Release notes for embOS V5.18.3.0 for Renesas RX and IAR RX compiler V4.x and V5.x

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V5.18.3.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V5.18.1.
2. Board support package added for:
   Renesas RX72N EnvisionKit

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V5.18.0.
2. Board support package added for:
   Renesas RTK RX66N.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V5.16.1.

Improvements

1. The embOS thread-safety support also enables interrupt-safety per default whereas in previous versions it was thread-safety only.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V5.14.0.
2. Board support package for Renesas RX65N EnvisionKit added.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V5.12.0.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V5.10.2.

New Features

1. Support for Renesas RXv3 core added.
   embOS comes now with libraries for Renesas RXv3 core.
2. Board support package for Renesas RSKRX66T and RSKRX72T added.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V5.06.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V5.02a.
2. Board support package for Renesas RSK+RX65N evalboard added.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V4.24.
2. Added start project for Renesas RSKRX113.
3. Added Segger SystemView to most projects.
   The Segger SystemView User Guide is available at www.segger.com.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V4.14.
2. Support for embOSView via J-Link added.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V4.10b.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V4.10a.
2. Start project for RX71M added.
   The start project Start_RSKRX71M was build for a RX71M CPU and runs on the Renesas RSKRX71M eval board.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V3.90a.
2. Scheduler modified.
   The scheduler now saves the ACC register during preemptive task switches.
   This allows usage of DSP functions in tasks without restriction.
   Previous versions of embOS for RX required installation and initialization of an extended task context when using DSP functions.
   The compiler option "--save_acc" was added to all all projects to force the compiler to generate the required code to save the accumulator in interrupt routines.
3. Support for Renesas RXv2 core added.
   embOS comes now with libraries for Renesas RXv2 core.
4. Start project for RX64M added.
   The start project Start_RSKRX64M was build for a RX64M CPU and runs on the RSKRX64M eval board.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V3.88g.
2. BSP for YLCDRX63NE eval board added.
   The start project Start_YLCDRX63NE was build for an RX63N CPU and runs on the YLCDRX63NE eval board.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V3.88.
2. BSP for RX100 added.
   The start project RSKRX111 was build for an RX100 CPU and runs on the RSKRX111 eval board.
3. BSP for Glyn EVBRX63N eval board added.
   The start project Start_EVBRX63N was build for an RX63N CPU and runs on the EVBRX63N-light eval board.

New Features

1. Version for IAR workbench V2.40.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V3.86i.

Program corrections

1. Delayed region counter incrementation problem in OS_EnterNestableInterrupt() fixed.
   When embOS was compiled with high optimization the execution of region counter incrementation was delayed in OS_EnterNestableInterrupt().
   This might have caused problems when an interrupt occurred before region counter incrementation was executed completely.
   With embOS V3.86i region counter incrementation is executed in OS_EnterNestableInterrupt() as a call to the function OS_EnterRegionFunc().
   This call can not be optimized away or delayed by the compiler, so entering the critical region is always completed before an interrupt occurs.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V3.86g.

Program corrections

1. embOS libraries for huge memory model corrected.
   The embOS libraries for huge memory model and double precision floating point numbers were compiled with the option for 32bit floating point numbers.
   The problem existed in all previous versions of embOS for RX and are fixed with version 3.86g.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V3.86f.

New Features

1. Update to new IAR workbench V2.40

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V3.86e.
2. BSP for RSKRX63N added.

Program corrections

1. Startup code for RX210 CPUs corrected.
   The previous startup code in the sample projects contained a floating point unit instruction which can not be used with RX210.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V3.86a.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V3.86.
2. BSP for RSKRX62T, RPBRX210, RSKRX210 and YRDKRX63N added.

Program corrections

1. Assembler code segment directive to every assembler module added.
   Additional code segment directive avoids that assembler functions are stored as RAM functions.

Improvements

1. Modified startup code to every start project added.
   Modified startup code initializes the user stack and switches to user stack.
   This is necessary for C++ initilization before OS_InitKern().

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V3.82x.
2. BSP for RSKRX630 added.

New Features

1. Update to new IAR compiler V2.20
   The new EWRX and IAR compiler V2.20 require new librarries because of modified run time models.
   The embOS librarries V3.82n1 are compiled with the new IAR compiler.
2. Thread safe system locking supported.
   The new IAR runtime libraries come with built in hook functions for thread safe system library support. The new embOS version V3.82n1 comes with additional functions which allow usage of the new thread safe system library support.
3. Thread local storage.
   The new IAR runtime libraries come with built functianllyty to support thread local storage for those functions that need thread local staes and variables. The new embOS version V3.82n1 comes with additional functions which allow usage of thread local storage.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V3.82n.
2. Support for RPBRX62N eval board added.
   embOS now comes with a start project for the Renesas Promotion Board RPBRX62N which is prepared to be debugged using the on board J-Link.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V3.82k.
2. Support for RSK+RX62N eval board added.
   embOS now comes with a start project for an RX62N CPU which is prepared to run on the RSK+RX62N eval board.
3. Update to compiler V2.10B.

New Features

1. Support for RX62N added.
   embOS now comes with a start project for an RX62N CPU which is prepared to run on the YRDKRX62N eval board.

Program corrections

1. embOS plugin V6.0.5 fixes display errors under Win7.
   The previous versions of the embOS plugin did not show the about dialog and the settings dialog correctly when running under Windows 7.
   This problem is fixed with version 6.0.5 of the plugin.

New Features

1. embOS plugin V6.0.4.
   The new embOS plugin V6.0.4 now supports the big endian mode of the RX CPU.

New Features

1. Update to the new EW-RX V2.10
   The new IAR Embedded Workbench required modification and recompilation of embOS for RX because of modified calling convention and code models.
2. Support for J-Link RX added.
   embOS now comes with start projects which can be downloaded to target using J-Link RX.

New Features

1. Support of the RSKRX610 starter kit added.
   embOS now comes with start projects for the RSKRX610 starter kit which can be downloaded to target using the E20 emulator.
2. Support for E20 emulator added.
   The new IAR workbench for RX CPUs comes with support for the Renesas E20 emulator.
   embOS now comes with start projects which can be downloaded to target using the E20 emulator.
3. Support for new compiler V1.12A
   The final implementation of RX CPUs required some modifications of the IAR compiler because of modified register usage for some opcodes.
   These modificatons are implemeted in the compiler version 1.12A.
   To run on real hardware, embOS version 3.82b1 or newer, which is compiled with the new IAR compiler version 1.1.2A, is required.

New Features

1. Update to latest embOS generic sources V3.82b.
2. Support for 16 interrupt priority levels added.
   Future devices of the RX600 familiy will support 16 interrupt priority levels.
   The initial version was built for RX610 devices which support 8 interrupt priority levels.
   The version 3.82b of embOS will support interrupt priority levels from 0 to 15 and can be used for all RX devices.

New Features

1. BIG endian targets supported.
   The initial release came with support for little endian ony.
   Version 3.80d1 comes with libraries and a start project configuration for big endian targets.

New Features

1. New calling convention implemented.
   The initial release came with support for an IAR specific calling convention.
   The new compiler since V1.01 supports the RENESAS ABI calling convention which required a new build of embOS for RX.

New Features

1. Initial release for embOS RX IAR.