PC6-TANGO

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  Release Notes

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  Release Notes for Phoenix UEFI/BIOS Firmware on EKF PC6-TANGO
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  This file describes changes, extensions and bug fixes made in Phoenix UEFI/BIOS
  for EKF PC6-TANGO. For any further questions contact EKF at:
  Email : support@ekf.de
  Internet : www.ekf.com

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  2024-01-09: UEFI/BIOS production release, Build #154

  – Updated PMC firmware to version 03.21.00

  – Updated CPU microcode to version 72 (0x48) for Apollo Lake E39xx D0 stepping

  – Updated CPU microcode to version 40 (0x28) for Apollo Lake E39xx F1 stepping

  – Fixed that BIOS Setup must be called at least once before a legacy OS boot (DOS, FreeDOS, etc.) can happen

  – Boot Option ROMs, located in EEPROM of Marvell PCI SATA Controller (9170 or 9230), are now disabled by default
  Setup (F2): Advanced -> SATA Configuration -> Option ROM Support for Marvell 9170
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled
  Setup (F2): Advanced -> SATA Configuration -> Option ROM Support for Marvell 9230
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled

  – Modified feature “Skip UEFI Variable Write”
  Setup (F2): Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> Skip UEFI Non-Volatile Variable Write
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled
  Note the setting of this option is now disregarded when in BIOS Setup.
  Setup option which controls “skip write of volatile variables” is removed.

  – Updated EFI Shell tool ‘EkfPci’

  – Flash red LED GP (100 ms) to indicate end of DXE phase

  – Changed RTC default date to 2024-01-01

  – Modified and extended custom specific defaults

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  2023-09-29: UEFI/BIOS production release, Build #152

  – Small modifications and extensions to prepare for custom specific defaults

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  2023-09-22: UEFI/BIOS production release, Build #150

  – Changed PCI Express default speed for all CompactPCI PlusIO slots to GEN1

  – Improved TPM device detection

  – Added support for TPM device change from fTPM to dTPM (if available) via Setup
  Setup (F2): Advanced -> Security Configuration -> Select TPM device
  Available options: Disabled, dTPM 2.0, fTPM (Default)

  – Current active TPM device is shown here:
  Setup (F2): Advanced -> Security -> Current detected/selected TPM Device

  – Corrected board specific strings in certain Setup nodes

  – Updated Setup nodes in Main -> System Information

  – Added control modes for red LED GP in front panel
  Setup (F2): Advanced -> Debug Configuration -> Select mode of red LED GP
  Available options: Default (Default), Disabled, Mode 2

  – Added feature to skip UEFI variable write
  Setup (F2): Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> Select Mode of ‘Skip UEFI Variable Write’
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Mode 1 (NV var), Mode 2 (V var), Mode 3 (both types)

  – Updated EFI Shell tool ‘EkfPci’

  – Updated EFI Shell tool ‘EkfReset’

  – Updated EFI Shell tool ‘EkfDateTime’

  – Now only Standard SMBIOS data is shown in EFI Shell tool ‘smbiosview’

  – Setup node ‘System Date’ is now represented in ISO 8601 format
  Setup [F2]: Main -> System Date

  – Converted ambiguous date format in EFI Shell and throughout the UEFI/BIOS to international date format according to ISO 8601

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  2023-07-07: UEFI/BIOS production release, Build #146

  – Added feature which issues an authentification prompt on call to Boot Menu
  Setup [F2]: Security -> Authentification Prompt on Boot Menu
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled

  – Added feature which issues an authentification prompt on call to EFI Shell
  Setup [F2]: Security -> Authentification Prompt on EFI Shell
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled

  – Added full support for boards with missing, empty or weak battery
  Appropriate RTC and CMOS error messages can be suppressed by this Setup node
  Setup (F2): Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> Ignore Battery Error
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled

  – Added feature to simulate an empty or missing battery
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> Debug Configuration -> Simulate empty Battery
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Mode [1-4]

  – Added workaround if a Qualcomm device with PCI Vendor ID 0x168C and unexpected PCI device ID 0xABCD is detected
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> PCI Configuration -> Workaround for Qualcomm PCI device
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> PCI Configuration -> Select max number of retries
  Available options: Range 1-50, Default = 5
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> PCI Configuration -> Select Reset Type
  Available options: Cold Reset (Default), Warm Reset

  – Added EKF EFI Shell command EkfPci (alias: epci, p)
  Displays PCI devices one line per device. Shows PCI device configuration space in hex and decoded.

  – Added EKF EFI Shell command EkfDmpStore (alias: eds)
  Displays UEFI variables one line per variable. Additionally manages UEFI variables.

  – Added EKF EFI Shell command EkfReset (alias: erst)
  Reset, Shutdown or Restart system. Special option supports a timed controlled Restart.

