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Tizen 2.3 Source Code Release

Technical Steering Group,

PUBLISHED 09 FEB 2015

We are pleased to announce Tizen 2.3 source code release which now includes support for the wearable profile. Developers and manufactures may utilize Tizen to their wearable devices based on this source code.

Highlights of this release include, among other improvements:

  • Support for mobile and wearable profiles.
  • New and improved Native framework which provides fast, highly scalable and themeable graphics. 
  • Extensive Web and Native API improvements.

Tizen IVI 3.0 released

4 Comments Ulf Hofemeier,

The IVI team is excited to announce the availability of Tizen IVI 3.0 for In-Vehicle Infotainment. Tizen IVI 3.0 is a Linux-based open source operating system and Tizen profile widely accepted by the automotive industry. It bundles popular and well supported open source projects where suitable and new industry-specific components where no solutions existed. This makes it the most advanced open source distribution available for automobiles today. Tizen IVI 3.0 is GENIVI 7.0 compliant on Nexcom VTC 1010-IVI and MinnowBoard Max devices and was chosen as the reference implementation for Linux Foundation's Automotive Grade Linux project. Tizen IVI 3.0 comes with a compliance spec and test suite to ensure device interoperability. We also announce the final version of Tizen IVI SDK for web application development including access to W3C compliant vehicle Web APIs. Tizen web runtime engine provides the highest standards in HTML5 compatibility and system performance. Additionally we have added experimental support for the Yocto Framework giving the community and automotive professionals the choice to use their favorite build tool to adapt and enhance Tizen IVI 3.0 images based on their requirements. Tizen IVI 3.0 provides a strong foundation for building modern commercial automotive solutions.

Note: The engineering name for this release in JIRA is M14.4 but its official name is Tizen IVI 3.0.

Release notes are available here: https://wiki.tizen.org/wiki/IVI/Tizen-IVI_3.0

For more information about Tizen for In-Vehicle-Infotainment (IVI) project, please go and visit our new landing page on Tizen.org at: https://www.tizen.org/ivi.<https://www.tizen.org/ivi.

Tizen IVI 3.0-M3-Oct2014 gains GENIVI 7.0 Compliance, becoming the first GENIVI compliant solution available with both 32-bit and 64-bit kernel and OS

7 Comments Technical Steering Group,

On 11 November 2014, Tizen IVI 3.0-M3-Oct2014 gained GENIVI 7.0 compliance approval on two platforms, the Nexcom VTC 1010-IVI and the MinnowBoard Max. Tizen IVI 3.0 is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Tizen IVI is an open-source solution for next-generation In-Vehicle Infotainment systems built on Linux. Tizen, the OS of everything, is architected from the ground up to meet the requirements of various types of devices such as Mobile, Wearables, IVI, TV. Tizen IVI boosts a number of innovative solutions providing differentiating and integrated features such as efficient multi-screen/multi-window graphics based on Wayland, an advanced policy manager (Murphy), multi-toolkit application lifecycle, a security framework, GENIVI OSS components (see more details), a framework for exposing vehicle data with the Automotive Message Broker and an automotive-ready Web Runtime environment based on Crosswalk. Tizen IVI provides an ideal platform to jump-start development on various hardware platforms including Intel® 32-bit and 64-bit architecture and also supports ARM platforms. The release notes can be found at https://wiki.tizen.org/wiki/IVI/Tizen-IVI_3.0-M3-Oct2014.

Tizen 2.3 SDK Release

Technical Steering Group,

We are pleased to announce that Tizen 2.3 SDK is now available including support for the wearable profile.

Tizen 2.3 SDK is now available on the SDK download page.

Highlights of this release include, among other improvements:

  • Integrated SDK based on multi-device profiles: support both mobile devices and wearable devices with single SDK
  • New native APIs for native applications, replacing the previous Tizen 2.2.1 Native API
  • Extended web device APIs such as human activity monitor APIs, sensor APIs, etc
  • Performance enhanced Web UI framework (jQM -> pure JS)
  • Enhanced Dynamic Analyzer to help finding performance bottleneck, bugs, and the other holes via precisely monitoring your app’s execution

Tizen IVI 3.0-M3-Oct2014 release

Technical Steering Group,

The IVI team is pleased to announce the release of Tizen IVI 3.0-M3-Oct2014 Release for In-Vehicle Infotainment.

