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title: phyCORE-i.MX-8M Plus Software Release (BSP-Yocto-NXP-i.MX8MP-PD24.1.0) - PHYTEC
description: "Software Release Name: BSP-Yocto-NXP-i.MX8MP-PD24.1.0"
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# [phyCORE-i.MX-8M Plus Software Release (BSP-Yocto-NXP-i.MX8MP-PD24.1.0) - PHYTEC](https://blog.phytec.com/phycore-i-mx-8m-plus-software-release-bsp-yocto-nxp-i-mx8mp-pd24-1-0)

 Written by [Dezirae Archuleta](https://blog.phytec.com/author/dezirae-archuleta) | November 18, 2024

**Software Release Name:** BSP-Yocto-NXP-i.MX8MP-PD24.1.0

**Release Date:** November 6, 2024

**Release Highlights:**

- Kernel, Device Tree and Device Tree Overlays are now stored and loaded in a FIT Image Container
- Switch to U-Boot standard boot for bootflow configuration
- Support EFI boot
- Using now poky kernel fragment handling and using new kernel defconfig “imx8_phytec_defconfig”
- Camera: 
    - Switch to Linux upstream driver for phyCAM-L serializer and deserializer
    - The VM-017 (ar0521) via phyCAM-L now runs with a 26.66 MHz input clock due to the switch to the serializer upstream driver
    - Overhaul of the existing camera examples: 
          - Consolidation of examples that share the same code base
          - More descriptive output, so it is easier for users to reconstruct it to their own needs
- Security: 
    - FIT Image verification now uses public keys instead of HAB
    - FIT Image is build with poky kernel-fitimage class
    - Only load ‘overlays’ variable from bootenv.txt
- RAUC: 
    - U-Boot: Only load RAUC related variables from eMMC environment

## Quick Links

[ Release Notes     ](https://download.phytec.de/Software/Linux/BSP-Yocto-i.MX8MP/BSP-Yocto-NXP-i.MX8MP-PD24.1.0/ReleaseNotes)[Documentation      ](https://phytec.github.io/doc-bsp-yocto/bsp/imx8/imx8mp/pd24.1.0_nxp.html) [ Binary Images ](https://download.phytec.de/Software/Linux/BSP-Yocto-i.MX8MP/BSP-Yocto-NXP-i.MX8MP-PD24.1.0/images/)

 

 

**View Full Release Notes Here: **[https://download.phytec.de/Software/Linux/BSP-Yocto-i.MX8MP/BSP-Yocto-NXP-i.MX8MP-PD24.1.0/ReleaseNotes](https://download.phytec.de/Software/Linux/BSP-Yocto-i.MX8MP/BSP-Yocto-NXP-i.MX8MP-PD24.1.0/ReleaseNotes)

**Repo Links**

**U-Boot: **[https://git.phytec.de/u-boot-imx/tag/?h=v2024.04-2.0.0-phy7](https://git.phytec.de/u-boot-imx/tag/?h=v2024.04-2.0.0-phy7)

**Linux: **[https://github.com/phytec/linux-phytec-imx/tree/v6.6.23-2.0.0-phy10](https://github.com/phytec/linux-phytec-imx/tree/v6.6.23-2.0.0-phy10)

**Yocto: **[https://git.phytec.de/meta-phytec/tag/?h=BSP-Yocto-NXP-i.MX8MP-PD24.1.0](https://git.phytec.de/meta-phytec/tag/?h=BSP-Yocto-NXP-i.MX8MP-PD24.1.0)

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