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EM-IMX8M-MINI Reference User Manual
V1.0
Boardcon Embedded Design
www.boardcon.com

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  • Page 1 EM-IMX8M-MINI Reference User Manual V1.0 Boardcon Embedded Design www.boardcon.com...
  • Page 2 1.3. Limited Warranty Boardcon warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from date of buy. During this warranty period Boardcon will repair or replace the defective unit in accordance with the following process: A copy of the original invoice must be included when returning the defective unit to Boardcon.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on Content 1 EM-IMX8M-MINI Introduction ......................3 1.1 Summary ..........................3 1.2 Processor Features ......................3 1.3 EM-IMX8M-MINI Specifications ................... 4 1.4 PCB Dimension ........................5 1.5 Block Diagram ........................6 1.6 Power Meter ......................... 6 1.7 CPU Introduction ........................
  • Page 4: Em-Imx8M-Mini Introduction

    Customize the embedded system based on 1 EM-IMX8M-MINI Introduction 1.1 Summary The EM-IMX8M-MINI is based around the NXP i.MX8M Mini processor. It is tailor made for a wide range of multimedia applications, featuring 2GB LPDDR4, 8GB eMMC, 2x USB 2.0 Host, powerful network connectivity options including 4G, WiFi &BT.
  • Page 5: Em-Imx8M-Mini Specifications

    Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 1.3 EM-IMX8M-MINI Specifications Speaker Power in RS485 UART Power DC 5V/3A ON/OFF Power Headphone Reset JTAG UART RS232 MIPI LCD Audio card GPIO Boot mode MIPI Camera Optional WiFi&Bluetooth 4G/SSD Optional Debug...
  • Page 6: Pcb Dimension

    Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on JTAG JTAG debug interface, 10-pin header 2-Pin connector (P4) RS485 Compatible 9-bit data format, 3-pin connector (P3) Buttons Reset (SW2), Power (SW3), Boot Mode (SW4) Expand interface 2x I2C, 1x SPI, 6x GPIO, 26-pin header (J11) PCIe Support USB2.0, PCIE2.1, UIM interface for SSD or 4G module Camera...
  • Page 7: Block Diagram

    Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 1.5 Block Diagram MIPI DSI MIPI CSI JTAG Infrared / LED mini-SAS CN mini-SAS CN 10 PIN Header LANE x4 LANE x4 JTAG GPIO/PWM MIPI DSI MIPI CSI JTAG USB 2.0 OTG USB OTG USB TYPE-C x4 bits...
  • Page 8 Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on Pin Definition Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 GND 101 GND 2 GND SD2_DATA1 3 GND 4 GND PCIE_RXP SD2_DATA2 5 GND PCIE_RXN 6 GND SD2_DATA3 107 GND VSYS_5V VSYS_5V SD1_STROBE VSYS_5V CSI_DP3 VSYS_5V BOOT_MODE1 VSYS_5V...
  • Page 9: Peripherals Introduction

    Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on DM_CLK DSI_CKP PDM_DATA2 UART2_RXD SAI5_MCLK DSI_CKN PDM_DATA3 UART1_TXD 155 GND 56 GND PDM_DATA1 UART1_RXD 57 GND DSI_DP1 PDM_DATA0 I2C4_SCL SYS_nRST DSI_DN1 SAI1_MCLK I2C4_SDA 61 GND 161 GND 62 GND I2C3_SCL ENET_TXC DSI_DP0 ENET_TX_CTL I2C3_SDA 65 GND...
  • Page 10: Rs485

    Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on Signal Description Signal Description 5VIN Main power supply. DC 5V power in Ground Ground Signal Description Signal Description Ground Not connect/ Ground DC_SW_CTL DC 5V control Ground Not connect/ Ground Ground DC_SW_CTL DC 5V control Ground RTC (BT1)
  • Page 11: Can

