Colibri Arm Family

The Colibri Arm^® family consists of SODIMM-sized System on Modules (SoM) / Computer on Modules (CoM). The family offers miniaturized modules based on NXP^® i.MX 8X, i.MX 6ULL, i.MX 7, i.MX 6, Vybrid and NVIDIA^® Tegra SoCs. All these modules are pin-compatible, ensuring scalability of applications developed on them. The Colibri family delivers cost-performance-optimized designs. An extensive range of Colibri-compatible carrier boards and accessories, such as cameras and displays, is also available for easy product development on the Colibri Arm family of modules.

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Highlights

Arm-based modules

Miniaturized modules using NXP i.MX 8, i.MX 6ULL, i.MX 7, i.MX 6, Vybrid and NVIDIA Tegra SoCs.

Fast time to market

Simplified hardware and software design

Proven edge connector

The 200-pin SODIMM has proven itself in thousands of demanding applications for over 15 years

Large ecosystem

A large ecosystem of off-the-shelf carrier boards, software and engineering services

Scalable platform

Pin compatibility ensures application scalability

Operating system

Free professional OS (Yocto-based Linux, Windows Embedded Compact)

Colibri Computer on Modules Family

Colibri iMX8X

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3D GPU OpenCL

2GB RAM
8GB FLASH

Colibri T30

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3D GPU

1GB RAM
4GB FLASH

Colibri T20

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3D GPU

512MB RAM
1GB FLASH

Colibri iMX6

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3D GPU

512MB RAM
4GB FLASH

Colibri iMX7

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1GB RAM
4GB FLASH

Colibri iMX6ULL

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1GB RAM
4GB FLASH

Colibri VF61

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256MB RAM
512MB FLASH

Colibri VF50

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128MB RAM
128MB FLASH

Software

Torizon Linux Platform

Torizon is a ready-to-use Linux-based software platform ideal for use in areas like industry and medicine, where reliability is critical. It is a developer-friendly ecosystem that simplifies the process of developing and maintaining embedded software.

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Toradex develops and maintains a Yocto Project-compatible, production-quality embedded Linux BSP in-house.

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Windows Embedded Compact

Windows Embedded Compact, formerly known as Windows CE (WinCE), is a real-time, small-footprint operating system. This OS is ideal for building embedded products targeting a variety of industrial applications.

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Android

Android is an operating system based on the Linux kernel. It offers a low-cost, flexible and customizable OS for developing high-tech devices.

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QNX

QNX is a microkernel-based real-time operating system primarily targeting embedded systems that require high safety and security.

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FreeRTOS

Toradex provides direct support for FreeRTOS on Colibri iMX8X. FreeRTOS is a real-time OS that runs on the Cortex-M4 cores in parallel to the main OS.

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Colibri Computer on Modules - Comparison Table

CPU Details

CPU Name

CPU Type

Microcontroller

CPU Clock

Floating Point Unit

NEON

L1 Instruction Cache

L1 Data Cache

L2 Cache

NXP^® i.MX 8QuadXPlus

4x Arm Cortex™-A35

1x Arm Cortex™-M4F

1.2 GHz (A35)
266 MHz (M4)

VFPv4

Yes

32KB (A35), 16KB (M4)

512KB with ECC

NVIDIA^® Tegra™ 3

4x Arm Cortex™-A9

—

Up to 1.4 GHz

VFPv3

Yes

32KB per core

1MB

NVIDIA^® Tegra™ 2

2x Arm Cortex™-A9

—

1.0 GHz

VFPv3-D16

—

32KB per core

1MB

NXP^® i.MX 6DualLite

2x Arm Cortex™-A9

—

800 MHz

VFPv3

Yes

32KB per core

512KB

NXP^® i.MX 7Dual

2x Arm Cortex™-A7

1x Arm Cortex™-M4F

1.0 GHz (A7)
200 MHz (M4)

VFPv4

Yes

32KB (A7), 16KB (M4)

512KB

NXP^® i.MX 6ULL

1x Arm Cortex™-A7

—

800 MHz

VFPv3

Yes

32KB

128KB

NXP^® Vybrid™ VF6XX

1x Arm Cortex™-A5

1x Arm Cortex™-M4F

500 MHz (A5)
167 MHz (M4)

VFPv4

Yes

32KB (A5), 16KB (M4)

512KB

NXP^® Vybrid™ VF5XX

Arm Cortex™-A5

—

400 MHz

VFPv4

Yes

32KB

—

Memory

RAM

Flash

2GB LPDDR4 (32 Bit)

8GB eMMC

1GB DDR3L (32 Bit)

4GB eMMC

512MB DDR2 (32 Bit)

1GB SLC NAND

512MB DDR3 (64 Bit)

4GB eMMC

1GB DDR3 (32 Bit)

4GB eMMC

1GB DDR3L (16 Bit)

4GB eMMC

256MB DDR3 (16 Bit) (or 128MB with ECC)

512MB SLC NAND

128MB DDR3 (16 Bit)

128MB SLC NAND

Connectivity

USB 2.0

Ethernet

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

External Bus

I2C

SPI

One-Wire

UART

IrDA

PWM

GPIO

Analog Input

SDIO/SD/MMC

CAN

JTAG

1x Host / 1x OTG

10/100 Mbit with AVB (+2nd RGMII/RMII)

Dual-band 802.11ac 2x2 MU-MIMO

Bluetooth 5

—

10x

up to 97

3x (CAN FD)

—

1x Host / 1x OTG

10/100 Mbit

—

16 Bit

3x + DDC

up to 158

—

1x Host / 1x OTG

10/100 Mbit

—

32 Bit

3x + DDC

Up to 153

—

1x Host / 1x OTG

10/100 Mbit with IEEE 1588

—

32 Bit

—

Up to 154

4x (12 Bit)

