CL-SOM-iMX6: NXP i.MX6

Miniature Size and Power Efficiency

WIDE RANGE OF HIGH-SPEED INTERFACES

High Performance Graphics and Image Processing

The i.MX6 is an implementation of the quad ARM Cortex™-A9 core, which operates at frequencies up to 1.0 GHz (single and dual core variants are also available). The i.MX6 provides a variety of interfaces.

CL-SOM-iMX6 is available with up to 4GBytes of DDR3. The DDR3 interface is up to 64-bits wide and operates at up to 533 MHz clock frequencies.

Compulab system on module with NXP i.MX6 processor and onboard memory for embedded computing

Top Features

CPU Core

CPUNXP (Freescale) i.MX6 single-core ARM Cortex-A9, 1GHz
NEON SIMD and VFPv3
NXP (Freescale) i.MX6 dual-core ARM Cortex-A9, 1GHz
NEON SIMD and VFPv3
NXP (Freescale) i.MX6 quad-core ARM Cortex-A9, 1GHz
NEON SIMD and VFPv3
NXP (Freescale) i.MX6 Plus quad-core ARM Cortex-A9, 1GHz
NEON SIMD and VFPv3

I/O

PCI ExpressPCIe x1 Gen. 2.0
USB1x OTG + 1x host USB2.0 ports, 480 Mbps
1x OTG + 4x host USB2.0 ports, 480 Mbps
SATASATA II, 3.0 Gbps
UARTRS-232 port, rx/tx only, RS-232 levels (precludes 1 UART port)
Up to 5x UART ports, 3.3V interface, up to 5.0 Mbps
CAN busUp to 2x CAN bus, 3.3V levels
MMC/SD/
SDIO
Up to 3x MMC/SD/SDIO, support SDHC up to 32GB
SDIO1 – 1/4 bit transfer modes
SDIO2 – 1/4 bit transfer modes
SDIO3 – 1/4/8bit transfer modes (bootable)
SPIUp to 4x SPI
I2CUp to 3x I2C
PWMUp to 4x general purpose PWM signals
GPIOUp to 112x GPIO (multifunctional signals shared with other functions)
Block diagram of NXP Freescale i.MX6Plus system-on-chip showing ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, GPU, DDR3 memory controller, PCIe, USB, SATA, Ethernet, camera, display, and multimedia interfaces

Environmental and Reliability

MTTF> 200,000 hours
Operation temperature (case)Commercial: 0° to 70° C
Extended: -20° to 70° C
Industrial: -40° to 85° C
Storage temperature-40° to 85° C
Relative humidity10% to 90% (operation)
05% to 95% (storage)
Shock50G / 20 ms
Vibration20G / 0 – 600 Hz

Feature Highlights

  • Up to 4GB DDR3 and 32GB eMMC
  • LVDS, MIPI-DSI, Parallel RGB, up to 1920 x 1080
  • GbE, PCIe, SATA, 5x USB, 5x UART, 2x CAN
  • WiFi 802.11b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 4.1 BLE

NXP i.MX6 Processor Family

  • Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, 1GHz
  • Integrated 2D/3D GPU and 1080p VPU
  • Dual display support
  • 75 x 65 x 6 mm