Makerdiary iMX RT1011 Nano Kit features NXP iMX RT1011 crossover MCU

Makerdiary has recently released the iMX  RT1011 Nano Kit, a small and low-power development board built around the NXP iMX RT1011 crossover MCU featuring an Arm Cortex-M7 core running at up to 500 MHz. The MCU feature. This kit is designed for a wide range of applications, thanks to its on-chip RAM, numerous peripherals (USB, UART, SPI, I2C, etc.), and external 128 Mbit QSPI flash. Key features include flexible power management, programmable LED and Button, easy-to-use form factor with USB-C and dual-row 40 pins, and support for Zephyr RTOS and Python for rapid prototyping. It’s ideal for developers looking for a compact and powerful platform for building and testing their projects.

Previously we have written unique products built around this MCU including the Adafruit Metro M7 development board, the Olimex RT1010-Py dev board, and more feel free to check those out if you are looking for similar products.

Makerdiary  iMX RT1011 Nano Kit Specifications

• SoC: NXP MIMXRT1011DAE5A crossover MCU
  • Arm Cortex-M7 @ 500 MHz
  • On-chip RAM: up to 128 KB (shared with Cortex-M7 TCM)
  • 64 KB Boot ROM
  • 128 Mb QSPI Flash with XIP and on-the-fly decryption
• Peripherals:
  • USB 2.0 high-speed interface
  • UART, SPI, I2C, SAI, PWM, GPIO
  • ADC: Up to 15 pins can function as ADC inputs
• Input/Output:
  • 33 multifunction GPIO pins
  • Arm Serial Wire Debug (SWD) via edge pins
  • User-programmable button and LED
• Connectivity:
  • Reversible USB-C connector
• Other Features:
  • Shipped with UF2 Bootloader supporting drag-and-drop programming
  • Boot ROM Serial Downloader for recovery in case of UF2 bootloader corruption
  • Open-source support for Zephyr RTOS, Python, etc.
  • Available with loose or pre-soldered headers
• Power:
  • Input voltage range: 1.8 V to 5.5 V
  • 3.3V IO operating voltage
  • Output: 3.3V, up to 2A (when input ≥ 2.3V)
  • Flexible power management
• Dimensions – 55.88 x 20.32mm

The board comes with a UF2 Bootloader for simple firmware updates – just drag and drop .uf2 files, and no external programmer is needed. A Quick Start Guide is available on the company’s wiki. It supports Zephyr RTOS with hardware drivers, protocol stacks, and Python access. Full documentation, schematics, pin diagrams, firmware, and sample code are on the GitHub.

You can get the Makerdiary iMX RT1011 Nano Kit for $14.90 from the Makerdiary website or on Tindie. If you want the headers pre-soldered, it’s an extra $1.00.

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