Colibri Arm Family

The 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.

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.

Time-to-market

Ready-to-use computing solution enabling short time-to-market

Interface to Carrier Board

Proven 200 pin SODIMM connector making them suitable for a wide range of applications

Latest Technology

Based on advanced technologies (SoC, Memory) sourced from the market leaders

Scalable Platform

Pin-compatible, and thus ensures scalability of the application

Operating System

Free professional OS (Yocto Based Linux, Windows Embedded Compact)

Colibri System on Modules: Carrier Board Design Guide

Toradex Pinout Designer: Download the latest version

Toradex Developer Center: Step-by-Step Getting Stared Guide

Reference Designs for off-the-shelf products and accessories

 

Colibri Family - System on Modules

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.

Toradex's embedded Linux BSPs are based on Ångström/ OpenEmbedded being fully Yocto project compatible. Many peripherals are also supported out-of-the-box.

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.

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.

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.

Performance relative to Colibri iMX6S 256MB

Multicore Benchmark

Singlecore Benchmark

Add All	×Colibri iMX8X	×Colibri T30	×Colibri T20	×Colibri iMX6	×Colibri iMX7	×Colibri iMX6ULL	×Colibri VF61	×Colibri VF50
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CPU Details
CPU Name	NXP® i.MX 8QuadXPlus / NXP® i.MX 8DualX	NVIDIA® Tegra™ 3	NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2	NXP® i.MX 6DualLite / NXP® i.MX 6Solo	NXP® i.MX 7Dual / NXP® i.MX 7Solo	NXP® i.MX 6ULL	NXP® Vybrid™ VF6XX	NXP® Vybrid™ VF5XX
CPU Type	4x Arm Cortex™-A35 / 2x Arm Cortex™-A35	4x Arm Cortex™-A9	2x Arm Cortex™-A9	2x Arm Cortex™-A9 / 1x Arm Cortex™-A9	2x Arm Cortex™-A7 / 1x Arm Cortex™-A7	1x Arm Cortex™-A7	1x Arm Cortex™-A5	Arm Cortex™-A5
Microcontroller	1x Arm Cortex™-M4F	—	—	—	1x Arm Cortex™-M4F	—	1x Arm Cortex™-M4F	—
CPU Clock	1.2 GHz (A35) 266 MHz (M4) 640 MHz (DSP) / 1.2 GHz (A35) 266 MHz (M4)	Up to 1.4 GHz	1.0 GHz	1.0 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
DSP	HiFi4 DSP / —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Floating Point Unit	VFPv4	VFPv3	VFPv3-D16	VFPv3	VFPv4	VFPv3	VFPv4	VFPv4
NEON	Yes	Yes	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
L1 Instruction Cache	32KB (A35), 16KB (M4), 32KB (DSP) / 32KB (A35), 16KB (M4)	32KB per core	32KB per core	32KB per core	32KB (A7), 16KB (M4)	32KB	32KB (A5), 16KB (M4)	32KB
L1 Data Cache	32KB (A35), 16KB (M4), 48KB (DSP) / 32KB (A35), 16KB (M4)	32KB per core	32KB per core	32KB per core	32KB (A7), 16KB (M4)	32KB	32KB (A5), 16KB (M4)	32KB
L2 Cache	512KB with ECC	1MB	1MB	512KB	512KB	128KB	512KB	—
Memory
RAM	2GB 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)
Flash	8GB eMMC* / 8GB eMMC / 4GB eMMC	4GB eMMC	1GB SLC NAND / 512MB SLC NAND	4GB eMMC	4GB eMMC / 512MB SLC NAND	512MB SLC NAND	512MB SLC NAND	128MB NAND (8 Bit)
Connectivity
USB 2.0	1x Host / 1x OTG	1x Host / 1x OTG	1x Host / 1x OTG	1x Host / 1x OTG	1x Host / 1x OTG / 1x OTG	1x Host / 1x OTG	1x Host / 1x OTG	1x Host (High Speed) 1x OTG (High Speed)
Ethernet	10/100 Mbit with AVB (+2nd RGMII/RMII)	10/100 Mbit	10/100 Mbit	10/100 Mbit with IEEE 1588	10/100 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-Fi	Dual-band 802.11ac 2x2 MU-MIMO / —	—	—	—	—	Dual-Band 802.11ac / —	—	—
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5 / —	—	—	—	—	Bluetooth 5 / —	—	—
External Bus	—	16 Bit	32 Bit	32 Bit	16 Bit	—	—	—
I2C	8x	3x + DDC	3x + DDC	3x	3x	3x	4x	4x
SPI	3x	6x	5x	4x	4x	2x / 3x	4x	4x + 2x QSPI
One-Wire	—	1x	1x	—	—	—	—	—
UART	5x	5x	5x	5x	7x	8x	5x	5x
IrDA	1x	1x	1x	1x	1x	1x	1x	1x
PWM	10x	4x	4x	4x	20x	8x	17x	18x
GPIO	up to 97 / Up to 94	up to 158	Up to 153	Up to 154	up to 126	Up to 88 / Up to 94	Up to 99	Up to 103
Analog Input	4x	4x	4x	4x	4x	7x / 8x	12x	16x (12 Bit)
SDIO/SD/MMC	1x	3x	4x	3x	2x	2x	2x	2x 4 Bit
CAN	3x	—	—	2x	2x	2x	2x	2x
Multimedia
Display Controller	Dual, Independent	Dual, Independent	Dual, Independent	Single	Single	Single	Single	Single
Graphics Controller	Vivante GC7000Lite	Integrated Ultra-low power NVIDIA GeForce GPU	Integrated Ultra-low power NVIDIA GeForce GPU	Vivante GC880	Integrated	Integrated	Integrated	Integrated