    SW4 is a DIP Switch for the selection of BOOT mode. Boot Mode = ON Download eMMC Boot 2.5 Audio The Audio Codec WM8960 supports stereo audio ADC/DAC. EM-IMX8M-MINI features a SAI (synchronous audio interface) with 8 TX and 8 RX lanes.
  • Page 12 Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on J8 (Headphone) Signal Description Signal Description Headphone right Ground HPOUTR channel output Headphone left channel HPOUTL HP_DETEC Headphone detect output MIC_RAW Microphone input J6 (Speaker) Signal Description Signal Description SPK_LN Speaker left channel - SPK_LP Speaker left channel + J7 (Speaker)
  • Page 13: Uart

    Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on SAI1_TXD4 Transmit Data SAI1_TXD5 Transmit Data SAI1_TXD6 Transmit Data SAI1_TXD7 Transmit Data Ground SAI1_RXC Receive Bit Clock. SAI1_RXFS Receive Frame Sync SAI1_RXD0 Receive Data SAI1_RXD1 Receive Data SAI1_RXD2 Receive Data SAI1_RXD3 Receive Data SAI1_RXD4 Receive Data SAI1_RXD5...
  • Page 14: Jtag

    Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on VEXT_3V3 3.3V power supply UART2_RXD Receive Data UART2_TXD Transmit Data Ground J13 (pin header, debug for Cortex-A7) Signal Description Signal Description VEXT_3V3 3.3V power supply UART4_RXD Receive Data UART4_TXD Transmit Data Ground J14 (pin header) Signal Description...
  • Page 15: Mipi Csi

    Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on Power supply 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 Signal Description Signal Description MIPI_5V0 5V power supply MIPI_5V0 5V power supply Ground Ground MIPI_3V3...
  • Page 16: Pcie M.2

    Pixel2 Negative Positive CSI_DN3 Transmission Data of CSI_DP3 Transmission Data Pixel3 of Pixel3 2.10 PCIe M.2 EM-IMX8M-Mini adopts the PCIe M.2 socket (NGFF_M.2 B-KEY_8.5H 11 21 2 10 20 PCIe (for 4G/SSD module) Signal Description Signal Description Module CONFIG_3 VPCIe_3V3 3.3V power supply...
  • Page 17 Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on TP24 Test point TP22 Test point Ground TP20 Test point Not connect SIM_RST SIM reset signal Not connect SIM_CLK SIM clock signal Ground SIM_DATA SIM data signal. Not connect SIM_VCC Power for the SIM. Not connect DEVSLP Device Sleep...
  • Page 18: Infrared Receiver(U3)

    Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on Ground 2.11 SD The Micro SD card is used as an external storage device. The MMC controller interface supports up to 4-bit transfer modes. Signal Description Signal Description SD2_DATA2 SD2 Data Bit SD2_DATA3 SD2 Data Bit SD2_CMD...
  • Page 19: Ethernet

    Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on EM-IMX8M-MINI features 2x USB 2.0 Host. It supports high-speed (480Mbps), full-speed (12Mbps) and low-speed (1.5Mbps) mode. USB HOST (J3) Signal Description Signal Description VCC_5V USB Power. DC 5V HUB_USB3_DM USB data- HUB_USB3_DP...
  • Page 20: Gpio

    Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on transmit/receive pair D transmit/receive pair D Ground Ground SPEED Network speed Ground VEXT_3V3 DC 3.3V power supply LINK Link activity 2.15 GPIO The i.MX8M Mini Dev Board provides access to several peripheral interfaces through the 26-pin expansion header (J11), including GPIO, I2C, UART, and SPI.
  • Page 21: Wifi & Bluetooth

    Your Idea Customize the embedded system based on 2.16 WiFi & Bluetooth 33 32 31 view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 The CPU module SOM-IMX8M-MINI on-board WiFi + Bluetooth4.0 module. 802.11b/g/n single-band radio ⚫ Bluetooth V4.0(HS) with integrated Class 1.5 PA and Low Energy (BLE) support ⚫...
  • Page 22: Product Configurations

    BT_UART_CTS UART1_TXD interface interface 3 Product Configurations Standard Contents Qty. Item Description (PCS) EM-IMX8M-MINI Standard Content (2GB RAM, 8GB eMMC) Linux BSP, Documents, tools, Schematic Drawing, CD-ROM/ TFcard datasheets Ethernet cable Serial Cable CP2102 USB Cable Micro USB Power adaptor...

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