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SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual Official Website:www.emtop-tech.com Wiki Page: https://github.com/EMTOP-TECH Sales Contact: sales@emtop-tech.com Support Contact: support@emtop-tech.com...
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SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual Revision History Date Version Description 2023/6/27 V1.0 Update Github Link 2023/07/14 V1.1 Check Errors Official Website:www.emtop-tech.com Wiki Page: https://github.com/EMTOP-TECH Sales Contact: sales@emtop-tech.com Support Contact: support@emtop-tech.com...
SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual 1. General This document describes the hardware architecture of the SOM-IMX8M-MINI Module. The SOM-IMX8M-MINI System-On-Module (SOM) board is based on NXP’s energy efficient i.MX 8M Mini series processor. For i.MX 8M Mini series processors which has up to 4 x Cortex-A53 cores capable at running up to 1.8 GHz and one Cortex-M4 core capable at...
SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual 2. Features 2.1 SOM-IMX8M-MINI Picture2.1 Top side of SOM-IMX8M-MINI Picture2.2 Bottom side of SOM-IMX8M-MINI Up to Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 o 64-bit Armv8-A architecture o Target frequency up to 1.8GHz 2D/3D GC520L Official Website:www.emtop-tech.com Wiki Page: https://github.com/EMTOP-TECH Sales Contact: sales@emtop-tech.com...
SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual o Media Processing Engine (MPE) with NEON technology o Floating Point Unit (FPU) with support of the VFPv4-D16 architecture One Cortex-M4 up to 400MHz Wi-Fi 1x1 (802.11b/g/n/ac 2.4/5GHz) Bluetooth 5.0 From 8 to 64GB eMMC ...
SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual o UART2 (TTL, For Debug) o UART3 (TTL, For User) o UART4 (TTL, For User) I2C x 3 USB Touch x 1 MIPI-CSI x 1 Fan 5V port x 1 MIPI-DSI x 1 ...
SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual 4. Mechanical Dimension Size: 50 x 40 x 7.3 mm PCB Parameter:8 layer design, lead-free soldering process Weight: 12g Picture4.1 Mechanical Dimension of Top side Picture4.2 Mechanical Dimension of Bottom side Official Website:www.emtop-tech.com Wiki Page: https://github.com/EMTOP-TECH...
SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual 5. Electrical Characteristics 5.1 Working Temperature Table5.1 Working Temperature Minimum Operating Temperature Operating Temperature Specification (℃) (℃) Commercial Grade Industrial Grade -40 +85 Note: A heat sink may need for some applications 6. Hardware Overview 6.1 System Components Table6.1 Hardware Overview...
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SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual • S/PDIF Input and Output Audio • SAI modules supporting I2S,AC97,TDM • Boot ROM (256KB) On-chip memory • On-chip RAM (256KB + 32KB) Memory and storage • 2GB DDR4 SDRAM (32-bit bus width) • 1200MHz maximum DDR clock DDR SDRAM •...
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SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual Display Interfaces • 4-lane MIPI DSI interface Camera • 4-lane MIPI CSI interface Official Website:www.emtop-tech.com Wiki Page: https://github.com/EMTOP-TECH Sales Contact: sales@emtop-tech.com Support Contact: support@emtop-tech.com...
SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual 6.2 Functional Block Diagrams The following figure is a functional block diagram of the SOM-IMX8M-MINI: Picture6.1 Functional Block Diagrams Official Website:www.emtop-tech.com Wiki Page: https://github.com/EMTOP-TECH Sales Contact: sales@emtop-tech.com Support Contact: support@emtop-tech.com...
SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual Picture6.2 i.MX 8M Mini system block diagram 7. Interface Description 7.1 BTB ON Connector The BTB connector mounted on SOM is MB250-G60S-B1R supplied by MTCONN. The specification of the connector is: Picture7.1 Connector Specifications For SOM The recommended BTB connector can be mounted on baseboard is MB250-G60P-B1R supplied by MTCONN, an equal parameters BTB connector can be used instead.
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SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual Picture7.2 Connector Specifications for Baseboard Official Website:www.emtop-tech.com Wiki Page: https://github.com/EMTOP-TECH Sales Contact: sales@emtop-tech.com Support Contact: support@emtop-tech.com...
SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual 7.2 WiFi/BT Antenna Connector The antenna connector mounted on SOM is Ultra Small Surface Mount Coaxial Connector, the detail of the connector is as following: Picture7.3 Specifications For UFL Official Website:www.emtop-tech.com Wiki Page: https://github.com/EMTOP-TECH Sales Contact: sales@emtop-tech.com...
SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual 8. Pinout Description Table Picture8.1 Assemble BTB on bottom side of SOM-IMX8M-MINI Official Website:www.emtop-tech.com Wiki Page: https://github.com/EMTOP-TECH Sales Contact: sales@emtop-tech.com Support Contact: support@emtop-tech.com...
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SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual Number Signal Power Logic Input/Output Note BOOT_MODE1 3.3V Input 10K pull-up 3.3V Official Website:www.emtop-tech.com Wiki Page: https://github.com/EMTOP-TECH Sales Contact: sales@emtop-tech.com Support Contact: support@emtop-tech.com...
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SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual Picture8.3 Pin out of J2 Table8.2 Pin Definition of J2 Number Signal Power Logic Input/Output Note SAI5_MCLK 3.3V In/Out SAI1_RXD0 3.3V In/Out Boot CFG 0 SAI1_RXD1 3.3V In/Out Boot CFG 1 SAI5_RXD0 3.3V In/Out SAI1_RXFS 3.3V...
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SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual Number Signal Power Logic Input/Output Note VDD_3V3 Power output UART3_TXD 3.3V In/Out SAI3_TXC 3.3V In/Out UART3_CTS 3.3V In/Out SAI3_TXD 3.3V In/Out SAI3_RXC 3.3V In/Out GPIO1_IO15 3.3V In/Out SAI3_RXD 3.3V In/Out GPIO1_IO14 3.3V In/Out SAI3_RXFS 3.3V In/Out SAI3_TXFS 3.3V...
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SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual 9. Power Supply And System Resets 9.1 Power Source The SOM-IMX8M-MINI have built-in power management function, so it is only need to provide a +5V power source to the SOM-IMX8M-MINI via the 5V input pins of the J1 connector.
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SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual High Performance Official Website:www.emtop-tech.com Wiki Page: https://github.com/EMTOP-TECH Sales Contact: sales@emtop-tech.com Support Contact: support@emtop-tech.com...
SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual 10. System Resets 10.1 Power-on Reset This type of reset occurs when the power is initially applied to the SOM-IMX8M-MINI. As the supply voltage rises, the on-board PMIC holds the i.MX 8M MINI in reset until all the processor power supply voltages have risen above the appropriate voltage thresholds (90% of the nominal values).
SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual 12. Trace impedance recommendations The following table lists the recommended impedance for high-speed signals on the baseboard. Table12.1 Trace Impedance Recommendation Signal group Impedance PCB manufacture tolerance All single-ended signal,unless 50 Ohm single-ended +/-10% specified PCIe TX/RX data pair...
SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual 14. Circuit Example 14.1 Reset In For the reset pin J3.16, a reset button to pull this pin to ground to reset core board is necessary, the ESD component and bypass capacitor is used according to the actual design, a resistor pull up to power supply is installed on SOM board, so not any resistors pull up/down is need.
SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual NVCC_SD2 MicroSD 0.1uF 10uF SD2_DATA2 DAT2 SD2_DATA3 CD/DAT3 SD2_CMD GND1 GND2 SD2_CLK CLOCK GND3 SD2_DATA0 DAT0 SD2_DATA1 DAT1 SD2_NCD MCTF-0403 Picture14.7 TF Card Design Demo 14.6 SOM Power-Up Enable Suggest that using J2.60 (GND) on SOM to enable the 5V power supply for SOM as the following demo circuit.
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SOM-IMX8MM Hardware User Manual function and the designer desire to remove the PCIe reference clock circuit. Please contact the sales for defining firmware. The PCIe reference clock design for reference as follow. Picture14.9 PCIe reference clock Official Website:www.emtop-tech.com Wiki Page: https://github.com/EMTOP-TECH Sales Contact: sales@emtop-tech.com...
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