Apalis iMX6
The Apalis iMX6 is the second product in the new Apalis module family by Toradex. Complementing the existing Colibri module family, Apalis comes with a wide range of new and exciting features, ensuring customers can develop the most advanced, robust products with minimum overhead and risk. Apalis supports a huge variety of industry standard interfaces, while at the same time providing advanced multimedia and high speed connectivity making it suitable for an almost unlimited number of applications.
Highlights
Powered by NXP® i.MX 6: i.MX 6Quad and i.MX 6Dual Processors
The Apalis iMX6 is a small form-factor Computer on Module/System on Module that comes in both quad core and dual core versions based on NXP (formerly Freescale) i.MX 6Q and NXP i.MX 6D SoCs respectively. The Cortex A9 quad core and dual core CPU peaks at 1 GHz for commercial temperature variant, while the industrial temperature variant has a peak frequency of 800 MHz.
Extensive Industrial and High-speed interfaces
The NXP (formerly Freescale) i.MX 6 based Apalis iMX6 System on Module targets a wide range of industrial applications, including: Automotive & Infotainment, Navigation, Industrial Automation, HMIs, Avionics, Robotics, and much more.
The module exposes wide range of industrial interfaces including CAN, UART, I2C, USB, PCIe, SATA, and many more.
Apalis iMX6 is a reference platform for Qt for Device Creation. For more details, check here
Robust and Pin-compatible Apalis Family
Based on the valuable input of our customers and our engineers‘ in-depth industry expertise, Apalis brings to market many new technologies. Direct Breakout™ considerably simplifies routing of high speed signals on the baseboard. MXM SnapLock™ provides a unique connector mechanism for module fixation. Apalis also comes with support for ready-made passive cooling solutions for the most demanding applications.
Latest Information on Apalis iMX6
Operating Systems
Toradex offers free support and maintenance for Windows Embedded Compact and Embedded Linux on the NXP i.MX 6 processor based Colibri and Apalis iMX6 SoMs. This allows system designers to focus the application instead of focusing on the OS and low-level device drivers. Other OS such as QNX and Android are supported by our partners.

Torizon
Torizon is a new Linux-based software platform that simplifies the process of developing and maintaining embedded software. It allows you to configure the system for your use case quickly and easily, so you can focus on application development instead of Linux builds.
For general information about the advantages and features, check our Torizon page.

Embedded Linux
Toradex carries out in-house development and maintenance of a Yocto project-compatible production-quality Embedded Linux BSP. Our extensive documentation and support makes sure your product reaches market in time. Full source code and Toradex developments are up-streamed into mainline.
For general information about the advantages and features, check our Embedded Linux page.

Windows Embedded Compact
Windows Embedded Compact 7 and 2013 are supported on both Colibri and Apalis iMX6. The development and maintenance is carried out in-house by Toradex. WEC allows you to use Microsoft .Net Compact Framework and Visual Studio. Microsoft is providing support and updates for Embedded Compact 2013 until year 2028.
The price of the Colibri and Apalis iMX6 modules includes a runtime license for Windows Embedded Compact 2013 Entry (C13Entry) which is backward compatible to earlier Windows CE versions.
For general information about advantages and features, check our Windows Embedded Compact page.

