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code:firmware_versioning_evolution [2024/04/02 08:41] – created Igor Yefmovcode:firmware_versioning_evolution [2024/04/02 08:57] (current) Igor Yefmov
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 |  fx3<103  |''0x09 0x05 0xE3 0x0C''|:::| |  fx3<103  |''0x09 0x05 0xE3 0x0C''|:::|
 |  fx3>=103\\ fpga>=77  |''0x09 0x05 0x3B 0x03''|:::| |  fx3>=103\\ fpga>=77  |''0x09 0x05 0x3B 0x03''|:::|
 +
 +===== Vendor ID =====
 +^Code ^Value ^
 +|1|Cypress|
 +
 +===== Hardware ID =====
 +^Code ^Value ^
 +|1|FX3|
 +
 +===== Product ID =====
 +^Code ^Value ^
 +|1|reserved for Gen 1 camera, a.k.a. "Moon landing"|
 +|2|reserved for Gen 2 camera, a.k.a. "Piggy"|
 +|3|Gen 3 camera (Alpha), a.k.a. "Frankie" (from Frankenstein's Monster)|
 +|4|Gen 3 camera, Production|
 +|5|Gen 4 camera, a.k.a. "Vitreledonella"|
 +|6|Gen 5 camera, either "Square One" or "Studio"|
 +
 +===== Release type =====
 +^ Code ^ Name ^ Meaning ^
 +|0|Private build| Private build for debugging and similar purposes |
 +|1|Alpha| feature-incomplete early development cycle "somewhat stable" build |
 +|2|Beta| feature-complete, but not very stable build (lots of bugs) |
 +|3|Evaluation| Tech preview |
 +|4|Release candidate| feature complete and stable |
 +|5|Release| general availability |
 +|6|Backport| backport of a feature from next gen camera |
 +|7|Emergency bug fix| a critical post-release bugfix |
 +
 +===== Build number =====
 +^Code ^Value ^
 +|#|Increments on each build|
 +
 +
 +====== FPGA Version Info ======
 +The version id is also encoded into the firmware image file name as:
 +<code><VendorID>_<HardwareID>_<ProductID>_<ReleaseType>_<BuildNumber></code>
 +
 +
 +===== Vendor ID =====
 +A ''3''-bit number that represents a vendor of the main computation unit
 +^Code ^Value ^
 +|1|Xilinx (AMD)|
 +|2|Altera (Intel)|
 +
 +===== Hardware ID =====
 +A ''5''-bit number that represents a model from the list in the following table:
 +^%%VendorId%%^Code ^Value ^
 +|1|1|Artix-7 100T|
 +|1|2|Artix-7 200T|
 +|1|3|Artix %%UltraScale+%% XCAU25P|
 +|2|1|Cyclone 10 GX|
 +===== Product ID =====
 +An ''8''-bit number, unique to each product type from the table below:
 +^Code ^Value ^
 +|1|reserved|
 +|2|reserved|
 +|3|Gen 3 camera (Alpha), a.k.a. "Frankie"|
 +|4|Gen 3 camera, Production|
 +|5|Gen 4 camera, a.k.a. “Vitreledonella”|
 +|6|Gen 5 camera, prosumer grade "Square One"|
 +|7|Gen 5 camera, professional grade "Studio"|
 +===== Release type =====
 +Lower ''3'' bits of this ''5''-bit value map to a type of build below, the upper ''2'' bits are reserved for future use and must be ''b00''
 +^Code ^Value ^
 +|0|Private build|
 +|1|Alpha|
 +|2|Beta|
 +|3|Eval/Tech preview|
 +|4|Release candidate|
 +|5|Release|
 +|6|Backport|
 +|7|Emergency bug fix|
 +
 +===== Build number =====
 +''11'' bits of a build number (the range is ''1..2047'')
 +^Code ^Value ^
 +|#|Increments on each build|
  
  

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