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PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC
PICO Compute Module with NXP i.MX6Ultralite SoC
REV. A1 – VER. 1.00
March 28, 2016

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  • Page 1 PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC PICO Compute Module with NXP i.MX6Ultralite SoC REV. A1 – VER. 1.00 March 28, 2016...
  • Page 2 PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 REVISION HISTORY Revision Date Originator Notes 1.00 March 28, 2016 TechNexion Initial Public release Page 2 of 54...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction ............................7 1.1. General Introduction ........................7 1.2. General Care and Maintenance ....................8 1.3. Block Diagram ..........................10 1.4. PICO Compute Module Compatibility ..................11 1.5.
  • Page 4 PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 6.2. PICO Compatible Displays ......................49 6.2.1. Multi Touch PCAP Displays ....................49 6.3. Accessories ..........................50 6.3.1. EDMANTP150A138045D2450BK Pack Content..............50 6.4. PICO Compute Module Product Ordering Part Numbers ............51 6.4.1 Standard Part Numbers ......................
  • Page 5 PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 - PICO Compatibility Overview ....................11 Table 2 - PMIC Signal Description ......................15 Table 3 - PMIC Reset Signal Description ..................... 15 Table 4 - PMIC Reset Signal Description .....................
  • Page 6 PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 - PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC Block Diagram .................. 10 Figure 2 - PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC Compatibility Chart ................11 Figure 3 - PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC Dimensional Drawing ............... 12 Figure 4 - PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC Top view ................... 13 Figure 5 - PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC Bottom view ..................

  • Page 7: Introduction

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 1. Introduction 1.1. General Introduction The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC is a high performance highly integrated PICO Compute Module designed around the NXP i.MX6Ultralite ARM Cortex-A7. The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC provides an ideal building block that easily integrates with a wide range of target markets requiring compact, cost effective with low power consumption.

  • Page 8: General Care And Maintenance

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 1.2. General Care and Maintenance Your device is a product of superior design and craftsmanship and should be treated with care. The following suggestions will help you. ...
  • Page 9 PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Unintentional emitter per FCC Part This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 10: Block Diagram

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 1.3. Block Diagram Figure 1 - PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC Block Diagram Page 10 of 54...

  • Page 11: Pico Compute Module Compatibility

    Edison and adds additional multimedia I/O Interfaces on two additional expansion interfaces. Many of the pins on PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC can be used for other functions. Chapter 5. PICO Compute Module Pinmux Overview of this manual provides a complete overview. Figure 2 - PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC Compatibility Chart...

  • Page 12: Dimensional Drawing

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 1.5. Dimensional Drawing The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC Compute Module is partly size compatible with Intel ® Edison and adds several additional I/O expansion interfaces on an enlarged footprint. 2D and 3D files can be obtained from the www.technexion.com...

  • Page 13: Component Location

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 1.6. Component Location Figure 4 - PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC Top view Item Description Item Description NXP i.MX6Ultralite Processor Memory IC NXP PF300 Power Management IC BCM4339 WiFi/Bluetooth IC Antenna connector...

  • Page 14: Core Components

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 2. Core Components 2.1. NXP i.MX6Ultralite Cortex-A7 Processor The i.MX 6UltraLite is an ultra-efficient processor family with featuring Freescale’s advanced implementation of the single ARM Cortex®-A7 core, which operates at speeds of up to 528 MHz.

  • Page 15: Power Management Ic (Nxp Pf3000)

    LCD_RESET RESET (mode0) PWRON signal of PMIC To perform a hard-reset of the PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC an external circuit (for example a button or external watchdog IC) can be integrated on the carrier board. Table 4 - PMIC Reset Signal Description Connector...

  • Page 16: Memory

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 2.3. Memory The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC integrates Double Data Rate III (DDR3) Synchronous DRAM in a single (16 bit) channel configuration. The following memory chips have been validated and tested on the PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC Compute Module: 2.3.1 SK Hynix...

