i.MX 8M Plus SMARC Development Kit

iWave Systems' platform is designed for quick validation of the i.MX 8M Plus SoC-based SMARC SoM and its features

Image of iWave Systems' i.MX 8M Plus SMARC Dev KitiWave Systems' i.MX 8M Plus Quad/QuadLite/Dual SMARC system-on-module (SoM) integrates quad/dual Cortex® A53 up to 1.8 GHz, an NPU with up to 2.3 TOPs per second, two camera inputs and an HDR-capable image signal processor (ISP) capable of 375 mega pixels per second, H.265 1080p60 decode, 3D/2D graphic acceleration, HiFi 4 DSP, MIPI DSI, LVDS (4/8-lane), HDMI TX, USB3.0, PCIe® Gen3, on a SOM dual 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet physical layer (PHY) with TSN support on one port, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi® and a BT 5.0 module, USB 2.0 hub, and a GNSS module.

Specifications
  • CPU:
    • i.MX 8M Plus Quad: four Cortex-A53, one Cortex-M7, a GPU, VPU, NPU, ISP, and a HiFi4 audio DSP
    • i.MX 8M Plus QuadLite: four Cortex-A53, one Cortex-M7, and a GPU
    • i.MX 8M Plus Dual: two Cortex-A53, one Cortex-M7, a GPU, VPU, NPU, ISP, and a HiFi4 audio DSP
Highlights
  • 2 GB Ethernet jack
  • PCIe X1 and M.2 KEY B PCIe
  • USB 3.0 Type-A and Type-C OTG
  • Two USB 2.0 host Type-A
  • USB 2.0 OTG Type-microAB (optional)
  • Standard SD and HDMI TX
  • MIPI DSI and a 20-pin LVDS connector
  • 40-pin LVDS connector
  • MIPI CSI camera connector
  • Two audio-in/-out jacks through a I2S codec
  • One-port full-function UART
  • RTC with a backup battery
  • Two CAN headers
  • Debug the UART through a micro USB port
Applications
  • Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI)
  • NPU and vision systems
  • Advanced multimedia and industrial automation
  • Vision and advanced sensing
  • Factory automation
Published: 2024-08-02