NXP i.MX8M SoC Powered ArmStone MX8M Pico-ITX SBC Runs Linux With 8GB LPDDR4 RAM

F&S Elektronik Systeme has unveiled its latest Pico-ITX format (100 x 72mm) SBC named ArmStone™MX8M. This board is powered by the NXP i.MX processor. Preliminary shipping will not until Q2 of this year.

The new ArmStone™MX8M is available with dual or quad-core variants of the 1.5GHz, Cortex-A53 i.MX8M. The SoC combines a Vivante GC7000Lite GPU and VPU, enabling 4K HEVC/H265, H264, and VP9 video decoding with HDR. It also provides a 266MHz Cortex-M4 core for real-time tasks, as well as a security subsystem. This is the first i.MX8M based board to support up to 8GB LPDDR4 RAM instead of 4GB. The storage is supported by up to 32GB on eMMC and 1GB SLC NAND memory.

Other major features include the availability of a 10/100 Ethernet port, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1 LE. These also a PCIe interface with SIM card support inbuilt. There are 4x USB 2.0 host ports, an RS232 interface, and extra SPI and I2C signals. A Micro-USB 2.0 OTG port is also available as additional I/O option.

The board is going to be shipped with a BSP that includes Linux 4.9.x, U-Boot, Yocto Project 2.2 or optional Buildroot build system and documentation and sample code. Configurations for standard cases (minimal, X11, Qt5, Wayland/Weston, Framebuffer) got very easy with this new board. The BSP release also includes precompiled binary images that can directly be downloaded to the board.

Key specifications of the ArmStone™MX8M:

• Processor:

NXP i.MX8M (2x or 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz); Vivante GC7000Lite GPU; Cortex-M4 @ 266MHz

• Memory:
  • Up to 8GB LPDDR4 RAM
  • Up to 32GB eMMC
  • Up to 1GB SLC NAND
  • Optional SD slot
• Multimedia:
  • 2x 24-bit LVDS
  • DVI
  • Analog resistive and PCAP touch via I2C
  • MIPI-CSI
  • Audio line-in/out/mic
• Wireless:
  • 802.11 b/g/n WiFi
  • Bluetooth 4.1 LE (with BT 2.1+EDR support)
• Networking — 10/100 Ethernet port
• Other I/O Ports:
  • 4x USB 2.0 host ports
  • Micro-USB 2.0 OTG port
  • CAN
  • RS232
  • 2x TTL UART
  • 4x I2C
  • 2x SPI
  • 32x DIO
• Power — 5V DC input
• Operating temperature — 0 to 70°C; optional -20 to 85°C
• Dimensions — 100 x 72mm; Pico-ITX form factor
• Weight — 60 g
• Operating system — BSP with Yocto 2.2/Buildroot, Linux 4.9.x, U-boot

More information may be found at F&S Elektronik Systeme’s ArmStone MX8M product page.

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