In message <61132c6c55.rcomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
A Rawnsley <rcomp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We're pleased to announce the release of ARMX6 OS Update 7. It is now
available for download from the usual ARMX6 users' download site.
This release combines four strands of development, and we hope there's
something for everyone in OS update 7:
Performance increases due to improved memory/cache handling.
The new OS shows roughly 15% performance increase in RAM/cache
tests.
USB audio support. The new ROM includes support for Isochronous
USB devices such as USB audio hardware. At present this
requires additional software to utilise (unlike HDMI audio), so
we'd recommend a visit to http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/software
A side benefit of this work is that USB seems generally more
robust, and so occasional oddities observed with previous OS
versions do not seem to occur on this one.
Improved JPEG handling. Many applications use the OS JPEG
handling routines for rapid display. These were previously
restricted in terms of what they could handle (eg. some recent
format JPEGs wouldn't work). The new OS version includes much
better support for a wide variety of JPEGs, in line with current
JPEG specs.
Super-high quality audio playback over HDMI. ARMX6 is now able
to play back up to 192khz audio via HDMI, for maximum quality.
You'll probably need to connect to suitable audio hardware (eg.
AV amp) to take advantage of this, but it is now possible.
Needless to say, there are also a selection of bug fixes and general
improvements across the whole OS, so this is well worth downloading and
installing.
New ARMX6s sold at the Wakefield show will naturally contain OS Update 7
"out of the box".
