Olimex RT1010-Py is A $15 Dev Board Featuring NXP Cortex-M7 MCU

The Olimex RT1010-Py is a small dev board with 500 MHz NXP i.MX RT1011 Cortex-M7 MCU, a microSD slot, USB-C port, two buttons,20-pin GPIO header, and a 12-pin fUEXT connector for UEXT modules.

We’ve previously written about unique dev boards from Olimex, such as the ESP32-C3-DevKit-LiPo, ESP32-S2-DevKit-Lipo-USB, and Olimex BB-ADS1262, among others. Feel free to check those out if you like a compact and powerful development board.

Olimex provides comprehensive documentation for the RT1010-Py board, including a user manual in PDF, EU and UKCA Declarations of Conformity. For hardware insights, they offer the schematic in PDF and KiCAD source files on GitHub. Software-wise, the board is compatible with MicroPython, PlatformIO, and Arduino, with all resources accessible to users.

Olimex RT1010-Py Specifications:

• SoC: NXP iMX RT1011 crossover microcontroller, Arm Cortex-M7 at 500 MHz, 128KB SRAM/TCM
• Storage: 2MB SPI Flash; microSD card slot
• USB: 1x USB 2.0 OTG Type-C port
• Expansion Interfaces:
  • 2x 20-pin headers with up to 15x GPIO, 3x UART, 2x SPI, 2x I2C, 1x I2S, 4x PWM, 5x analog input
  • EXT connector (12-pin flat cable, 0.5 mm step) with 3.3V, GND, I2C, SPI, UART
• Miscellaneous:
  • RTC with 32.768 kHz crystal
  • RESET and BOOT buttons
• Power Supply: 5V via USB-C port
• Dimensions: 53.34 x 25.4 mm (2.1 x 1 inch)
• Additional Features:
  • MIMXRT1011DAE5A running at 500Mhz
  • 128KB onboard RAM
  • Two GPIO headers spaced at 22.86 mm (0.9 inch)
  • Micro SD card connector
  • Four PWM units with complementary outputs for push-pull drivers
  • USB 2.0 OTG
  • UEXT connector with 3.3V, GND, I2C, SPI, and UART

For ease of use, Olimex also developed the RT1010Py-DevKit, a compact (75 x 55 mm) carrier board for the RT1010-Py. The board includes support via 2x 20-pin headers, two 250VAC/10A relays, dual UEXT connectors for additional modules, a 4-position boot configuration slide switch, status LEDs, power and user buttons, and a USB-C power supply connector for streamlined expansion and functionality.

This DevKit is also open-sourced so all the documents like the hardware Schematic and the KiCAD files are also available to download for free.

Olimex offers the RT1010-Py board for €15 and its accompanying RT1010Py-DevKit at an additional cost of €10.

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