{"id":30767,"date":"2020-03-30T17:47:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T09:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.seeedstudio.com\/?p=30767"},"modified":"2020-04-01T21:57:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T13:57:28","slug":"a-new-i-mx-8m-sbc-product-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/30\/a-new-i-mx-8m-sbc-product-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"A new i.MX 8M SBC product idea&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The i.MX 8M is an industry-leading application processor that based on Arm<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>&nbsp;Cortex<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>-A53 and Cortex-M4 cores provide industry-leading audio, voice, and video processing for applications that scale from consumer home audio to industrial building automation and mobile computers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the past several years, we have released some SBC products such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-BeagleBoner-Green.html\">SeeedStudio Beaglebone Green<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/ODYSSEY-STM32MP157C-p-4464.html\">ODYSSEY &#8211; STM32MP157C<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/ODYSSEY-X86J4105864-p-4447.html\">ODYSSEY &#8211; X86J4105<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/NPi-i-MX6ULL-Dev-Board-Industrial-Grade-Linux-SBC-eMMC-Version-p-4221.html\">NPi-i.MX6ULL<\/a>. But none of them could have similar performance as the i.MX 8M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, we&#8217;ve seen many customer needs for this processor for high-end applications regarding edge computing, so we are considering to make an SBC based on this i.MX 8M processor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a simple idea of the form factor, peripherals, and the layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.seeedstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ODYSSEY-i.MX8M-1030x474.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ODYSSEY-i.MX8M-1030x474.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ODYSSEY-i.MX8M-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ODYSSEY-i.MX8M-768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ODYSSEY-i.MX8M-1536x707.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ODYSSEY-i.MX8M-1024x471.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ODYSSEY-i.MX8M.png 1852w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And the specification is planned as blow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Basic:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Processor: NXP i.MX 8M Quad Core Cortex-A53 + Cortex-M4 <\/li><li>GPU: GC7000Lite (4-shader) OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan, OpenCL 1.2<\/li><li>RAM: 2GB LPDDR4\/4GB LPDDR4<\/li><li>Storage: 8GB EMMC<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peripherals<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> 2 x Gigabyte Ethernet<\/li><li> 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB-C(Device)<\/li><li> 2 x MIPI CSI<\/li><li> 1 x MIPI DSI<\/li><li> 1 x Touch Connector<\/li><li> 1 x HDMI<\/li><li> 1 x 3.5mm Audio in\/out<\/li><li> 2 x PCIe M.2<\/li><li> 1 x Raspberry Pi 40-Pin Expansion<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ext Storage:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>SD Card Slot \/ SIM Card Slot 2 in 1<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Power Supply:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> DC 12V-19V<\/li><li> USB-C 5V<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Buttons:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1 x Reset, 2 x User, 1 x Boot Switch<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LEDs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1 x Reset, 1 x User, 1 x Power<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Others:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1 x RTC Battery Holder with RTC battery<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Size: 850mm x 850mm<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some open questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We&#8217;ve seen that there are many i.MX 8M boards were made in SoM and carrier board, style. 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Welcome to discuss this with us either in the comments below or in the forum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The i.MX 8M is an industry-leading application processor that based on Arm\u00ae&nbsp;Cortex\u00ae-A53 and Cortex-M4 cores<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3486,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[738,1302,2939,2060,2987],"class_list":["post-30767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-beaglebone-green","tag-edge-computing","tag-odyssey-x86j4105","tag-single-board-computer","tag-stm32mp157c"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - 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