phyCORE^®-i.MX 7

ARM Cortex^TM-A7/-M4 System on Module

drop-in solution ideal for a wide range of embedded applications
Supports up to 1 GHz processing performance

SOM

Overview

The phyCORE-i.MX 7 System on Module supports the next-generation NXP i.MX 7 single and dual-core application processors. Within a compact form factor, the SOM supports on-board DDR3, NAND, NOR, eMMC, Gigabit Ethernet PHY, RTC, power management, and provides a high number of interfaces for connecting up peripherals, such as PCIe, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, displays, camera, and sensors.

This SOM is a full-featured, industrial-grade, and flexible drop-in solution ideal for a wide range of embedded applications such as IoT gateways; industrial human machine interface (HMI); factory automation; machine vision; building automation; networking; medical imaging as well as portable test and measurement.

Special Features

In addition to the processing power improvements, Cortex-A7 supports ARMv7A, Thumb-2 instructions, floating point vector operations (VFP), TrustZone and optional neon vector operations. Even though Cortex-A15 is currently ARM's 32-bit high end core, it cannot compare to the Cortex-A7.

Technical Details

	phyCORE-i.MX 7	phyBOARD-Zeta Linux Kit
Processor	i.MX 7Solo / i.MX 7Dual	i.MX 7Dual
Architecture	ARM Cortex-A7 / Cortex-M4	ARM Cortex-A7 / Cortex-M4
Clock frequency	1 GHz + 200 MHz	Dual 1 GHz + 200 MHz
MEMORY
NAND Flash	up to 8 GB	-
NOR Flash	up to 16 MB	-
eMMC	up to 128 GB	4 GB
DDR3 RAM	up to 2 GB	1 GB
EEPROM	4 kB	4 kB
INTERFACES
Ethernet	2x 10/100/1000 Mbit/s	2x 10/100/1000 Mbit/s
USB	2x OTG, 1x Host	1x OTG, 1x Host
UARTs	7x	via Expansion Connector
RS232	-	1x
CAN	2x	1x
PCIe	1x	1x
I²C	4x	via Expansion Connector
SPI	4x	via Expansion Connector
MMC/SD/SDIO	3x	microSD Card
PWM	4x	via Expansion Connector
A/D	4x	via Expansion Connector
LCD	TTL 24-bit, MIPI DSI	via optional Display Adapter PEB-AV-02
Touch	external	via optional Display Adapter PEB-AV-02
Audio	I²S	via optional HDMI Adapter PEB-AV-01
Camera	MIPI CSI	via Expansion Connector
HDMI	-	via optional HDMI Adapter PEB-AV-01
RTC	yes	Backup battery
Power Supply	3.3 V	5 V
Dimensions	41 mm x 50 mm	72 mm x 105 mm
Connector	Samtec 0.5 mm pitch (240 pins)	Samtec 0.5 mm pitch (240 pins)
Temperature range	X Temp	C Temp
SOFTWARE
Operating System	Linux 4.1.15	Linux 4.1.15
Distribution	Yocto 2.1 (Krogoth)	Yocto 2.1 (Krogoth)
BSP/ Image	BSP-Yocto-FSL-iMX7-PD17.2.1	BSP-Yocto-FSL-iMX7-PD17.2.1
Kit Content		phyCORE-i.MX 7 System on Module, phyBOARD-Zeta Carrier Board, Debug Adapter, Power Supply, Linux Yocto BSP