Q7-C72
Q7-C72 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.0 - Authors: A.R - Reviewed by M.B. - Copyright © 2021 SECO S.p.A
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Introduction
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format, based on embedded NXP i.MX 8M Mini & 8M Nano Applications Processors, featuring ARM
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Cortex
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-A52 processors, Single-, Dual- or Quad- Core + general purpose Cortex
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-M4 processor, with frequencies up to 1.8GHz, which are ideal for applications
requiring multimedia capabilities.
The board offers a very high level of integration, both for all most common used peripherals in ARM world and for bus interfaces normally used in x86 world, like PCI-
Express.
ards in just 40 x 70mm.
This solution allows combining the advantages of a standard, ready-to-
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boards are, with all advantages offered by ARM application specific
processors like NXP i.MX 8M Mini & 8M Nano, in its different versions (Single Core, Dual Core, Quad Core)
Moreover, NXP i.MX 8M Mini & 8M Nano processors integrate two separated accelerators for Video Processing, Image Processing, 2D and 3D GPUs, giving the
processor incredible graphical performances.
The board is completed with up to 4GB DDR4-2400 32-bit bus memory directly soldered on board (up to 2GB DDR4-2400 16-bit bus memory for i.MX 8M Nano),
and one eMMC 5.1 Flash Drive, directly accessible like any standard Hard Disk Drive, with up to 64GB of capacity.
The board can support 24 bit Single/Dual Channel LVDS interface, which can be configured to work as two independent 24 bit Single Channel interfaces. As a
factory alternative, one eDP interface is available.
HW video decoding of the most common coding standard (i.e., H.265, H.264, VP9, VP8, and others) is supported. Also H.264, VP8 encoding is supported.
Many other features available through the standard Qseven
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connector are native for i.MX 8M Mini & 8M Nano processors: 1 x SD/SDIO/MMC interface, 1x PCI-
express x1 lane (only with i.MX 8M Mini), 1x CAN interface (optional), I2S Audio interface, 5 x USB 2.0 host Ports (4x USB 2.0 with i.MX 8M Nano), 1xUART interface,
SPI interface, 8x GPIOs, SM bus and I2C interface.
RGMII i.MX 8M Mini & 8M Nano native interface is internally carried to a TI DP83867 Ethernet Transceiver, allowing the implementation of a Gigabit Ethernet interface.
The networking capabilities of this module are extended by optional WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT 5.0 NGFF module soldered on-board.
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ly, with very
few add-
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d cost. This allows
also to take the most advantage possible from the pin-multiplexing possibilities offered by the i.MX 8M Mini & 8M Nano processors; indeed, most of the Qseven
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standard interfaces, when are not required, can be reprogrammed to offer other functionalities already implemented inside the i.MX 8M Mini & 8M Nano processors
itself. Optionally, the module can be equipped with a low-power additional RTC, which would replace in working the i.MX 8M Mini & 8M Nano native RTC (more
power consuming).
For external interfacing to standard devices, a carrier board with a 230-pin MXM connector is needed. This board will implement all the routing of the interface signals
to extern
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