  – Added EKF EFI Shell command EkfDateTime (alias: edt)
  Shows date and time in ISO 8601 format. Useful in EFI Shell scripts.

  – Added eight more background colors for EFI Shell command cls

  – Increased number of UEFI Shell screen history pages from 3 to 20

  – Added support for “Warm Reset” for EFI Shell command reset

  – Setup item “Select OS Reset Mode” now only used for ACPI/OS Reset mode
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> Board Configuration -> Select OS Reset Mode
  Available options: Cold Reset (Default), Warm Reset

  – Changed RTC default date to 2023-01-01

  – Fixed missing GPIO initialization

  – Removed Secure Boot double Setup items

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  2022-11-02: UEFI/BIOS production release, Build #144

  – When jumper J-GP is inserted during boot additionally load default boot list

  – Added Setup node to allow to perform a delay after every PostCode
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> Debug Options -> Delay after every PostCode
  Available options: Disabled (Default), 1 ms, 2 ms, 5 ms, 10 ms, 20 ms, 50 ms

  – Added Setup node to allow to perform a delay after entering UEFI DXE phase
  Setup [F2]: Advanced –> Miscellaneous Configuration –> Delay after first DXE Task
  Available options: Disabled (Default), 0.5s, 1s, 1.5s, 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s
  An appropriate delay can be used to improve the detection of attached graphic devices (e.g. KVM adapter).

  – Moved Setup node “Kernel Debugger Enable” to Setup [F2]: Advanced -> Debug Options

  – Restructured SMBIOS menu

  – Switched off red blinking GP LED immediately after system start

  – 16 Bit Postcodes written to Port 80/81 (instead of 8 Bit Postcode to Port 80 only)

  – Updated IGD Video BIOS to version 1016, EKF subversion 3

  – Added Boot Option ‘System Reboot’
  This feature is used to automatically reboot the system if all boot options above ‘System Reboot’ finished

  – TCO timer set to “No Reboot”

  – PTT FPF is now permanently Enabled

  – TPM items now shown in Security Page

  – Changed RTC default date to 2022-01-01

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  2020-10-09: UEFI/BIOS production release, Build #142

  – Integrated new Phoenix code base

  – Updated GOP driver to version 10.0.1039

  – Updated CPU microcode to version 30 (0x1E)

  – Updated TXE firmware to version 3.1.70.2334

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  2020-08-11: UEFI/BIOS production release, Build #140

  – Added Setup node to remove “Windows Boot Manager”
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Boot Features -> Remove Windows Boot Manager
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled
  If this option is set to Enabled the “Windows Boot Manager” boot option is always removed from Setup menu “Boot”

  – Added Setup option to control default boot list
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Boot Features -> Always load default boot list
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled

  – Grayed out Marvell SATA Boot support in UEFI/BIOS when entered in User Mode
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Advanced -> SATA Configuration -> Marvell SATA Configuration

  – Enabled visibility of password hints for supervisor and user in UEFI Setup
  Setup [F2]: Security -> Supervisor/User Hint String

  – Added POST message when EKF GP Jumper (J-GP) was set at system start

  – Added SHA256 checksum file generation of UEFI/BIOS output binary

  – Fixed bug in UEFI error manager

  – Updated Setup form USB Configuration
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Advanced -> USB configuration
  Added details of physical USB routing, reordered nodes and removed SEtup nodes for unused USB ports.

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  2020-01-28: UEFI/BIOS production release, Build 130

  – Integrated new Phoenix code base 4.0.1.779

  – Added support for UEFI network stack (PXE network boot)
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Advanced -> Network Configuration -> UEFI Network Stack
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled

  – Added support for external graphics cards in pre OS phase
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Advanced -> Graphics Configuration -> Primary Display Selection
  Available options: Intel GD (Default), PCI/PCIe

  – Added option to disable Intel integrated graphics device
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Advanced -> Graphics Configuration -> Intel Graphics Device (IGD)
  Available options: Enabled (Default), Disabled

  – Disabled PWM PCIe device
  This PCIe device of Apollo Lake SOC is not used by EKF hardware (Bus:0x00, Device:0x1A, Function:0x00)

  – Updated CSE to newest version
  This version primary fixes a security issue in the Intel TXE implementation of fTPM 2.0

  – Added UEFI boot support for Marvell SATA controller
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Advanced -> SATA Configuration -> Marvell SATA Configuration -> Marvell SATA Boot support
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled

  – Disabled LPSS UART #1 by default (this UART is used for debugging only)
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Advanced -> UART Configuration -> LPSS UART #1 Support
  Available options: Disabled (Default), PCI Mode, ACPI Mode
  Notice this default value differs from previous UEFI/BIOS releases!