QNX
QNX on NXP i.MX 6-based modules is supported by our service partner Triadem.
Triadem will be soon offering a QNX demo image for Colbiri iMX6.
Carrier Boards
The carrier board provides the necessary signal and power levels to the CoM. It also houses the application-specific connectivity and multimedia interfaces, such as USB, Ethernet, UART and HDMI.
(1) This temperature range applies excluding the Ethernet connector
Accessories
Toradex offers off-the-shelf accessories that can be directly used in end products. For a few of these accessories, design files including assembly drawings, schematics and Altium projects are available.
- Compatible with Apalis iMX6Q IT and Apalis iMX6D IT
- Easily mounted to the Apalis Carrier Boards by means of 4 screws
- Additional threaded holes available for attaching fan to the carrier board
- Compatible with Apalis iMX6Q, Apalis iMX6D and Apalis TK1
- Easily mounted to the Apalis Carrier Boards by means of 4 screws
- Additional threaded holes available for attaching fan to the carrier board
- 1x Tactile switch to enter Apalis iMX6 module recovery mode
- 1x Tactile switch to reset Apalis iMX6 module
- Touch: 4-Wire Resistive Touch
- 40 pin FFC cable (250mm) to connect it with a Carrier Board
- No special drivers required
- 40 pin and 10 pin FFC cable (250mm) to connect it with a Carrier Board
- Atmel touch driver
- Plug and Play (Linux, macOS X, Windows XP – 10, Windows 10 IoT Core and Windows Compact Embedded 6/7 compatible)
- BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM, DBPSK, DQPSK, and CCK modulation schemes
- WEP, TKIP, and AES, WPA, WPA2 hardware encryption Schemes
- Can be setup as a ad-hoc network via peer to peer communications
- Parallel data output format: 8-Bit Parallel ITU-R BT.656 with external HSync and VSync
- No external power supply required
- Compatible with Colibri Evaluation Board and Apalis Evaluation Board
- Parallel data output format: 8-Bit Parallel ITU-R BT.656 with external HSync and VSync
- No external power supply required
- Compatible with Colibri Evaluation Board and Apalis Evaluation Board
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NXP® i.MX 6Dual, 2x Arm Cortex™-A9, 800 MHz , 1GB DDR3 (64 Bit), 4GB Flash, Gigabit with IEEE 1588 Ethernet, -40° to +85° C Temp. Range, Availability until 2028
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NXP® i.MX 6Dual, 2x Arm Cortex™-A9, 1.0 GHz, 512MB DDR3 (64 Bit), 4GB Flash, Gigabit with IEEE 1588 Ethernet, 0° to 70° C Temp. Range, Availability until 2028
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Small form-factor Apalis Arm Computer Module family Carrier Board
Connectivity: USB 3.0: 2x Host, USB 2.0: 1x Host / 1x OTG, Gigabit Ethernet, 2x I2C, 1x SPI, 4x PWM, 4x ADC, 2x CAN, 2x LEDs, up to 40 GPIOs
Multimedia: Audio out: 1x (Stereo), Audio in: 1x (Stereo), 1x / 1x S/PDIF In / Out, 1x 10 Bit Camera Parallel Interface, 4/5-wire Resistive Touch
Physical: 7-27V DC Supply Voltage, 5V 5A, 3.3V 5A On-Board Power Supplies, Size: 125 x 90 mm
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Small form-factor Apalis Arm Computer Module family Carrier Board
Connectivity: USB 3.0: 2x Host, USB 2.0: 1x Host / 1x OTG, Gigabit Ethernet, 2x I2C, 1x SPI, 4x PWM, 4x ADC, 2x CAN, 2x LEDs, up to 40 GPIOs
Multimedia: Audio out: 1x (Stereo), Audio in: 1x (Stereo), 1x / 1x S/PDIF In / Out, 1x 10 Bit Camera Parallel Interface, 4/5-wire Resistive Touch
Physical: 7-27V DC Supply Voltage, 5V 6A, 3.3V 8A On-Board Power Supplies, Size: 125 x 90 mm
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Connectivity: USB 3.0: 1x Host, 1x OTG, USB 2.0: 4x Host, Gigabit Ethernet, 3x I2C, 2x SPI, 4x PWM, 4x ADC, 2x CAN, 8x Switches, 8x LEDs, up to 135 GPIOs
Multimedia: Audio out: 1x (Stereo), Audio in: 1x (Stereo), 1x (Out also on TOSLINK) S/PDIF In / Out, 1x 8/10/12 Bit Camera Parallel Interface, 4/5-wire Resistive Touch
Physical: 7-27V DC Supply Voltage, 5V 5A, 3.3V 5A On-Board Power Supplies, Size: 250 x 250 mm
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Heatsink for Apalis iMX6Q IT and Apalis iMX6D IT modules
Compatible with Apalis iMX6Q IT and Apalis iMX6D IT, Easily mounted to the Apalis Carrier Boards by means of 4 screws, Additional threaded holes available for attaching fan to the carrier board, -40°C to +200°C Temp.
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Heatsink for Apalis TK1, iMX6Q and iMX6D modules
Compatible with Apalis iMX6Q, Apalis iMX6D and Apalis TK1, Easily mounted to the Apalis Carrier Boards by means of 4 screws, Additional threaded holes available for attaching fan to the carrier board, -40°C to +200°C Temp.
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Mezzanine board for Apalis iMX6 module
1x Tactile switch to enter Apalis iMX6 module recovery mode, 1x Tactile switch to reset Apalis iMX6 module, -40° to +85° C Temp, Range. Size: 100 x 60 mm.
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Resistive Touch Displays it for Apalis & Colibri modules
Touch: 4-Wire Resistive Touch, 40 pin FFC cable (250mm) to connect it with a Carrier Board, No special drivers required, -20° to +70° C Temp, Range. Size: 164.9 x 100.0 x 13.0 mm.
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Capacitive Touch Displays for Apalis & Colibri modules
40 pin and 10 pin FFC cable (250mm) to connect it with a Carrier Board, Atmel touch driver, -20° to +70° C Temp, Range. Size: 173 x 112 x 13 mm.
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LM816 USB WiFi for Apalis and Colibri Family
Plug and Play (Linux, macOS X, Windows XP – 10, Windows 10 IoT Core and Windows Compact Embedded 6/7 compatible), BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM, DBPSK, DQPSK, and CCK modulation schemes, WEP, TKIP, and AES, WPA, WPA2 hardware encryption Schemes, Can be setup as a ad-hoc network via peer to peer communications, -10°C to +60°C Temp, Range. Size: 17 x 15 x 8 mm.
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Analogue Camera Adapter for Apalis & Colibri modules
Parallel data output format: 8-Bit Parallel ITU-R BT.656 with external HSync and VSync, No external power supply required, Compatible with Colibri Evaluation Board and Apalis Evaluation Board, -10°C to +60°C Temp, Range. Size: 60 x 50 x 9.4 mm.
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Accessory kit for Toradex carrier boards
Power Adapter: 12VDC 30W with international plugs, Compatible with: Apalis Evaluation Board, Ixora Carrier Board, Colibri Evaluation Board, Iris Carrier Board.
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