With this release we deliver a much improved Modello UI experience. The OS is available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions, backed by a Long Term Support Initiative Linux kernel. The multi-user application framework supports single/all-user app deployment scenarios. Developing applications for Modello is easier than ever using Tizen IVI SDK with its support for vehicle webAPIs powered by Crosswalk. For lower level development Automotive Message Broker (AMB) contains CAN plugin generator tools and a JavaScript engine for rapid plugin prototyping. System resources are now handled by Murphy. MinnowBoard MAX runs this latest installment of Tizen IVI 3.0 M3 and offers customers an affordable entry-level SDP.

We are also excited to announce the availability of our new Tizen IVI project landing page hosted on Tizen.org. This landing page provides quick and easy access to everything you need to get started with Tizen IVI. If you would like to reach out you can find us on the Freenode.net IRC #automotive chat channel.

Note: The engineering name for this release in JIRA is M14.3 but its official name is Tizen IVI 3.0-M3-Oct2014

Tizen Developer Summit 2014 in Shanghai is a wrap!

Brian Warner,

On October 20-21 the second Tizen Developer Summit took place in Shanghai, where hundreds of Tizen developers, app developers, ISVs, platform designers, operators, OEMs, hardware vendors, software vendors, open source enthusiasts, partners and students met at the Marriott Parkview Hotel.

With near-capacity crowds, attendees got an overview of current and upcoming Tizen technologies and received hands-on tutorials and deep dives into the latest wearable software development kit.

Hyogun Lee, executive vice president of Samsung and co-chair of Tizen Technical Steering Group, and Mark Skarpness, director of Systems Engineering in the Open Source Technology Center at Intel, kicked off the summit with a keynote in which they announced that Tizen would release Tizen 3.0 by the end of this year. This release promises, among other things, to enable profiles that will support multiple device types across the connected device ecosystem.

In addition to platform news, other Tizen products such as Tizen Smart TV were on display at the show, with launch dates expected in the near term. Demonstrations illustrated how users can control Tizen Smart TVs and home appliances, and additionally how to access real-time TV content using voice commands and Tizen wearables.

Other news out of TDS included the continued success of Tizen Association Partner Program, which grew to over 100 members across the app developer, operator and device maker markets with the addition of 16 new partners.

The excitement and momentum around Tizen was evident throughout the developer community and within some of the most prominent Chinese companies. Liu Jun, vice president of Baidu, Xie Pingzhang, vice president of Tencent, and Yu Yongfu, CEO of the Mobile Business Group, UC and member of Alibaba Strategy Committee delivered a joint keynote at the event. The executives discussed the value of Tizen platform and voiced their interest in adapting services and products to Tizen’s open source operating system to create a smart, connected consumer experience.

Tizen SDK for Wearable 1.0.0 Release

Technical Steering Group,

Tizen SDK for Wearable 1.0.0 is now available on the SDK download page.

Tizen SDK for Wearable is a comprehensive set of tools for developing Tizen wearable applications. It consists of Tizen wearable IDE, Emulator, tool-chain, sample applications, and documentation. Tizen SDK for Wearable runs on Windows®, Ubuntu, and Mac OS® X.

More information on the release can be found here: https://developer.tizen.org/downloads/sdk/release-notes/tizen-sdk-wearable-1.0.0.

If developers want to develop corresponding applications with Tizen wearable applications using Samsung mobile devices, please visit Samsung Developers. (or http://developer.samsung.com/samsung-gear/)

Tizen Technical Steering Group

Tizen 2.3 Beta SDK Release

Technical Steering Group,

We are pleased to announce that Tizen 2.3 Beta SDK is now available including support for the wearable profile.

 

Highlights of this release include, among other improvements:
  • Native IDE for new native framework
  • Dynamic analyzer : tool to analyze the native application at runtime

 

Please refer to the release notes for details and download files from the below link.

Tizen SDK for Wearable 1.0.0 Beta3 Release

Technical Steering Group,

Tizen SDK for Wearable 1.0.0 Beta3 is now available on the SDK download page.

Tizen SDK for Wearable is a comprehensive set of tools for developing Tizen wearable applications. It consists of Tizen wearable IDE, Emulator, tool-chain, sample applications, and documentation. Tizen SDK for Wearable runs on Windows®, Ubuntu, and Mac OS® X.

More information on the release can be found here: https://developer.tizen.org/downloads/sdk/release-notes/tizen-sdk-wearable.

If developers want to develop corresponding applications with Tizen wearable applications using Samsung mobile devices, please visit Samsung Developers. (or http://developer.samsung.com/samsung-gear/)

Tizen Technical Steering Group

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