Highlights
Equipped with NXP i.MX 7S and NXP i.MX 7D SoCs, the Arm Cortex-A7 cores are clocked at up to 1GHz, making it an ideal choice for powerful yet efficient applications.
The heterogeneous multicore architecture allows the offloading of critical hard real-time tasks to the Cortex-M4 for extremely low latency. Toradex provides tooling and FreeRTOS to simplify development. You can also use the asymmetric multicore architecture for a connected low power mode.
The NXP i.MX 7 SoC is a power-efficient processor. In addition, the Heterogeneous Multicore Processing (HMP) provided by the Cortex-M4 allows for a low-power mode where the Cortex-A7 is shutdown to greatly reduce the power consumption.
The SoM is available with a tightly integrated Torizon Cloud (formerly Torizon Platform) accelerating the development and maintaining your products. Some key features include highly secure and reliable remote updates, fleet monitoring and remote access.
Carrier boards designed for the Colibri iMX7 are not just compatible between the three Colibri iMX7 modules—in fact, they are compatible with the complete Colibri family, including the NXP i.MX 8X, i.MX 6ULL, i.MX 6 and NVIDIA Tegra-based modules. This gives you unmatched flexibility and easy upgradability. Currently, there are eight different modules with over 20 variations available. To make carrier board design as easy as possible, we provide the Toradex Pinout Designer Tool.
Operating Systems
Toradex offers free support and maintenance for Embedded Linux and Windows CE on the Colibri iMX7 SoMs. This allows system designers to focus on the application instead of focusing on the OS and low-level device drivers. Other OS such as Android are supported by our partners.
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.
Toradex develops and maintains a Yocto Project-compatible, production-quality embedded Linux BSP in-house.
Windows Embedded Compact 7 and 2013 is supported on Colibri iMX7. The development and maintenance is carried out in-house by Toradex. WEC allows you to use Microsoft .Net Compact Framework and Visual Studio.
Toradex enables NXP’s FreeRTOS on Colibri iMX7. FreeRTOS is a real-time OS that runs on the Cortex-M4 core in parallel to the main OS.
Android on Colibri iMX7 is supported by our service partner Kynetics. An evaluation BSP is provided free of charge as a binary installer directly on Toradex Easy Installer feeds.
Features
CPU Name | NXP® i.MX 7 |
CPU Type | 2x Arm®Cortex®-A7 |
Microcontroller | 1x Arm®Cortex®-M4F |
CPU Clock | up to 1 GHz (A7) 200 MHz (M4) |
Floating Point Unit | VFPv4-D32 |
Arm® Neon™ | Yes |
L1 Instruction Cache | 32KB (A7) 16KB (M4) |
L1 Data Cache | 32KB (A7) 16KB (M4) |
L2 Cache | 512KB (A7) |
RAM | Up to 1GB DDR3L (32 bit) |
Flash | Up to 4GB eMMC |
USB 2.0 | 1x Host / 1x OTG |
Ethernet | 10/100 MBit/s (+2nd RGMII/RMII/MII) |
External Memory Bus | 1x 16 bit multiplexed |
I2C | 3x |
SPI | 4x |
QSPI | 2x |
SIM | 4x |
UART | 7x |
PWM | 20x |
GPIO | 126x |
Analog Input | 4x |
SDIO/SD/MMC | 2x |
CAN | 2x |
Display Controller | Single |
Graphics Controller | Integrated |
RGB | 1920 x 1080 x 24bpp |
Resistive Touch | 4-wire |
Parallel LCD | 1x |
Digital Audio | 2x SAI: I2S or AC97 |
Analog Audio Line in | 1x (Stereo) |
Analog Audio Mic in | 1x |
Analog Audio Headphone out | 1x (Stereo) |
Camera Parallel Interface | 1x 8/10/16/24 Bit |
Size | 67.6 x 36.7 x 6.2 mm |
Temperature | -20° to 85° C |
Shock / Vibration | EN 60068-2-6/50g 20ms |
Power Dissipation | 0.6 - ~1.1 W |
Product Availability | 2035+ |
Colibri iMX7 Dual
1GBPN: 0039
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A7
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A7
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M4F
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1GB RAM
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4GB FLASH
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-20° to 85° C
- Sample Quantity
- 1-99
$96.65
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- Volume Quantity
- 100 - 200,000
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Colibri iMX7 Dual
512MB (WinEC)PN: 0033
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A7
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A7
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M4F
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512MB RAM
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512MB FLASH
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-20° to 85° C
- Sample Quantity
- 1-99
$91.25
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- Volume Quantity
- 100 - 200,000
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Colibri iMX7 Dual
512MBPN: 0081
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A7
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A7
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M4F
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512MB RAM
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512MB FLASH
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-20° to 85° C
- Sample Quantity
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$87.35
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- 100 - 200,000
- Get Volume Quote
Colibri iMX7 Solo
256MB (WinEC)PN: 0032
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A7
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M4F
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256MB RAM
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512MB FLASH
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-20° to 85° C
- Sample Quantity
- 1-99
$84.50
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- Volume Quantity
- 100 - 200,000
- Get Volume Quote
Help me choose the optimal SoM
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Talk to us about Single Board Computers, Complete Products and Customized Solutions.