—

1x Host / 1x OTG

10/100 Mbit with IEEE 1588 (+2nd RGMII/RMII/MII)

—

16 Bit

—

20x

up to 126

—

1x Host / 1x OTG

10/100 Mbit with IEEE 1588 (+2nd RMII)

—

Up to 94

1x Host / 1x OTG

10/100 Mbit with IEEE 1588 (+2nd RMII)

—

17x

Up to 99

12x

—

1x Host (High Speed)
1x OTG (High Speed)

10/100 Mbit with IEEE 1588 (+2nd RMII)

—

4x + 2x QSPI

—

18x

Up to 103

16x (12 Bit)

2x 4 Bit

—

Multimedia

Display Controller

Graphics Controller

Video Decoder

Video Encoder

Display Serial Interface

LVDS

Digital Audio

S/PDIF In / Out

2D Acceleration

3D Acceleration

HDMI

VGA

RGB

Resistive Touch

Camera Parallel Interface

Camera Serial Interface

Analog Audio Line in

Analog Audio Mic in

Analog Audio Headphone out

Dual, Independent

Vivante GC7000Lite

4K H.265 decoder, 1080p H.264 decoder

1080p30 H.264 encoder

2x Quad Lane MIPI DSI

2x 1366 x 768 x 24bpp Single / 1x 1920 x 1200 x 24bpp Dual

3x SAI, 1x ESAI

1x / 1x

Yes

Via Adapter

—

1280 x 720 x 24bpp

4 wire

1x 8/10 Bit

1x Quad Lane MIPI CSI-2

1x (Stereo)

1x (Mono)

1x (Stereo)

Dual, Independent

Integrated Ultra-low power NVIDIA GeForce GPU

DiVX 4/5/6, H.263, H.264, JPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9 VC-1, XviD

H.263, H.264, JPEG, MPEG-4

—

1x / 1x

Yes

V1.4a 1080p (1920x1080)

1920 x 1200

2048 x 1536 x 24bpp

4-wire

1x 8/10/12 Bit

—

1x (Stereo)

1x (Mono)

1x (Stereo)

Dual, Independent

Integrated Ultra-low power NVIDIA GeForce GPU

DiVX 4/5, H.263, H.264, JPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VP6, WMV9 VC-1, XviD

H.263, H.264, JPEG, MPEG-4

—

1x / 1x

Yes

V1.3 1080p (1920x1080)

1600 x 1200

1920 x 1200 x 24bpp

4/5-wire

1x 8/10/12 Bit

—

1x (Stereo)

1x (Mono)

1x (Stereo)

Single

Vivante GC880

DivX 3/4/5/6, H.263, H.264, MJPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG4, VC1

H.263, H.264, MJPEG, MPEG-4

—

Yes

V1.4a 1080p (1920x1080)

—

1920 x 1200 x 24bpp

4-wire

2x 8/16/20 Bit

—

1x (Stereo)

1x (Mono)

1x (Stereo)

Single

Integrated

—

1920 x 1080 x 24bpp

4-wire

1x 8/10/16/24 Bit

—

1x (Stereo)

1x (Mono)

1x (Stereo)

Single

Integrated

—

3x stereo SAI

—

1366 x 768 x 18bpp

4-wire

1x 8/10/16/24 Bit

—

Single

Integrated

—

1024 x 768 x 24bpp

4-wire

1x 8/10 Bit

—

1x (Stereo)

1x (Mono)

1x (Stereo)

Single

Integrated

—

1024 x 768 x 24bpp

4-wire

1x 8/10 Bit

—

Operating System

Torizon

Embedded Linux

Windows Embedded Compact 2013

Windows Embedded Compact 7

Windows Embedded CE 6.0

Included Runtime License

Preinstalled OS

Android

QNX

INTEGRITY RTOS

FreeRTOS

eCos

Supported

—

Toradex Easy Installer

Supported by third party

Coming Soon

Supported

—

Supported

—

Windows Embedded C13Entry

Windows Embedded Compact 7

Supported by third party

—

Supported

—

Supported

Windows Embedded C13Entry

Windows Embedded Compact 7

Demo image available

—

Supported

—

Windows Embedded C13Entry

Toradex Easy Installer

—

Supported by third party

Coming Soon

—

Supported

Contact Toradex

—

Toradex Easy Installer

—

Supported

—

Supported

—

Toradex Easy Installer

—

Supported

Windows Embedded C13Entry

Windows Embedded CE 6.0

—

Supported

Supported by third party

—

Supported

Windows Embedded C13Entry

Windows Embedded CE 6.0

—

Physical

Size

Temperature

Shock / Vibration

Power Dissipation

67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm

-40° to 85° C

EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms

TBD

67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm

0° to 70° C

EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms

1.4 - 5.1 W

67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm

0° to 70° C

EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms

1.1 - 2.8 W

67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm

-40° to 85° C

—

0.6 - 2.3 W

67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm

-20° to 85° C

EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms

0.6 - ~1.1 W

67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm

-40° to 85° C

EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms

TBD

67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm

-40° to 85° C

EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms

0.6 - 0.9 W

67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm

0° to 70° C

EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms

0.5 - 0.8 W

Pricing and Availability

Pricing
(Starting from)

Minimum Product Commitment

$104.85

2035+

$156.05

2025

$114.80

2025

$75.25

2028

$66.00

2027

$38.65

2032

$63.40

2028

$45.70

2028

General: Some interfaces are available on pins that are not entirely compatible within the Colibri Computer on Module family. There are restrictions to using different interfaces simultaneously, please check the respective datasheet for exact details.

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