Chapter 1
Introduction
This document is the hardware User’s Guide for the i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 Evaluation Kit (EVK) based on the NXP
Semiconductor’s i.MX 8M Plus Applications Processor. This board is fully supported by NXP Semiconductor. This manual
includes system setup and configurations, and provides detailed information on the overall design and usage of the EVK board
from a hardware system perspective.
1.1 Board overview
The LPDDR4 EVK board is a platform designed to show the most commonly used features of the i.MX 8M Plus Applications
Processor in a small and low cost package. The i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK board is an entry level development board, which
helps developers get familiar with the processor before investing a large amount of resources in more specific designs.
lists the features of the i.MX 8M Plus LPDDR4 EVK board.
Table 1. Board features
Processor
NXP Applications Processor
MIMX8ML8DVNLZAA
DRAM memory
6 GB LPDDR4
Micron MT53E1536M32D4DT-046 WT:A
Mass storage
32 GB eMMC5.1
SanDisk SDINBDG4-32G-I1(2D MLC)
SanDisk SDINBDA6-32G-I(3D TLC)
Micron 32 MB QSPI NOR
MT25QU256ABA1EW7-0SIT
MicroSD card connector
SD3.0 supported
Power
NXP PMIC PCA9 Discrete DCDC/LDO
Camera
× 2 CSI interfaces (Mini-SAS connector)
Display interface
× 1 DSI interface (Mini-SAS connector)
× 2 LVDS interfaces (Mini-SAS connector)
× 1 HDMI 2.0a Connector with eARC
Ethernet
× 2 Gigabit Ethernet with RJ45 connectors
USB
× 1 USB (2.0/3.0) Type-C connector
× 1 USB (2.0/3.0) Type-A connector
CAN
× 2 CAN FD DB9 Female connectors
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
× 1 M.2 slot (KEY-E type), support PCIE3.0, SDIO, I2S, UART, I2C interfaces
Azurewave AW-CM276MA-07H (PCIE+UART), NXP 88W8997 based, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 2
× 2 Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.1
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