Colibri Arm Family

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

 
Colibri Product Family

Highlights:

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Arm-based Modules
Miniaturized modules using NXP i.MX 8, i.MX 6ULL, i.MX 7, i.MX 6, Vybrid and NVIDIA Tegra SoCs.
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Time-to-market
Ready-to-use computing solution enabling short time-to-market
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Interface to Carrier Board
Proven 200 pin SODIMM connector making them suitable for a wide range of applications
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Latest Technology
Based on advanced technologies (SoC, Memory) sourced from the market leaders
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Scalable Platform
Pin-compatible, and thus ensures scalability of the application
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Operating System
Free professional OS (Yocto Based Linux, Windows Embedded Compact)
 

Colibri Family - System on Modules

Torizon
A Linux-based software platform that simplifies the process of developing and maintaining embedded software. Torizon allows you to focus on application development instead of Linux builds.
Linux
Toradex's embedded Linux BSPs are based on Ångström/ OpenEmbedded being fully Yocto project compatible. Many peripherals are also supported out-of-the-box.
Windows
Toradex provides free pre-built images for Windows Embedded Compact (CE5 to WEC2013). The Run-time license is included in the price of the module. BSPs and workspaces are available for download on our developer website at no cost.
Ecosystem
Toradex offers an extensive ecosystem including partners that offers various services such as Qt, PLC, OTA, security, etc. and carrier board design resources such as tools, design files, and many more.
Software Libraries
Toradex provides free software libraries for additional features including Camera Interface, SPI, PWM,I2C, CAN and cloud connectivity. A full tool-chain for bootloader and operating system updates are also available for download.
 

Colibri Family - Product Performance Graph

All benchmarks were conducted under Toradex’s Linux BSP with all compiler optimizations available for the architecture. Dynamic frequency and voltage switching were disabled. All numbers are relative to the performance of a Colibri iMX6Solo.

For more details, please refer to our benchmark tests.

Colibri T30 1GB
  • 5.20
  • 1.38
Colibri iMX6DL 512MB
  • 2.00
  • 0.98
Colibri T20 512MB IT
  • 1.96
  • 0.98
Colibri iMX7D 512MB
  • 1.65
  • 0.79
Colibri iMX6S 256MB
  • 1.00
  • 1.00
Colibri iMX7S 256MB
  • 0.65
  • 0.62
Colibri iMX6ULL 512MB
  • 0.65
  • 0.58
Colibri VF61 256MB IT
  • 0.34
  • 0.35
  • 0.00
  • 1.00
  • 2.00
  • 3.00
  • 4.00
  • 5.00
  • 6.00