  • Page 17: Micron

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 2.3.2. Micron Micron 1.35V DDR3L SDRAM device is a low-voltage version of the 1.5V DDR3 SDRAM device. Unless stated otherwise, the DDR3L SDRAM device meets the functional and timing specifications listed in the equivalent density standard or automotive DDR3 SDRAM data sheet located on www.micron.com.

  • Page 18: Emmc Storage

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 2.4. eMMC Storage The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC can be ordered with onboard eMMC storage in different configurations and capacity. The onboard eMMC device is connected on the SD1 pins of the i.MX6Ultralite processor in an 8 bit width configuration.

  • Page 19: Kingston Emmc

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 2.4.2. Kingston EMMC Kingston e•MMC™ products follow the JEDEC e•MMC™ 4.5 standard. It is an ideal universal storage solutions for many electronic devices, including smartphones, tablet PCs, PDAs, eBook readers, digital cameras, recorders, MP3, MP4 players, electronic learning products, digital TVs and set-top boxes.

  • Page 20: Table 5 - Emmc Signal Description

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 Table 5 - eMMC Signal Description Pinmux CPU PAD NAME Signal Description BALL (mode) SD1_DATA0 usdhc1.DATA0 eMMC_DATA0 MMC/SDIO Data bit 0 (mode0) SD1_DATA1 usdhc1.DATA1 eMMC_DATA1 MMC/SDIO Data bit 1...

  • Page 21: Broadcom Bcm4339 Wifi/Bluetooth Sip Module

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 2.5. Broadcom BCM4339 WiFi/Bluetooth SiP Module The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC can be ordered with an optional onboard WiFI/Bluetooth SIP module. The 802.11ac + BT SiP module is a small sized BGA mounted module that provides full function of 802.11ac and Bluetooth class 4.0 +HS...

  • Page 22: Table 6 - Bcm4339 Wifi Signal Description

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 Table 6 - BCM4339 WiFi Signal Description PAD NAME Pinmux Signal Description BALL (mode) NAND_DATA00 usdhc2.DATA0 SDIO_D0 MMC/SDIO Data bit 0 (mode1) NAND_DATA01 usdhc2.DATA1 SDIO_D1 MMC/SDIO Data bit 1...

  • Page 23: Table 7 - Bcm4339 Bluetooth Signal Description

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 Table 7 - BCM4339 Bluetooth Signal Description PAD NAME Pinmux Signal Description BALL (mode) GPIO1_IO04 uart5.TX BT_UART_RXD Bluetooth UART Serial (mode8) Input. Serial data input for the HCI UART Interface GPIO1_IO05 uart5.RX...

  • Page 24: Pico Compute Module Connector Interfaces

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 3. PICO Compute Module Connector Interfaces 3.1 Ethernet The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC implements a 10/100 Mbit/s Fast Ethernet MAC compliant with the IEEE802.3-2002 standard. The MAC layer provides compatibility with half- or full-duplex 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet LANs.

  • Page 25: Digital Display Sub-System (Dss) Or Ttl Interface

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 3.2. Digital Display Sub-System (DSS) or TTL Interface The Parallel Display interface of PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC is derived from the eLCDIF subsystem. The eLCDIF is a general purpose display controller used to drive a wide range of display devices varying in size and capability.

  • Page 26: Table 9 - Ttl Display Signal Description

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 Table 9 - TTL Display Signal Description CPU PAD NAME Signal Description BALL X1_8 LCD_DATA23 LCDIF_DATA23 LCD Pixel Data bit 23 X1_10 LCD_DATA22 LCDIF_DATA22 LCD Pixel Data bit 22...

  • Page 27: Audio Interface

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 3.3. Audio Interface The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC incorporates one I S / AUDMUX instance. The synchronous audio interface (SAI) supports full-duplex serial interfaces with frame synchronization such as I2S, AC97, TDM, and codec/DSP interfaces.

