phyCORE®-i.MX 8
ARM CortexTM-A72/-A53/-M4F
With up to eight processor cores the flagship of the i.MX 8 family is designed to meet highest computing performance requirements for graphics, imaging and security. The i.MX 8 full-chip hardwarebased virtualization, resource partitioning and split GPU and display architecture enable safe and isolated execution of multiple systems on one processor.
Comprehensive multi-media interfaces make the PHYTEC phyCORE-i.MX 8 an ideal System on Module for image and speech recognition. Thanks to 64-bit LPDDR4 RAM support even large amounts of data can be processed quickly and efficiently.
- i.MX 8QuadMax / i.MX 8QuadPlus / i.MX 8Quad
- ARM Cortex A53/A72/M4F multicore
- Bit-Width: 64 bit
- Latest RAM technology with up to 8 GB LPDDR4 RAM
- 64 – 256 MB Octal SPI/DualSPI Flash – PHYTEC is offical member of Micron’s Xccela consortium
- 4 GB – 128 GB eMMC
- Up to 4x HD Screens and 3D Graphics
- 4K Video Functionality
- 2x LVDS, 2x MIPI, 1x HDMI
- 2x MIPI CSI, 1x HDMI in
- Module dimensions: 73 x 45 mm
PHYTEC modules support comprehensive security features in hardware and software. All functions supported by the i.MX 8 processor as well as further information about our security concept can be found here.
Technical Details
| Features\Name | phyCORE-i.MX 8 | phyCORE-i.MX 8QM Alpha Kit | |||
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| Product | Module | Rapid Development Kit | |||
| Processor |
i.MX 8Quad/ i.MX 8QuadPlus/ i.MX 8QuadMax |
i.MX 8 QuadMax | |||
| Architecture | ARM Cortex-A53/-A72/-M4F multicore | ARM Cortex-A53/-A72/-M4F | |||
| Bit width | 64 bit | 64 bit | |||
| Clock Frequency | up to 1.6 GHz |
2x 1.6 GHz (A72), 4x 1.26 GHz (A53), 2x 266 MHz (M4F) |
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| DSP |
Tensilica HiFi 4 666 MHz |
Tensilica HiFi 4 666 MHz |
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| Graphics | Vivante 2x GC7000XS/VX (8 shader, 128 GFLOPS) | Vivante 2x GC7000XS/VX (8 shader, 128 GFLOPS) | |||
| Video | 4K H.265/H.264 Decode, 1080p60 H.264 Encode | 4K H.265/H.264 Decode, 1080p60 H.264 Encode | |||
| Crypto | AES, 3DES, RSA, ECC Ciphers, SHA1/256, TRNG | ||||
| MEMORY | |||||
| SPI NOR Flash | 64 MB up to 256 MB Octal SPI/DualSPI Flash | - | |||
| eMMC | 4 GB up to 128 GB | 8 GB eMMC 5.1 | |||
| LPDDR4 RAM | 1 GB - 8 GB | 2 GB | |||
| EEPROM | 4 kB | 2x 4 kB | |||
| INTERFACES | |||||
| Ethernet | 2x 10/100/1000 Mbit/s (1x onboard / 1x RGMII) | 2x 10/100/1000 Mbit/s | |||
| USB | 1x OTG, 1x USB3.0 | 2x USB3.0, 1x USB-C with PD 2.0, 1x USB OTG | |||
| UART | 2 | ||||
| CAN | 2 | 2x CAN; 1x FlexCAN | |||
| PCI / PCIe | 2 |
1x miniPCIe Slot, 1x PCIe Slot |
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| I²C | up to 19 | ||||
| SPI | up to 4 + 1x QSPI | ||||
| MMC/SD/SDIO | 2 | microSD Card | |||
| Keypad | 1 | ||||
| PWM | yes | ||||
| A/D | 8 | ||||
| SATA | 1 | 1 | |||
| LCD Interface | 2x LVDS, 2x MIPI DSI, 1x HDMI |
2x PDI (LVDS), 1x HDMI-OUT, 1x HDMI-IN |
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| Audio | 2x ESAI up to 4 SAI | Line-Out L/R, Line-In L/R, HP L/R, MIC, SPDIF-TX | |||
| Camera |
2x MIPI CSI, 1x HDMI in |
2x MIPI-CSI or 1x MIPI CSI and 1x parallel Camera | |||
| RTC | Low power, high precision external RTC | I²C RTC with Goldcap | |||
| Power Supply | 3.3 V need to be verified | 24 V | |||
| Dimensions | 73 mm x 45 mm | 220 mm x 140 mm | |||
| Connectors | Samtec 0.5 mm pitch (480 pins) | Samtec 0.5 mm pitch (480 pins) | |||
| Temperature range | -40…+85°C | -40…+85°C | |||
| SOFTWARE | |||||
| Operating system | Linux | Linux | |||
| Distribution | Yocto | Yocto | |||
| Debug Interface | UART, JTAG | ||||
| Kit Content | phyCORE-i.MX 8(QM), Carrier Board, 7'' Display with cap. Touch, Quickstart Instructions, Linux Yocto BSP |
See here for the phyCORE-i.MX 8 Download » section.
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