9. Release Notes

9.1. Language Support

RTI Connext TSS supports FACE TSS C++ APIs.

9.2. Platform Support

9.2.1. Conformant Architectures

RTI Connext TSS is planned to be certified conformant on the platforms in Table 9.1.

Table 9.1 Conformant Architectures
OS	Version	CPU	Compiler	RTI Architecture Abbreviation	Conformance
Deos™ 653	10.3.1	PPC e6500	gcc 7.3.0	ppce6500Deos653-10.3.1gcc7.3.0FACE_SB	SafetyBase
VxWorks® 653	3.0.1.1	PPC e6500	gcc 4.3.3	ppce6500Vx653-3.0.1.1gcc4.3.3FACE_SB	SafetyBase

9.2.2. Demonstrated Architectures

RTI Connext TSS has been demonstrated with Connext DDS Professional on the platforms in Table 9.2 and with Connext DDS Micro on the platforms in Table 9.3.

Table 9.2 Connext DDS Professional - Demonstrated Architectures
OS	Version	CPU	Compiler	RTI Architecture Abbreviation	Conformance
VxWorks 7	SR0660	ARM v8	llvm 10.0.1	armv8Vx7SR0660llvm10.0.1.cortex-a53FACE_GP	GeneralPurpose
	SR0660	ARM v8	llvm 10.0.1	armv8Vx7SR0660llvm10.0.1.cortex-a53_rtpFACE_GP	GeneralPurpose
Linux	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0	x64	gcc 8.5.0	x64Linux4gcc8.5.0FACE_GP	GeneralPurpose
	Ubuntu® 18.04	x64	gcc 7.3.0	x64Linux4gcc7.3.0FACE_GP	GeneralPurpose

Table 9.3 Connext DDS Micro - Demonstrated Architectures
OS	Version	CPU	Compiler	RTI Architecture Abbreviation	Conformance
Deos 653	10.3.1	PPC e6500	gcc 7.3.0	ppce6500Deos653-10.3.1gcc7.3.0FACE_SB	SafetyBase
VxWorks 653	VxWorks 653 3.0.1.1	PPC e6500	gcc 4.3.3	ppce6500Vx653-3.0.1.1gcc4.3.3FACE_SB	SafetyBase
Linux	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0	x64	gcc 8.5.0	x64Linux4gcc8.5.0FACE_GP	GeneralPurpose
	Ubuntu 18.04	x64	gcc 7.3.0	x64Linux4gcc7.3.0FACE_GP	GeneralPurpose
	Ubuntu 18.04	x64	gcc 7.3.0	x64Linux4gcc7.3.0FACE_SB	SafetyBase

9.3. What’s New in 3.1.2

9.3.1. Added support for Deos 653

This release adds support for building the TSS libraries on the DDC-I DESK Console, as well as an example to be built and run on a Deos 653 CPU via OpenArbor.

9.4. What’s Fixed in 3.1.2

9.4.1. Removed build time FACE conformance warning message

In previous releases, when building Connext TSS with Connext DDS Professional for the FACE GeneralPurpose profile, the build system generated the following message:

-- Connext TSS with Connext DDS Pro does not conform with FACE GeneralPurpose Profile in this version.

This message was not accurate and is no longer generated.

[RTI Issue ID FACETSS-1086]

9.4.2. Renamed Cmake architecture files for VxWorks7 to include FACE_GP

The cmake architecture files armv8Vx7SR0660llvm10.0.1.cortex-a53.cmake and armv8Vx7SR0660llvm10.0.1.cortex-a53_rtp.cmake have been renamed to armv8Vx7SR0660llvm10.0.1.cortex-a53FACE_GP.cmake and armv8Vx7SR0660llvm10.0.1.cortex-a53_rtpFACE_GP.cmake, respectively.

[RTI Issue ID FACETSS-1021]

9.4.3. Changed Logging verbosity to be set by command line switches

In this release, logging verbosity is changed by command line switches passed to Cmake while building the TSS Libraries. See the Build libraries section of the Build chapter for more information.

Note

Logging verbosity can only be set at compile time, not at run time.

[RTI Issue ID FACETSS-939]

9.4.4. Fixed double quote characters in command line contexts

In the Porting documentation for this release, instances of double quotation marks (“) in command line contexts have been changed to double quotes (”) to avoid corrupting OpenArbor projects with copied and pasted commands.

[RTI Issue ID FACETSS-729]

9.4.5. Source file types.c is compiled when flag is set to false

In previous releases, the file src/micro/types.c was still compiled and linked with the Connext TSS library when FACE_SEQUENCE_AND_STRING_IMPLEMENTED was set to false.

This issue has been resolved.

[RTI Issue ID FACETSS-905]

9.5. Previous Releases

9.5.1. What’s New in 3.1.1

9.5.1.1. Removed the Static Configuration API

Static configuration has been removed from the TSS code and generated files. Some header files have been removed, hence, this release is incompatible with previous engineering releases. There are changes to the generated files as well; code regeneration is required for this release.

Previous engineering releases included a note that this was being deprecated. Now it is removed.

9.5.1.2. Updated source files to meet RTI and FACE coding standards

The source files have been reformatted to meet the RTI and FACE coding standards.

9.5.1.3. Updated parameter checking and return codes

This release includes updated parameter checking and the associated return codes for the SafetyBase profile.

9.5.2. What’s Fixed in 3.1.1

9.5.2.1. Updated rtiddsgen to meet FACE 3.1 Conformance

A bug in rtiddsgen caused the TypedTS and TypedTS Injectable files to not be generated in the folder structure defined in the spec.

This issue has been resolved. The TypedTS and TypedTS Injectable files will now be created in the correct folder structure.

[RTI Issue ID FACETSS-641]

9.6. Known Issues

9.6.1. Compiler warnings

When building for VxWorks 7 systems with the llvm 10.0.1 compiler (armv8Vx7SR0660llvm10.0.1.cortex-a53_rtp_pro_Release), you may get a ‘CPU macro redefined’ compile warning if -Wmacro-redefined is enabled on the compiler command line. You may also see a -Wreturn-type-c-linkage warning.

These warnings do not affect Connext TSS during runtime.

[RTI Issue ID FACETSS-955]