i.MX8 - Nitrogen8M - Overview

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Out of the box

The packages include the following items:

  • Nitrogen8M rev11 preloaded with Android 8.1
  • RTC battery
  • 5v power adapter
  • Serial console cable
  • Antenna

Key Features

The Nitrogen8M has the following features:

  • Processor: i.MX 8M Quad (Based on Cortex-A53 and Cortex-M4F series)
  • Memory RAM: 2 GB LPDDR4
  • eMMC : 8 GB
  • Wireless: WiFi 802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.1
  • Network: Gigabit Ethernet
  • GPU: Vivante GC7000 Lite
  • Display specification:
  1. HDMI (4K@60fps)
  2. 4-lane MIPI-DSI (1080p@60fps)
  • Camera support: 2x 4-lane MIPI-CSI
  • Audio: Headphones and Analog Microphone
  • Encoders:
  1. H.265
  2. VP9
  • Interfaces:
  1. 3x USB 3.0 Host ports
  2. USB 3.0 OTG port
  3. 3x I2C
  4. SPI
  5. RS-232
  6. SIM card
  7. RTC + battery
  8. 2x PCIe (1 Mini-PCIE connector, 1 on expansion connector)
  9. JTAG
  • Supported OS :
  1. Yocto
  2. Ubuntu/Debian
  3. Buildroot
  4. FreeRTOS
  5. Android
  • Power supply: 5V

Get to know Nitrogen8M

The Nitrogen8M has a few connectors on the board. The following images describe the ports available on the board.


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