NXP i.MX 8M Mini is the first i.MX processor from the company to be manufactured using a 14nm process, which enabled a higher 2.0 GHz frequency for the Cortex-A53 cores. While it was announced in 2018, the first systems-on-module were launched earlier this with products such as iWave System’ iW-RainboW-G34M-SM, TechNexion Axon Flex modules, F&S Elektronik Systems PicoCore-MX8MM, or CompuLab UCM-iMX8M-Mini among many others.
So far, we had no covered any SMARC 2.0 compatible system-on-module based on the new NXP processor, but some companies had already launched such modules including Embedian and Avnet. Congatec has now joined them with the launch of conga-SMX8-Mini SMARC 2.0 system-on-module which builds on the company’s earlier conga-SMX8 i.MX 8 module.
conga-SMX8-Mini SoM specifications:
- SoC (one or the other)
- NXP i.MX 8M Mini Quad with 4x Arm Cortex-A53 @ 1.8 GHz, 1x Arm Cortex-M4 @ 400MHz, GC NanoUltra 3D GPU, GC328 2D Graphics
- NXP i.MX 8M Mini Dual with 2x Arm Cortex-A53 @ 1.8 GHz, 1x Arm Cortex-M4 @ 400MHz, GC NanoUltra 3D GPU, GC328 2D Graphics
- NXP i.MX 8M Mini Solo with 1x Arm Cortex-A53 @ 1.8 GHz, 1x Arm Cortex-M4 @ 400MHz, GC NanoUltra 3D GPU, GC328 2D Graphics
- NXP i.MX 8M Mini Quad industrial with 4x Arm Cortex-A53 @ 1.6 GHz, 1x Arm Cortex-M4 @ 400MHz, GC NanoUltra 3D GPU, GC328 2D Graphics
- NXP i.MX 8M Mini Dual industrial with 2x Arm Cortex-A53 @ 1.6 GHz, 1x Arm Cortex-M4 @ 400MHz, GC NanoUltra 3D GPU, GC328 2D Graphics
- NXP i.MX 8M Mini Solo industrial with 1x Arm Cortex-A53 @ 1.6 GHz, 1x Arm Cortex-M4 @ 400MHz, GC NanoUltra 3D GPU, GC328 2D Graphics
- System Memory – Up to 4 GB LPDDR4 memory | 3200 MT/s
- Storage – 16 GB eMMC flash (option up to 128 GB), QSPI flash
- Video
- Decoding – H.265, H.264, VP8/9 up to 1080p
- Encoding – H.264, VP8 up to 1080p
- Other On-Module Chips
- 1x Gigabit Ethernet transceiver
- Optional M.2 1216 WiFi module (soldered down)
- USB hub
- 314-pin MXM Edge connector with
Click to Enlarge - Networking – 1x Gbit Ethernet
- Video I/F
- 1x dual-channel 24bit LVDS through bridge (default)
- Optional eDP 1.4 or MIPI-DSI 4-lanes (shared with LVDS)
- Audio – 2x I²S; hi-res audio: 32-bit up to 384KHz with DSD512 and TDM support
- USB – 5x USB 2.0 (shared with 1x USB OTG client)
- 1x SDIO 3.0
- Expansion – 1x PCIe 2.0
- I²C bus, SPI bus, 3x UART
- GPIOs
- Security – High Assurance Boot support | SRTC | SJTAG | TrustZone | AES-256, RSA-4096, SHA-256, 3DES, DES, ARC4, MD-5 Secure Real-Time Clock (RTC) | eFuse Key Storage | True Random Number Generator (RNG) | 32 KB Secure RAM
- Misc – Watchdog timer, optional RTC
- Power Supply – 5V
- Dimensions – 82 x 50 mm (SMARC 2.0 compliant)
- Temperature Range
- Operating: 0 to +60°C commercial grade / -40° to + 85°C industrial grade
- Storage: -40° to + 85°C
- Humidity – Operating: 10 to 90% r. H. non condensing; storage: 5 to 95% r. H. non condensing.
The company provides support for U-Boot bootloader, Linux, the Yocto Project, and Android. Being a SMARC 2.0 compliant module, conga-SM8X-Mini is compatible with the company’s conga-SEVAL007010 evaluation carrier board for SMARC 2.0 modules.
Congatec now offers standard 8 different standard conga-SMX8-Mini modules with 1, 2 or 4GB RAM, 16GB storage, and one of the six i.MX 8M Mini processors listed in the specifications.
You may find more information in the module and carrier board product pages.
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Anyone knows their prices? Which SoM manufacturer has better prices and yocto support?
Most companies will not disclose their SoM price publicly. Compulab and TechNexion do, so that’s one way to get an idea about the price. All companies claim support for Yocto, but I don’t know about the level of support.