Chapter 1 Introduction; Board Overview - NXP Semiconductors i.MX 8M Nano LPDDR4 EVK User Manual

NXP Semiconductors
Chapter 1
Introduction
This document is the hardware user's guide for the i.MX 8M Nano LPDDR4 Evaluation Kit (EVK) based on the NXP
Semiconductor's i.MX 8M Nano 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 Nano Applications
Processor. The i.MX 8M Nano LPDDR4 EVK board helps developers get familiar with the processor before investing a large
amount of resources in more specific designs.
Table 1 lists the features of the i.MX 8M Nano LPDDR4 EVK board.
Table 1. Board features
Processor
DRAM memory
Mass storage
Power
Camera
Display interface
Ethernet
USB
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
Audio connectors
Debug connectors
Expansion connector
2
I C connector
User's Guide
NXP Applications Processor
Kingston 16 GB LPDDR4
SanDisk 32 GB eMMC5.1
Micron 32 MB QSPI NOR
MicroSD card connector
NXP PMIC PCA9450B + Discrete DCDC/LDO
CSI interface (Mini-SAS connector)
DSI interface (Mini-SAS connector)
1 GB Ethernet with RJ45 connector
Port1 is USB (2.0) Type-C connector and Port2 is used as the Power Input.
x1 on board Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module AW-CM358SM based on NXP 88W8987,
802.11a/b/g/n/ac, BT5.0
3.5 mm Stereo Line output, 2 Vrms
FPC connector (SAI ports) for Audio Card
JTAG (10-pin header)
MicroUSB for UART debug, two COM Ports for A53 and M7
40-pin dual-row Pin Header for I
8-pin dual-row Pin Header for I
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