Encoding and decoding H.264 without VPU
There are SoCs such as i.MX6UL and i.MX7D that do not have VPU to accelerate video encoding or decoding. However, there are GStreamer plugins capable of enco...
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The Linux L4.1.15_2.0.0_GA release
The Linux L4.1.15_2.0.0 GA release is available on www.nxp.com.
WaRP7 Linux Kernel status including upstream
We have been working to code and upstream as much WaRP7 features as we can. Currently we are working on a 3 different Linux Kernel source code repositories, ...
How to decrease boot time on iMX6
This tutorial shows how to decrease boot time on a NXP i.MX6 Sabre SD using Falcon mode. The Kernel used is the 4.8 linux stable version.
WaRP7 user guide v1_2 released
A new release of the WaRP7 user guide has been made available on the WaRP7 GitHub repository.
Running Netflix on iMX6 Android Marshmallow
This post explains how to setup Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and install Netflix on i.MX6 boards. It covers all the required steps to prepare a android SD card,...
Avoiding binder issue on android pre-built image
When working with pre-built Android images you may face the binder issue, this post shows a workaround to avoid this error by changing to a non-secure boot. ...
VPU H.264 transcoding streamer
This article shows how to use the i.MX6DL/Q to transcode and stream videos on 1080i/p @ 24fps and 720p @ 30fps. For this test, we used one i.MX6DL as server ...
Booting i.MX6 under one second
I’m running the NXP i.MX6Q SDB using U-Boot Falcon mode to reduce booting time. I currently managed to boot a complete Linux image up to the login prompt in ...
WaRP7 supported on Yocto Project by meta-fsl-arm-extra
WaRP7 is supported in Yocto Project since Krogoth, but now it uses the kernel from linux-warp7 by default. Of course, it’s also available on master branch.