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SMARC-iMX8MM Computer on Module User’s Manual v. 1.2
Chapter1Introduction
TheSMARC‐iMX8MMoffershigh‐performanceprocessingforalow‐power
System‐on‐Module.Itperfectlyfitsvariousembeddedproducts,thegrowing
marketofconnectedandportabledevicesandsegmentforconnected
streamingaudio/videodevices,scanning/imagingdevicesandvariousdevices
requiringhigh‐performancebutlow‐powerprocessors.
TheproductisbasedontheNXPi.MX8MMiniSolo/SoloLite/Dual/Dual
Lite/QuadLite/Quadfamilyofmulti‐purposeprocessors,featuringanARM®
Cortex™‐A53upto1.8GHzwithanadditional400MHzARMCortex‐M4core.
Thisheterogeneousmulticoreprocessingarchitectureenablesthedeviceto
runanopenoperatingsystemlikeLinuxontheCortex‐A53coreandanRTOS
likeFreeRTOS™ontheCortex‐M4corefortimeandsecuritycriticaltasks.
Themoduleconnectorhas314edgefingersthatmatewithalowprofile314
pin0.5mmpitchrightangleconnector(thisconnectorissometimesidentified
asan321pinconnector,but7pinsarelosttothekey).
FeaturingNXP’si.MX8MMiniSystem‐on‐Chip,Embedian’sSMARC‐iMX8MM
offerssingle‐ ordual‐channel18‐bit/24‐bitLVDSLCD,GigabitEthernet,SDHC,
USB2.0,UARTs,CANbus,PCIeandmanyperipheralinterfacesinacost
effective,lowpower,miniaturepackage.Embedian’sSMARC‐iMX8MMthin
androbustdesignmakesitanidealbuildingblockforreliablesystemdesign
withawiderangeofproductsintargetmarketsrequiringhigh‐performance
processingwithlowpowerconsumption,compactsizeandacost‐effective
solution.
Themoduleistheidealchoiceforabroadrangeoftargetmarketsincluding
BuildingControl‐FireandSecuritypanel,ElevatorControl,HVAC
control
IndustrialVehicle‐Avionicscockpitdisplay,in‐flightinfotainment,train
andheavyequipmentHMI
Healthcare–patientmonitor
PersonalUAVs
SmartCities
SmartHome
Voicecontrolandvoiceassistants
GeneralControlSystem
Andmore
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