Nuand/bladeRF bladeRF-2014.09-rc1

2014.09-rc1

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This is the first of two release candidates for a 2014-09 release. RC1 consists of the following component versions:

• FPGA bitstream v0.0.5
• FX3 Firmware v1.7.0
• libbladeRF v0.16.0
• bladeRF-cli v0.11.0

This release candidate provides a majority of the functionality scheduled for the 2014.09 release. The remaining functionality, scheduled for RC2 is:

• Metadata/timestamp support for the libbladeRF synchronous interface
• Detection and reporting of incompatible firmware/FPGA versions
• Experimental Cypress driver-based libbladeRF backend for Windows

The above items will add additional items to the libbladeRF API, but will not
introduce any reverse-incompatible changes.

The following items are schedule for deprecation and removal prior to the
2014.09-rc2 release:

• bladeRF-flash utility
  • A majority of the functionality provided in this program now overlaps with bladeRF-cli. This program was used to ease the burden associated with some very early firmware upgrades. However, for firmware upgrade issues, the well-documented bootloader approach is now preferred. This, combined with efforts to have libbladeRF be more explicit about version mismatches, should eliminate any remaining need for this program.
• libbladeRF's BLADERF_FORMAT SC16_Q12 reverse compatibility macro
  • The format is now more appropriately named BLADERF_FORMAT_SC16_Q11. Ensure you've replaced references to the old enumeration value.

Outstanding tasks and known issues, as of RC1, are listed below. Note that not all of these are scheduled for resolution by 2014.09. Please see the milestone and tracker information for more information.

• Pull requests:
  • #270: Markdown-ify the bladeRF-cli interactive help
  • #267: Adjust nios simulation component so it matches the synthesis version
• Bugs:
  • #265: [hdl] Incorect metadata position in the RX Stream
  • #260: [hdl] RX I Samples value 0
  • #255: Avoid obsolete samples in the RX stream
  • #224: Report error code for incompatible version sets
  • #95: Linux kernel/FX3: Not enough bandwidth for altsetting
• Enhancements:
  • #252: [bladeRF-cli] Migrate rx/tx command implementations to libbladeRF's sync i/f
  • #250: [libbladeRF] Implement Cypress API-based backend
  • #240: [libbladeRF] Prefer static assertion over assert() when possible
  • #238: [libbladeRF] Integrate timestamp/metadata support
  • #236: [libbladeRF] API calls for XB-100 required
  • #221: Synchronized Tx/Rx of multiple bladeRFs for MIMO using Mini Expansion Header
  • #219: libbladeRF: bladerf_init_stream parameter order is inconsistent
  • #213: CLI should show sample file information for TX
  • #205: [FX3 Firmware] Code cleanup and potential improvements
  • #200: Reserved addresses for firmware customization
  • #199: Remove magic numbers for GPIO addresses from lms_spi_controller.c
  • #190: [libbladeRF] Refactor bladerf_priv.c
  • #174: Task: Migrate FX3 build to CMake-generated Makefile
  • #166: debian: Auto-download appropriate firmware/FPGA images from nuand.com during install
  • #105: Develop testing guidelines on new releases