Release Notes#

Overview#

The Robotics Edge Platform is NXP’s unified solution for robotics development at the edge, combining ROS 2 Jazzy with Real-Time Edge capabilities and industrial protocols for i.MX processors.

What’s New#

System Components#

  • Linux Kernel: 6.12.34 with PREEMPT-RT support

  • Real-Time Edge: v3.3

  • Yocto Project: v5.2 (Walnascar)

  • ROS 2: Jazzy Jalisco distribution

Supported Hardware#

Key Features#

ROS 2 Packages:

  • Core: rclcpp, rclpy, ros2cli, ament

  • Navigation: navigation2, moveit2 with Servo and Task Constructor

  • SLAM: orb_slam3, NXP-optimized vSLAM (imx-hc-slam, imx-mv)

  • Vision: image_pipeline, vision_opencv, realsense2_camera

  • Audio: ros_gst_bridge

Example Applications#

Known Issues and Limitations#

Issue ID

Description

Opened In

Workaround

Revision History#

Version

Release Date

Description

v1.0.0

2026-01-31

Initial release of Robotics Edge Platform
- ROS 2 Jazzy Jalisco distribution
- Real-Time Edge v3.3 integration
- Yocto 5.2 (Walnascar) build system