx_xx_xx

 |----------- packages

 |----------- codecs-omapl138_release_notes.htm

 |----------- config.bld

 |----------- Makefile

 |----------- Makefile.ce.genserver

 |----------- ti_sdo_server_cs_wizard.svrwiz

 

 

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.

Makefile.ce.genserver  is the ‘make’ utility file to run the codec server wizard genserver.

ti_sdo_server_cs_wizard.svrwiz includes the xml server wizard configuration used to build the 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.

TILAW-209991-v5 FORM_TSPA_Source_and_Object_Code_Software_License_Agreement.txt          -TSPA license document for the codec server

logocorp.gif                                                                                                                                - Texas Instruments Logo

codecs-omapl138_master_build_specification.xls                                                                                - Codec Server Master Build Sheet

codecs-omapl138_software_manifest.pdf                                                                                       - Codec Server Software manifest document

codecs-omapl138_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.

codec.cfg                      - Codec Configuration files for the codec server

server.cfg                      - Codec Server Configuration files

memmap.tci                 - Codec Server memory map

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

main.c                          - Codec Server source main file

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

package.bld                   - RTSC package file

package.xdc                  - RTSC package file

package.xs                   - RTSC package file

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BUILDING THE CODEC SERVER 

Follow these steps to build the codec server.

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

Go to ti_dvsdk_omapl138-evm_4_xx_xx_xx directory

type make codecs_clean, to make sure any metadata and server executables are cleaned.

type make codecs

  

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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:

  • OMAPL138

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KNOWN ISSUES

       1) cs1omapl138_master_build_specification.xls not updated.

       2) producttable.xml not udpated

 

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CODEC, TEST ENVIRONMENT AND USE CASE TEST RESULT DETAILS

Please refer to the excel sheet cs1omapl138_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 cs1omapl138.

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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 cs1omapl138_1_00_xx installation directory.

cs1omapl138_master_build_specification.xls

cs1omapl138_data_sheet.htm

TSPA License Agreement

Top level “Texas Instruments logo” picture will not appear

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