  • Page 28: Universal Serial Bus (Usb) Interface

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 3.4. Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC incorporates a single USB Host controller and an additional USB Host/OTG controller. Each of the USB controllers provides the following main features: USB 2.0 Host/OTG Controller...

  • Page 29: Can Bus Interface Signals

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 3.5. CAN BUS Interface signals The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC features two CAN bus interfaces. The Flexible Controller Area Network (FLEXCAN) module is a communication controller implementing the CAN protocol according to the CAN 2.0B protocol specification.

  • Page 30: Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (Uart) Interface

    UART3 signals in applications where one serial port is required. NOTE: UART5 is not listed in this section. This interface is connected from the i.MX6Ultralite processor towards the WiFi/Bluetooth interface present on PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC and can be found in the WiFi/Bluetooth section of this manual.

  • Page 31: Serial Peripheral Interface (Spi)

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 3.7. Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC features an Enhanced Configurable Serial Peripheral Interface (ECSPI) full-duplex, synchronous, four-wire serial communication block. The following main features are supported: ...

  • Page 32: I 2 C Bus

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 3.8. I C Bus The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC incorporates several I C interfaces. I C is a two-wire, bidirectional serial bus that provides a simple, efficient method of data exchange, minimizing the interconnection between devices.

  • Page 33: General Purpose Input/Output (Gpio)

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 3.9. General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC has 10 dedicated GPIO pins at 1.8V. Many of the other pins used on the PICO Compute Module can be put in GPIO module however doing so might break scalability with other PICO Compute Modules.

  • Page 34: Pulse Width Modulation (Pwm)

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 3.10. Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC has 3 dedicated PWM pins at 1.8V and 1 PWM for LCD brightness control at 3.3V. The following features characterize the PWM: ...

  • Page 35: Manufacturing And Boot Control

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 3.11. Manufacturing and Boot Control The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC has a number of pins to override the default boot media present on the PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC Compute Module or enable debug serial loader functionality.

  • Page 36: Input Power Requirements

    ±50 mV 3.12.1. Power Management Signals The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC has the following set of signals to control the system power states such as the power-on and reset conditions. This enables the system designer to implement a fully ACPI compliant system supporting system states.

  • Page 37: Power Sequence

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 3.12.2. Power Sequence PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC input power sequencing requirements are as follow: If a backup Real Time Clock (RTC) is required in the host system. We recommend to design an RTC circuit on the PICO carrier board.

  • Page 38: Pico Compute Module Pin Assignment

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 4. PICO Compute Module Pin Assignment The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC has three 70-pin Hirose board to board connectors. CPU PAD NAME Signal Description BALL E1_1 Ground System input power (4.0...
  • Page 39 PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 CPU PAD NAME Signal Description BALL Power ON button input E1_17 ONOFF SRC_RESET_B signal Universal Serial Bus E1_18 USB_OTG1_DN USB_OTG1_DN differential pair negative signal Over current detect input...
  • Page 40 PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 CPU PAD NAME Signal Description BALL Universal Asynchronous E1_46 UART3_TXD UART3_TXD Receive Transmit transmit data signal E1_47 UART1_RXD I2C3_SDA C bus data line General Purpose Input E1_48 SNVS_TAMPER2...
  • Page 41 PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 CPU PAD NAME Signal Description BALL X1_1 Ground X1_2 Ground X1_3 Not Connected X1_4 Not Connected X1_5 Not Connected X1_6 Not Connected X1_7 Ground X1_8 LCD_DATA23 LCDIF_DATA23 LCD Pixel Data bit 23...
  • Page 42 PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 CPU PAD NAME Signal Description BALL X1_47 Ground X1_48 LCD_DATA3 LCDIF_DATA3 LCD Pixel Data bit 3 X1_49 ENET2_TXCLK ENET2_TX_CLK RMII transmit clock X1_50 LCD_DATA2 LCDIF_DATA2 LCD Pixel Data bit 2...
  • Page 43 PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 CPU PAD NAME Signal Description BALL X2_1 Ground X2_2 Ground X2_3 BOOT_MODE0 BOOT_MODE0 Boot Select pin X2_4 Not Connected X2_5 BOOT_MODE1 BOOT_MODE1 Boot Select pin X2_6 Not Connected...
  • Page 44 PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 CPU PAD NAME Signal Description BALL Universal Serial Bus X2_46 USB_OTG2_DN USB_OTG2_DN differential pair negative signal X2_47 Not Connected Universal Serial Bus X2_48 USB_OTG2_DP USB_OTG2_DP differential pair positive...