  – Fixed a crash when too much PCI bridges (> 40) were detected in the system

  – Fixed a crash when “edit” or “hexedit” was executed in UEFI Shell

  – Updated type of enclosure in SMBIOS (Type 3) to “CompactPCI”

  – Updated alias of I2C speed mode (1 MHz) to “Fast Mode Plus”

  – Created new UEFI section for SD card configuration
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Advanced -> SD Card Configuration
  Options for SD Card were listed under Main -> Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration before.

  – Created new UEFI section for eMMC configuration
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Advanced -> eMMC Configuration
  Options for eMMC were listed under Main -> Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration before.

  – Moved Setup option PCI Express Native Control to Main -> Advanced -> PCI Express Configuration
  This option was listed under Main -> Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration before.

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  2019-10-30: UEFI/BIOS production release, Build 120

  – Integrated new Phoenix code base 4.0.1.745 and 4.0.1.765

  – Added Setup option Boot Priority
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Boot Features -> Boot Priority
  Available options: UEFI First (Default), Legacy First

  – Implemented Secure Boot feature and added EKF and Microsoft certificates as defaults
  Setup [F2]: Security -> Secure Boot Configuration
  For further information read fwinfo.txt please

  – Added Setup node which selects timeout after the UEFI Boot Manager invokes a Boot Option
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Boot Features -> Select Timeout for Boot Option
  Available options: Disabled (Default), 5s, 10s, 20s, 30s, 45s, 1min, 2min, 5min, 10min, 30min

  – Added new Setup node Ignore Battery Error
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled
  Set this to Enabled if you use the CPU board without a battery or a Gold-Cap

  – Added Setup node to configure startup delay after system reset
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> Execute Delay after Reset
  Available options: Disabled, 100ms (Default), 250ms, 500ms, 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s
  The delay possibly solves power-up or reset issues of certain devices

  – Now all UEFI/BIOS settings/nodes will be reset to default values by jumper GP (J-GP)

  – Enabled access to UEFI/BIOS Setup even if UEFI Boot is set to Disabled

  – Enabled both DisplayPorts on pre-OS phase if UEFI Boot was selected in UEFI/BIOS Setup

  – Grayed out all configuration options in UEFI/BIOS Setup if Setup entered in User Mode

  – Enabled wake from standby/suspend (S3) by user action on USB keyboard or mouse

  – Added Setup node to enable/disable sleep state S3 (Suspend to RAM) support
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> Suspend to RAM (S3) Support
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled
  Notice this default value differs from previous UEFI/BIOS releases!

  – Added Setup node to enable/disable sleep state S4 (Suspend to Disk) support
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> Suspend to Disk (S4) Support
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled
  Notice this default value differs from previous UEFI/BIOS releases!

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  2019-05-24: UEFI/BIOS production release, Build #100

  – Updated PMC (Power Management Controller) Firmware to Version 3.31

  – Updated TXE (Trusted Execution Engine) Firmware to Version 3.1.60.2280

  – Enabled CPU overtemperature LED (OT) in front panel

  – Set UEFI/BIOS Setup defaults by jumper GP (J-GP)

  – Specified details of PCI Express Root Ports in UEFI/BIOS Setup
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> PCI Express Configuration

  – Added support for High Definition Audio (HDA) drivers

  – Ethernet NICs works now as expected after a Warm Reset

  – Disabled IPU/iUnit (Image Processing Unit)

  – Added Setup option to select desired action at POST Error
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Boot Features -> Select Mode on POST Error
  Available options: Default (Default), Press Key, Delay, No Delay

  – Added text field Customer String in UEFI/BIOS Setup
  Setup [F2]: Main -> Customer String
  Customers can place a user-defined string here (e.g. to label a specific UEFI/BIOS configuration).

  – Added new Setup option OS Reset Select
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> Board Configuration -> OS Reset Select
  Available options: Cold Reset (Default), Warm Reset
  Select the reset type if the OS request a system reset.

  – Added new Setup option SerialIO SSC
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> Board Configuration -> SerialIO SSC
  Available options: Enabled, Disabled (Default)
  Enable/Disable HighSpeed SerialIO Spread Spectrum Clocking (affects: USB3.0, PCIe, DP, eMMC, SD, and SDIO)

  – Added new Setup options to configure I2C LPSS I2C #1
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> I2C Configuration -> LPSS I2C #1 Support
  Available options: Disabled, PCI Mode (Default), ACPI Mode
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> I2C Configuration -> I2C LPSS I2C #1 Speed
  Available options: Standard Mode (Default), Fast Mode, Fast Mode Plus, High Speed Mode
  This I2C Bus is connected to EKF sideboards

  – Added new Setup options to configure I2C LPSS I2C #2
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> I2C Configuration -> LPSS I2C #2 Support
  Available options: Disabled, PCI Mode (Default), ACPI Mode
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> I2C Configuration -> I2C LPSS I2C #2 Speed
  Available options: Standard Mode (Default), Fast Mode, Fast Mode Plus, High Speed Mode
  This I2C Bus is connected to the backplane

