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AXEL can mount three versions of the i.MX6 processor. The
following table shows a
comparison
between the processor
models, highlighting the differences:
Processor
#
cores
Clock
L2
cache
DDR3
Graphics
acceleration
IPU VPU SATA-
II
i.MX6 Solo
1
800 MHz
1 GHz
512
KB
32 bit @
400 MHz
3D
: Vivante GC880
2D
: Vivante GC320
Vector
: N.A.
1x
1x
N.A.
i.MX6 Dual
2
850 MHz
1 GHz
1.2 GHz
1 MB
64 bit @
533 MHz
3D
: Vivante GC2000
2D
: Vivante GC320
Vector
: Vivante GC335
2x
2x
Yes
i.MX6 Quad
4
850 MHz
1 GHz
1.2 GHz
1MB
64 bit @
533 MHz
3D
: Vivante GC2000
2D
: Vivante GC320
Vector
: Vivante GC335
2x
2x
Yes
Tab. 6
: i.MX6 comparison
3.2
DDR3 memory bank
DDR3 SDRAM memory bank is composed by 4x 16-bit width
chips resulting in a 64-bit combined width bank.
The following table reports the SDRAM specifications:
CPU connection
Multi-mode DDR controller (MMDC)
Size min
512 MB
Size max
4 GB
Width
64 bit
Speed
533 MHz
Tab. 7
: DDR3 specifications
3.3
NOR flash bank
NOR flash is a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) device. This
device is connected to the eCSPI channel 5 and by default it
acts as boot memory.
The following table reports the NOR flash specifications:
CPU connection
eCSPI channel 5
Size min
8 MByte
Size max
64 MByte
Chip select
ECSPI5_SS0
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