Performance relative to Colibri iMX6S 256MB

Multicore Benchmark

Singlecore Benchmark

 
×Colibri iMX8X×Colibri T30×Colibri T20×Colibri iMX6×Colibri iMX7×Colibri iMX6ULL×Colibri VF61×Colibri VF50
Colibri iMX8XColibri T30Colibri T20Colibri iMX6Colibri iMX7Colibri iMX6ULLColibri VF61Colibri VF50
DatasheetDatasheetDatasheetDatasheetDatasheetDatasheetDatasheetDatasheet
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CPU Details         
CPU NameNXP® i.MX 8QuadXPlus /
NXP® i.MX 8DualX		NVIDIA® Tegra™ 3NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2NXP® i.MX 6DualLite /
NXP® i.MX 6Solo		NXP® i.MX 7Dual /
NXP® i.MX 7Solo		NXP® i.MX 6ULLNXP® Vybrid™ VF6XXNXP® Vybrid™ VF5XX
CPU Type4x Arm Cortex™-A35 /
2x Arm Cortex™-A35		4x Arm Cortex™-A92x Arm Cortex™-A92x Arm Cortex™-A9 /
1x Arm Cortex™-A9		2x Arm Cortex™-A7 /
1x Arm Cortex™-A7		1x Arm Cortex™-A71x Arm Cortex™-A5Arm Cortex™-A5
Microcontroller1x Arm Cortex™-M4F———1x Arm Cortex™-M4F—1x Arm Cortex™-M4F—
CPU Clock1.2GHz (A35)
266MHz (M4)
640MHz (DSP) /
1.2GHz (A35)
266MHz (M4)		Up to 1.4 GHz1.0 GHz1.0 GHz /
800 MHz 		1.0 GHz (A7)
200 MHz (M4) /
800 MHz (A7)
200 MHz (M4)		800 MHz /
900 MHz /
528 MHz		500 MHz (A5)
167 MHz (M4)		400 MHz
DSPHiFi4 DSP /
—		———————
Floating Point UnitVFPv4VFPv3VFPv3-D16VFPv3VFPv4VFPv3VFPv4VFPv4
NEONYesYes—YesYesYesYesYes
L1 Instruction Cache32KB (A35), 16KB (M4), 32KB (DSP) /
32KB (A35), 16KB (M4)		32KB per core32KB per core32KB per core32KB (A7), 16KB (M4)32KB32KB (A5), 16KB (M4)32KB
L1 Data Cache32KB (A35), 16KB (M4), 48KB (DSP) /
32KB (A35), 16KB (M4)		32KB per core32KB per core32KB per core32KB (A7), 16KB (M4)32KB32KB (A5), 16KB (M4)32KB
L2 Cache512KB with ECC1MB1MB512KB512KB128KB512KB—
Memory         
RAM2GB LPDDR4 (32 Bit) /
1GB LPDDR4 (16 Bit)		1GB DDR3L (32 Bit)512MB DDR2 (32 Bit) /
256MB DDR2 (32 Bit)		512MB DDR3 (64 Bit) /
256MB DDR3 (32 Bit)		1GB DDR3 (32 Bit) /
512MB DDR3 (32 Bit) /
256MB DDR3 (32 Bit)		512MB DDR3L (16 Bit) /
256MB DDR3L (16 Bit)		256MB DDR3 (16 Bit) (or 128MB with ECC)128MB DDR3 (16 Bit)
Flash8GB eMMC* /
8GB eMMC /
4GB eMMC		4GB eMMC1GB SLC NAND /
512MB SLC NAND		4GB eMMC4GB eMMC /
512MB SLC NAND		512MB SLC NAND512MB SLC NAND128MB NAND (8 Bit)
Connectivity         
USB 2.01x Host / 1x OTG1x Host / 1x OTG1x Host / 1x OTG1x Host / 1x OTG1x Host / 1x OTG /
1x OTG		1x Host / 1x OTG1x Host / 1x OTG1x Host (High Speed)
1x OTG (High Speed)
Ethernet10/100 Mbit with AVB (+2nd RGMII/RMII)10/100 Mbit10/100 Mbit10/100 Mbit with IEEE 158810/100 Mbit with IEEE 1588 (+2nd RGMII/RMII/MII) /
10/100 Mbit with IEEE 1588		10/100 Mbit with IEEE 1588 (+2nd RMII)10/100 Mbit with IEEE 1588 (+2nd RMII)10/100 Mbit with IEEE 1588 (+2nd RMII)
Wi-FiDual-band 802.11ac 2x2 MU-MIMO /
—		————Dual-Band 802.11ac /
—		——
BluetoothBluetooth 5 /
—		————Bluetooth 5 /
—		——
External Bus—16 Bit32 Bit32 Bit16 Bit———
I2C8x3x + DDC3x + DDC3x3x3x4x4x
SPI3x6x5x4x4x2x /
3x		4x4x + 2x QSPI
One-Wire—1x1x—————
UART5x5x5x5x7x8x5x5x
IrDA1x1x1x1x1x1x1x1x
PWM10x4x4x4x20x8x17x18x
GPIOup to 97 /
Up to 94		up to 158Up to 153Up to 154up to 126Up to 88 /
Up to 94		Up to 99Up to 103
Analog Input4x4x4x4x4x7x /
8x		12x16x (12 Bit)
SDIO/SD/MMC1x3x4x3x2x2x2x2x 4 Bit
CAN3x——2x2x2x2x2x
Multimedia         
Display ControllerDual, IndependentDual, IndependentDual, IndependentSingleSingleSingleSingleSingle
Graphics ControllerVivante GC7000LiteIntegrated Ultra-low power NVIDIA GeForce GPUIntegrated Ultra-low power NVIDIA GeForce GPUVivante GC880IntegratedIntegratedIntegratedIntegrated
Video Decoder4K H.265 decoder, 1080p H.264 decoder /