Single Board Computers
Toradex Single Board Computers come with fully integrated software support that allows you to focus on your product. Start developing your software on day one. Long-term Supported Software Stack. Prototype to Volume. Stay Flexible.
Complete Ready-to-use Devices
Complete Solutions offers off-the-shelf, ready-to-use products, including a software stack to speed up your development process and lower time-to-market.
Customized Products
With Custom Product Solutions, you have many different starting points available for your customization. Start with our Complete Devices, Carrier Boards, or even our Systems on Module (SoMs) and tailor it to your exact requirements.
- Customize & Design
- Manufacture
- Manage & Maintain
Get Started
Here are some recommended product combinations to get you started.
Colibri iMX7 Evaluation Kit
$515.45
- Two Cortex-A7 1 GHz processor
- One Cortex-M4 200 MHz processor
- NXP i.MX 7 applications processor
- Parallel RGB LCD up to 1920 x 1080 x 18bpp
- Torizon IoT Platform: Linux OS Maintenance, Remote Software Updates & Device Management
- Linux and other OS Support included
Colibri iMX7 Evaluation Kit 2
$336.45
- Two Cortex-A7 1 GHz processor
- One Cortex-M4 200 MHz processor
- NXP i.MX 7 applications processor
- Parallel RGB LCD up to 1920 x 1080 x 18bpp
- Torizon IoT Platform: Linux OS Maintenance, Remote Software Updates & Device Management
- Linux and other OS Support included
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.
Learn more about SBCs and Carrier BoardsAccessories
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.
Toradex tests the peripherals listed in its webshop and works directly with vendors of Cameras, Modems, Displays, Sensors, and more, to make the integration with Toradex SoMs as easy as possible.
- 1 Fastener bag contains 100 Fasteners
- 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
- LVDS cable (250mm) and 10 pin FFC cable (250mm) to connect it with a Carrier Board
- Plug and Play (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
- Power Adapter: 12VDC 30W with international plugs
- Compatible with: Apalis Evaluation Board, Ixora Carrier Board, Colibri Evaluation Board, Iris Carrier Board, Verdin Development Board, Dahlia Carrier Board
Ecosystem
To get your product to market fast, with low risk and low engineering costs, you need more than just a System on Module with a stable operating system or BSP. We understand this, which is why we at Toradex are collaborating with a wide range of partners to make your life easier. Here are a few highlights. To find more, browse our Developer Page and take a look at our Partner Network.
Toradex Easy Installer
Toradex Easy Installer allows you to install an OS in one click. It comes preinstalled from the factory, so all you need to do is turn on your on Colibri iMX7 and choose an OS!
Learn MoreEasy-to-use Rich Graphical User Interfaces
Colibri iMX7 does not have a GPU. Nevertheless, choosing a GUI framework that supports optimized graphics on the CPU is a great choice for a modern UI with moderate level of animations. Toradex partners closely with leading GUI technology providers to simplify the development process and make sure that hardware resources are utilized effectively.
Qt Framework
Qt is available on Toradex Easy Installer and as Debian containers for Torizon, making it easy to get started with Qt on any embedded device.
Get started with QtCrank Storyboard
Crank Storyboard is a GUI design and development tool that lets you rapidly develop high-performance embedded apps. Torizon provides a seamless out-of-the-box experience with Crank Storyboard.
Get started with Crank StoryboardTotalCross
TotalCross is an open-source SDK for GUI creation that lets you develop beautiful apps in Java or Kotlin.
Get started with TotalcrossIndustrial Automation
CODESYS PLC IEC 61131-3
The Colibri iMX7 is a good fit for industrial automation tasks. CODESYS allows you to develop easily customized PLCs powered by a proven, long-lived software solution.
Get started with CODESYS on TorizonMatrikon OPC UA
OPC UA is a standard technology widely used in industrial automation. The stack from Matrikon is a reliable, secure and platform-independent implementation that suits the Colibri iMX7 perfectly.
Watch our webinar with BE.servicesRoadmap
Hardware Roadmap
This roadmap indicates how the product is planned from a Toradex hardware development point of view. This is not a detailed release date representation, but visualization of our internal product development timeline.
For details about the Toradex phase-over policy please refer to the PCN Policy Page.
For more details about PID8 level changes and historical releases please refer to the developer page.
- Q1'24
- Q2'24
- Q3'24
- Q4'24
- Q1'25
- In Development
- Sample Production
- Volume Production
Software Support Status
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Ready to use, documented and validated
Working, but documentation or validation missing
Upcoming feature, not tested Contact Us
Windows Embedded Compact
Latest Version
BSP
1.2b4
WEC 7 Microsoft Patch Level
September 2018
WEC 2013 Microsoft Patch Level
October 2018
Stable Version
BSP
1.1
WEC 7 Microsoft Patch Level
December 2017
WEC 2013 Microsoft Patch Level
April 2018
Implemented Features and Software Roadmap
This list provides an overview about the most important implemented and planned software features for this product on Windows CE. The detailed feature list and roadmaps can be found on the BSP Release Details.
Ready to use
- Parallel RGB display
- USB Host (not available on Colibri iMX7S)
- SDIO / SD card
- Analog Audio Out
- Analog input
- RS485
- CAN
- SPI
- Watchdog
- RTC
- Ethernet
- USB Client
- Analog Audio In
- Resistive Touch 4-wire
- UART
- PWM
- I2C
- Multimedia playback (software)