  – Added new Setup option LPSS UART #1 Support
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> UART Configuration -> LPSS UART #1 Support
  Available options: Disabled, PCI Mode (Default), ACPI Mode

  – Updated CPU microcode to version 20 (0x14) to support Apollo Lake E39xx F1 stepping

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  2019-02-01: UEFI/BIOS production release, Build #050

  – Supported EKF standard UEFI/BIOS update with DOS tool progspi

  – Replaced UEFI/BIOS Setup setting “Allow UEFI/BIOS Update” by “Flash Controller Lock”
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> Flash Controller Lock
  Available options: Enabled (Default), Disabled
  This item need to be set to Disabled if you want to update the UEFI/BIOS with EKF DOS Tool progspi

  – Disabled PCI Express Clock Gating/Clock Request for all PCI Express Root Ports (not supported by EKF PC6-TANGO hardware)

  – Fixed a RTC issue (Century was not written to RTC/CMOS)

  Added Option to enable Windows Kernel Debugging
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> Kernel Debugger Enable
  Available options: Enabled, Disabled (Default)
  This item need to be set to Enabled if you want to use a Kernel Debugger (e.g. WinDBG)

  – Changed layout, title and helptext of PCI Express Root Ports
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> PCI Express Configuration -> PCI Express Root Port XX [X]
  Information and settings match with real physical hardware now

  – Removed Wake on LAN setting in UEFI/BIOS Setup (Not supported by EKF PC6-TANGO hardware)

  – Changed default value of UEFI/BIOS Option PCI Express Native to Disabled to allow support for
  EKF CompactPCI Boards (CB3, CE3, CK2, CL1, CL2, CN7, CP4, CP5 and CV2) by default
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> PCI Express Native
  Available options: Enabled, Disabled (Default)
  For further information read fwinfo.txt please.

  – Replaced Phoenix logo by EKF logo at OS boot

  – Removed unused UART0 device from ACPI table

  – Changed RTC default date to 2019-01-01

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  2018-11-23: UEFI/BIOS production release, Build #040

  – Added support for serial ports A and B of Super-IO SMSC SCH3114 on EKF Expansion boards.
  Supported are COM port A (COM1) in front panel (bottom) of e.g. EKF PCU-UPTEMPO
  and COM port B (COM2) in front panel (top) of e.g. EKF PCU-UPTEMPO.

  – Corrected PCI subsystem vendor ID (0xE4BF) for all EKF PC6 PCI devices

  – Added support for EKF cPCI boards with an on-board PCI Reverse bridge (PCI to PCI Express)
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> ACPI PCI Express Native
  Available options: Disabled, Enabled (Default)
  This item must be set to Disabled if cPCI boards with a PCI reverse bridge are installed in the system.

  – Disabled PCI devices unused on EKF PC6

  – Removed additional full reset which occurred after every cold boot

  – Enabled SPI fast and dual read mode

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  2018-10-08: UEFI/BIOS production release, Build #034

  – Added support for Windows feature “Advanced Power Settings”

  – Updated Intel CSE (TXE) to Version 3.1.50.2222

  – Enabled Power (+5VDC) on both USB front ports

  – Added Setup option to unlock Flash protection and allow UEFI/BIOS update with EKF tool “progspi”
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> Advanced System Setup -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> Allow UEFI/BIOS Update
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled
  This option must be set to enabled before UEFI/BIOS can be updated.

  – Disabled eMMC device per default. Added UEFI/BIOS option to enable eMMC support
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> Advanced System Setup -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> eMMC Support
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled
  Note: PC6-TANGO can be additionally equipped with an eMMC storage device on request.

  – Added Setup option to enable SD Card support
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> Advanced System Setup -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> SD Card Support
  Available options: Disabled (Default), Enabled

  – Set cache mode of graphics memory to Write-Combining
  This supports a much faster scrolling in UEFI Shell.

  – Corrected PCIe configuration for CompactPCI PlusIO slots

  – Added new Setup menu to enable/disable CPU Cores
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> CPU Configuration -> Enable/Disable CPU Cores
  Available options: All Cores Enabled (Default), Enabled/Disabled (each available Core)

  – Added support for 2, 4 or 8 GB on-board DDR3L memory

  – Enabled PCIe Root Ports by default and changed Setup names appropriate for PC6-TANGO
  Setup [F2]: Advanced -> PCI Express Configuration

  – Added support for Flash memory of type ISSI IS25WP128

  – Included new Microcode to support Apollo Lake E-Stepping

  – Reduced voltage of PMIC LDO6

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  2018-04-30: First UEFI/BIOS production release, Build #028

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