1080p H.264 decoder		DiVX 4/5/6, H.263, H.264, JPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9 VC-1, XviDDiVX 4/5, H.263, H.264, JPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VP6, WMV9 VC-1, XviDDivX 3/4/5/6, H.263, H.264, MJPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG4, VC1————
Video Encoder1080p30 H.264 encoderH.263, H.264, JPEG, MPEG-4H.263, H.264, JPEG, MPEG-4H.263, H.264, MJPEG, MPEG-4————
Display Serial Interface2x Quad Lane MIPI DSI———————
LVDS2x 1366 x 768 x 24bpp Single / 1x 1920 x 1200 x 24bpp Dual———————
Digital Audio3x SAI, 1x ESAI————3x stereo SAI——
S/PDIF In / Out1x / 1x1x / 1x1x / 1x1x / 1x————
2D AccelerationYesYesYesYes————
3D AccelerationYesYesYesYes————
HDMIVia AdapterV1.4a 1080p (1920x1080)V1.3 1080p (1920x1080)V1.4a 1080p (1920x1080)————
VGA—1920 x 12001600 x 1200—————
RGB1280 x 720 x 24bpp2048 x 1536 x 24bpp1920 x 1200 x 24bpp1920 x 1200 x 24bpp1920 x 1080 x 24bpp1366 x 768 x 18bpp1024 x 768 x 24bpp1024 x 768 x 24bpp
Resistive Touch4 wire4-wire4/5-wire4-wire4-wire4-wire4-wire4-wire
Camera Parallel Interface1x 8/10 Bit1x 8/10/12 Bit1x 8/10/12 Bit2x 8/16/20 Bit1x 8/10/16/24 Bit1x 8/10/16/24 Bit1x 8/10 Bit1x 8/10 Bit
Camera Serial Interface1x Quad Lane MIPI CSI-2———————
Analog Audio Line in1x (Stereo)1x (Stereo)1x (Stereo)1x (Stereo)1x (Stereo)—1x (Stereo)—
Analog Audio Mic in1x (Mono)1x (Mono)1x (Mono)1x (Mono)1x (Mono)—1x (Mono)—
Analog Audio Headphone out1x (Stereo)1x (Stereo)1x (Stereo)1x (Stereo)1x (Stereo)—1x (Stereo)—
Operating System         
TorizonSupported——SupportedSupported /
Supported (experimental)		Supported (experimental)——
Embedded LinuxSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
Windows Embedded Compact 2013—Supported—SupportedContact Toradex /
Supported		—SupportedSupported
Windows Embedded Compact 7—SupportedSupportedSupportedContact Toradex /
Supported		—SupportedSupported
Windows Embedded CE 6.0——Supported———SupportedSupported
Included Runtime License—Windows Embedded C13EntryWindows Embedded C13EntryWindows Embedded C13Entry— /
Windows Embedded C13Entry		—Windows Embedded C13EntryWindows Embedded C13Entry
Preinstalled OSToradex Easy InstallerWindows Embedded Compact 7Windows Embedded Compact 7Toradex Easy InstallerToradex Easy InstallerToradex Easy InstallerWindows Embedded CE 6.0Windows Embedded CE 6.0
AndroidSupported by third partySupported by third partyDemo image availableSupported by third party /
—		————
QNXComing Soon——Supported by third partyComing Soon———
INTEGRITY RTOSComing Soon——Coming SoonComing Soon———
FreeRTOSSupported———Supported—Supported—
eCos——————Supported by third party—
Physical         
Size67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm
Temperature-40° to +85° C /
-25° to +85° C		0° to 70° C /
-40° to +85° C		0° to 70° C /
-40° to +85° C		0° to 70° C /
-40° to +85° C		-20° to +85° C-40° to +85° C(1) /
0° to 70 °C /
-40° to +85° C		-40° to +85° C0° to 70° C /
-40° to +85° C
Shock / VibrationEN 60068-2-6/50g 20msEN 60068-2-6/50g 20msEN 60068-2-6/50g 20msEN 60068-2-6/50g 20msEN 60068-2-6/50g 20msEN 60068-2-6/50g 20msEN 60068-2-6/50g 20msEN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms
Power DissipationTBD1.4 - 5.1 W1.1 - 2.8 W0.6 - 2.3 W /
0.6 - 1.8 W		0.6 - ~1.1 W /
0.6 - ~0.9 W		0.4 - 1.2 W /
0.4 - 0.6 W		0.6 - 0.9 W0.5 - 0.8 W
Minimum Product Commitment2030+2025202520282027202820282028
* Early Samples of the Colibri iMX8 QuadXPlus 2GB Wi-Fi / Bluetooth IT (V1.0A and V1.0B) have been produced with 4GB of eMMC memory.

(1) The Wi-Fi component on the module is limited to an operating temperature range of -30° to +85°C. As this component is not deemed boot-critical, the Colibri iMX6ULL 512MB WB IT is still listed as an Industrial Temperature product.

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.