IBASE IBR215 is a 2.5-inch Pico-ITX SBC powered by NXP i.MX 8M Plus quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 AI processor that supports 5G cellular connectivity via an M.2 3052 socket, and can be extended with an I/O expansion board with support for WiFi/BT, 4G/LTE, LCD, camera, NFC & QR-code functions.
Equipped with up to 4GB RAM and 128GB flash storage, the single board computer has a ruggedized and fanless design that makes it suitable for industrial automation, smart home and buildings, smart cities and factories, retail environment, machine learning, and other industrial IoT applications.
- SoC – NXP i.MX 8M Plus quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor @ up to 2.0 GHz with 512KB ECC cache, Arm Cortex-M7 @ up to 800 MHz, Vivante GC7000UL 3D GPU, Vivante GC520L 2D GPU, HiFi 4 DSP, 2.3 TOPS Neural Processing Unit (NPU)
- System Memory – 3GB DDR4 (optional 1/2/4GB)
- Storage
- 16GB eMMC flash (optional up to 128GB)
- MicroSD card socket
- Video Output
- 1x HDMI 2.0a
- Optional 2-channel LVDS 2ch through IBR215-IO board
- Video Codec
- Decode – 1080p60 H.265, H.264, VP9, VP8
- Encode – 1080p60 H.265, H.264
- Audio – Audio Line-in and Line-out header
- Connectivity
- 2x Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports
- Optional 5G modem via M.2 socket
- Optional 3G/4G LTE modem and/or optional WiFi/Bluetooth module via IBR215-IO expansion board
- USB – 2x USB 3.0 Type-A ports, 1x mini USB OTG port
- Expansion
- 2x I2C / 4x GPIO
- 3x IO expansion 2mm pitch 2×20 headers with
- Display I/F – 2ch LVDS with backlight control, 1x capacitive touch I/F
- Camera I/F – 2x MIPI-CSI for cameras
- USB – 2x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0
- Audio – 1x PCM
- Serial – 2x UART(Rx, Tx), 1x UART (Tx, Rx, CTS, RTS), 2x CAN-FD
- 1x SDIO
- 1x I2C, 2x PWM, 3x GPIO
- 5V DC and GND
- Misc – On/off button, boot select switch (eMMC or SD), watchdog,
- Power Supply – 12V~24V via DC jack or 4-pin header
- Dimensions – 105 x 72 mm (Pico-ITX, 2.5-inch disk form factor)
- Temperature Range
- -40°C~ 85°C (with heat sink or through housing design)
- -40°C~ 65°C (without heatsink)
- Relative Humidity – 10%~90% (non-condensing)
- Certifications – CE/ FCC Class-B
The board can support additional features through the IBR215-IO expansion board plugged on top of the board through the IO expansion headers, and offering:
- Display – 2ch LVDS with backlight control and capacitive touch interface
- Camera – 2x MIPI-CSI
- Wireless connectivity
- 1x M.2 E-Key (SDIO, UART) for WiFi/BT module
- 1x mPCIe (USB 2.0, SIM, PCM) for 4G/LTE/WiFi modules
- USB – 2x USB 3.0 in 2×10 headers
- Serial – 1x DB-9 RS232/422/485 port, 2x CAN-FD
- Dimensions – 100 x 72mm

The company’s newsletter did not mention anything about availability but talks about the “launch of the IBR215 2.5-inch single board computer”, so both the SBC and the IO expansion should be available now. You may be able to find more details and/or request a quote on the product page.

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