  • Page 45: Pico Compute Module Pinmux Overview

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 5. PICO Compute Module Pinmux Overview Many signals on the PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC can be configured to support other interfaces. The table below gives an overview of all pins that can be modified.
  • Page 46 PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 CPU BALL PADNAME MODE0 MODE1 MODE2 MODE3 MODE4 MODE5 MODE6 MODE8 X1_8 LCD_DATA2 lcdif.DATA[2 uart8.RTS_B ecspi1.MISO csi.DATA[15] weim.DATA[ gpio3.IO[28] src.BT_CFG[ usdhc1.DAT X1_10 LCD_DATA2 lcdif.DATA[2 uart8.CTS_B ecspi1.MOSI csi.DATA[14] weim.DATA[ gpio3.IO[27]...
  • Page 47 PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 CPU BALL PADNAME MODE0 MODE1 MODE2 MODE3 MODE4 MODE5 MODE6 MODE8 X2_3 BOOT_MOD src.BOOT_M gpio5.IO[11] ODE[0] X2_5 BOOT_MOD src.BOOT_M gpio5.IO[12] ODE[1] X2_7* LCD_DATA1 lcdif.DATA[1 sai3.TX_BCL ca7_platform csi.DATA[21] weim.DATA[ gpio3.IO[18]...

  • Page 48: Development Kits, Proto-Type Components And Accessories

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 6. Development Kits, Proto-type Components and Accessories To evaluate the PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC TechNexion has made available a large number of evaluation kits and accessories available. 6.1. PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC Evaluation Kits 6.1.1.

  • Page 49: Pico Compatible Displays

    7 inch LVDS interface LCD display 800*480 resolution 350 nits with PCAP multitouch touchsensor. TLL Adaptor interface board Touch panel link cable NOTE: Many other display and touch solutions are available. Please connect with your TechNexion distributor or account manager for conditions and availability. Page 49 of 54...

  • Page 50: Accessories

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 6.3. Accessories 6.3.1. EDMANTP150A138045D2450BK Pack Content. Partnumber Description EDMANTP150A138045D2450BK 4.5 dB, 2.4/5 GHz, black color antenna u.FL to SMA patch cable Page 50 of 54...

  • Page 51: Pico Compute Module Product Ordering Part Numbers

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 6.4. PICO Compute Module Product Ordering Part Numbers The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC is available in a number of standard configurations. Custom tailored versions with other memory configuration, de-population of interfaces or extended and industrial temperature options are available upon request.

  • Page 52: Custom Part Number Creation Rules

    PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC REV. A1. HARDWARE MANUAL – VER 1.00 – MAR 28 2016 6.4.2. Custom Part Number Creation Rules The PICO-IMX6UL-EMMC can be ordered in custom tailored to meet special application requirements and conditions according to the following custom part number creation rules.

  • Page 53: Important Notice

    Information published by TechNexion regarding third-party products or services does not constitute a license from TechNexion to use such products or services or a warranty or endorsement thereof. Use of such information may require a license from a third party under the patents or other intellectual property of the third party, or a license from TechNexion under the patents or other intellectual property of TechNexion.

  • Page 54: Disclaimer

    To the extent permitted by law no liability (including liability to any person by reason of negligence) will be accepted by TechNexion Ltd., its subsidiaries or employees for any direct or indirect loss or damage caused by omissions from or inaccuracies in this document.
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