About the ConnectCore® 8X
Features and functionality
ConnectCore® 8X System-on-Module Hardware Reference Manual
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About the ConnectCore® 8X
The ConnectCore 8X is a secure and extremely cost-effective connected System-on-Module platform.
Its innovative Digi SMTplus™ (patent-pending) surface mount form factor allows you to choose
simplified design integration leveraging proven and easy-to-use edge-castellated SMT technology, or a
versatile LGA option for ultimate design flexibility with access to virtually all interfaces.
Built on the NXP i.MX 8X application processor, the module is the intelligent communication engine
for today’s secure connected devices. It integrates dual-Ethernet and pre-certified dual-band Wi-Fi
(802.11a/b/g/n/ac) with dual mode Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity.
Features and functionality
The ConnectCore 8X System-on-module is based on the i.MX 8X processor from NXP. This processor
offers a number of interfaces, some of them multiplexed and not available simultaneously. The
module has the following features:
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i.MX 8X dual/quad Arm Cortex-A35 and single Cortex-M4F cores:
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Cortex-A35 cores operate up to 1.0 GHz and support Arm virtualization extensions.
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Cortex-M4F core operates up to 266 MHz.
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The ConnectCore 8X Dual SOM does not support Cortex-M4F core.
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AArch64 for 64-bit support.
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AArch32 for backward compatibility with Armv7.
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System Control Unit (SCU):
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Power control, clocks, and reset.
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Boot ROMs.
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PMIC interface.
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Resource Domain Controller.
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Graphics Processing Unit (GPU):
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4x Vec4 shaders with 16 execution units.
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The ConnectCore 8X Dual SOM only supports 2x shaders running at 250 MHz.
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Supports OpenGL 3.0, 2.0; OpenGL EX 3.1, 3.0, 2.0 and 1.1: OpenCL 1.2 FP and 1.1; OpenVG
1.1; and Vulkan.
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High-performance 2D Blit Engine.
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Video Processing Unit (VPU):
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H.265 decode (4Kp30).
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H.264 decode (1080p60).
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VP6/VP8 decode (1080p60).
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MPEG-2 decode (1080p60).