Video Decoder	4K 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, XviD	DiVX 4/5, H.263, H.264, JPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VP6, WMV9 VC-1, XviD	DivX 3/4/5/6, H.263, H.264, MJPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG4, VC1	—	—	—	—
Video Encoder	1080p30 H.264 encoder	H.263, H.264, JPEG, MPEG-4	H.263, H.264, JPEG, MPEG-4	H.263, H.264, MJPEG, MPEG-4	—	—	—	—
Display Serial Interface	2x Quad Lane MIPI DSI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LVDS	2x 1366 x 768 x 24bpp Single / 1x 1920 x 1200 x 24bpp Dual	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Digital Audio	3x SAI, 1x ESAI	—	—	—	—	3x stereo SAI	—	—
S/PDIF In / Out	1x / 1x	1x / 1x	1x / 1x	1x / 1x	—	—	—	—
2D Acceleration	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	—	—	—
3D Acceleration	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	—	—	—
HDMI	Via Adapter	V1.4a 1080p (1920x1080)	V1.3 1080p (1920x1080)	V1.4a 1080p (1920x1080)	—	—	—	—
VGA	—	1920 x 1200	1600 x 1200	—	—	—	—	—
RGB	1280 x 720 x 24bpp	2048 x 1536 x 24bpp	1920 x 1200 x 24bpp	1920 x 1200 x 24bpp	1920 x 1080 x 24bpp	1366 x 768 x 18bpp	1024 x 768 x 24bpp	1024 x 768 x 24bpp
Resistive Touch	4 wire	4-wire	4/5-wire	4-wire	4-wire	4-wire	4-wire	4-wire
Camera Parallel Interface	1x 8/10 Bit	1x 8/10/12 Bit	1x 8/10/12 Bit	2x 8/16/20 Bit	1x 8/10/16/24 Bit	1x 8/10/16/24 Bit	1x 8/10 Bit	1x 8/10 Bit
Camera Serial Interface	1x Quad Lane MIPI CSI-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Analog Audio Line in	1x (Stereo)	1x (Stereo)	1x (Stereo)	1x (Stereo)	1x (Stereo)	—	1x (Stereo)	—
Analog Audio Mic in	1x (Mono)	1x (Mono)	1x (Mono)	1x (Mono)	1x (Mono)	—	1x (Mono)	—
Analog Audio Headphone out	1x (Stereo)	1x (Stereo)	1x (Stereo)	1x (Stereo)	1x (Stereo)	—	1x (Stereo)	—
Operating System
Torizon	Supported	—	—	Supported	Supported / Supported (experimental)	Supported (experimental)	—	—
Embedded Linux	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported
Windows Embedded Compact 2013	—	Supported	—	Supported	Contact Toradex / Supported	—	Supported	Supported
Windows Embedded Compact 7	—	Supported	Supported	Supported	Contact Toradex / Supported	—	Supported	Supported
Windows Embedded CE 6.0	—	—	Supported	—	—	—	Supported	Supported
Included Runtime License	—	Windows Embedded C13Entry	Windows Embedded C13Entry	Windows Embedded C13Entry	— / Windows Embedded C13Entry	—	Windows Embedded C13Entry	Windows Embedded C13Entry
Preinstalled OS	Toradex Easy Installer	Windows Embedded Compact 7	Windows Embedded Compact 7	Toradex Easy Installer	Toradex Easy Installer	Toradex Easy Installer	Windows Embedded CE 6.0	Windows Embedded CE 6.0
Android	Supported by third party	Supported by third party	Demo image available	Supported by third party / —	—	—	—	—
QNX	Coming Soon	—	—	Supported by third party	Coming Soon	—	—	—
INTEGRITY RTOS	Coming Soon	—	—	Coming Soon	Coming Soon	—	—	—
FreeRTOS	Supported	—	—	—	Supported	—	Supported	—
eCos	—	—	—	—	—	—	Supported by third party	—
Physical
Size	67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm	67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm	67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm	67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm	67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm	67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm	67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm	67.6 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° C	0° to 70° C / -40° to +85° C
Shock / Vibration	EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms	EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms	EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms	EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms	EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms	EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms	EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms	EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms
Power Dissipation	TBD	1.4 - 5.1 W	1.1 - 2.8 W	0.6 - 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 W	0.5 - 0.8 W
Minimum Product Commitment	2030+	2025	2025	2028	2027	2028	2028	2028

⁽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.