NXP i.MX 8X Computer on Module - Colibri iMX8X
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Highlights
- Up to 4x Arm® Cortex-A35 and 1x Cortex-M4
- NXP® i.MX 8QuadXPlus (i.MX 8QXP), i.MX 8DualX (i.MX 8DX)
- Multiple OS deployments with heterogeneous multicore architecture
- Advanced hardware security and safety features
- On-board dual-band 802.11ac 2x2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5
- Ideal for industrial automation, HMI, robotics, building applications and healthcare
Multiple Arm Cortex-A35 Cores for Performance and Efficiency
The Colibri iMX8X is a small form-factor System on Module based on the latest NXP i.MX 8X SoC. 2 or 4 of the latest 64bit Armv8 Cortex-A35 cores provide state-of-the-art performance and efficiency. To learn more about the Cortex-A35 and how it compares to the Cortex-A7 and Cortex-A53 see our blog post.
Integrated Cortex-M4 Microcontroller for Reliable Real-Time Processing
Offload real-time tasks from the main operating system to the M4 microcontroller for extremely low latency and high reliable real-time performance. Take advantage of Toradex's extensive experience with Heterogenous Multicore on systems like the VF61, i.MX7 and i.MX 8QuadMax (i.MX 8QM). Toradex provides a ready-to-use FreeRTOS with inter-process communication.
Advanced Safety and Security Features
SafeAssure® fail-over capable Display Controllers ensure critical displays are always on and show the valid content. Support for Hardware Virtualization, Secure Boot, and the latest Cryptography ensures that you can build a safe and secure system. The i.MX8 SoC is based on a 28nm advanced FDSOI silicon process to increase MTBF and decrease soft error rates. Highly reliable Flash Memory keeps your software over many years.
3D GPU, VPU and DSP for Fluid Graphics and Deep Learning Inference
3D GPU supporting OpenGL™ 3.0, OpenGL™ ES 3.1 and Vulkan® for high-performance Graphical User Interface. Toradex's close collaboration with Qt and Crank simplifies the development and deployment to enable a beautiful user experience. Hardware accelerated H.265 video playback allows for high-quality bandwidth optimized video. The GPUs can also act as powerful co-processors to accelerate vision and deep learning tasks via OpenCL™ 1.2 Full Profile.
The VPU enables hardware accelerated H.265 (only for i.MX 8QuadXPlus-based modules) video playback on 4K resolution, high-quality and bandwidth optimized video. Other encoders and decoders are hardware-optimized, such as H.264, MPEG, JPEG and others.
In addition, a Tensilica HiFi4 DSP clocked at 640MHz enables highly optimized signal pre- and post-processing.
Toradex Colibri Computer Module Family
The Colibri iMX8X module is a member of the extensive pin-compatible Colibri family. The Colibri form factor has proven itself in countless demanding applications since 2005. A large variety of Toradex and 3rd party carrier boards allow you to easily create customized single board computers. For fully customized carrier boards, Toradex provides extensive resources of reference projects, design guides, and tools. Our proven partners provide cost-effective customization services.
Off-the-shelf accessories and peripherals such as capacitive touch displays simplify product evaluation and rapid development. Out-of-the-box ready with Toradex Easy Installer.
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| Connectivity | |||||
| Supported Modules | Entire Colibri Family | Entire Colibri Family | Entire Colibri Family | Entire Colibri Family | Entire Colibri Family |
| USB 2.0 | 4x Host, 1x OTG/Client | 1x Host / 1x OTG | 2x Host, 1x Client (Shared) | 2x Host, 1x Client (Shared) / 2x (High Speed) 1x Device (High Speed) | up to 4x Host |
| Ethernet | 10/100 Mbit | 10/100 Mbit | 10/100 Mbit | 10/100 Mbit | up to 2x 10/100 MBit |
| External Bus | Up to 32 Bit | — | — | — | — |
| I2C | 4x | 1x | 1x | 1x | 1x |
| SPI | 4x | 1x | 1x | 1x | 1x |
| UART | 2x RS232, 1x RS422/485 | 3x RS232 | 3x / 3x TTL | 2x TTL, 1x USB-UART / 2x TTL, 1x USB | 1x RS-422, 1x RS-485 |
| IrDA | 1x | — | — | — | — |
| PWM | 4x | 4x | 4x | 4x | up to 4x |
| GPIO | up to 158 | up to 26 | up to 35 | up to 39 | up to 24x |
| Analog Input | 4x | 4x | 4x | 4x | up to 4x |
| SDIO/SD/MMC | 1x 4 Bit | 1x 4 Bit (microSD) | 1x 4 Bit (microSD) | 1x 4 Bit (SD/MMC) / 1x 4 Bit (Full Size) | 1x |
| CAN | 1x | — | 1x (Available with Colibri VFxx and iMX) | 1x (Available with Colibri VFxx and iMX) | Up to 2x |
| Input / Output | |||||
| Switches | 6x | — | — | — | — |
| LEDs | 4x | — | — | up to 3x | — |
| Multimedia | |||||
| LVDS | 1x Single Channel | 1x Single Channel / 1x Dual Channel | — | — | 1x |
| HDMI | 1x (Through DVI-I connector) | 1x (Through DVI-I connector) | — | — | 1x |
| VGA | 1x | 1x (Through DVI-I connector) | — | 1x (Shared with RGB) | 1x |
| RGB | 1x (18 Bit/24 Bit) | 1x (18 bit) | 1x (18 bit) | 1x (18 bit) / — | 1x |
| Capacitive Touch | — | Adapter required / Yes | Adapter required | — | projected capacitive touch via I2C |
| Resistive Touch | 4/5-wire | 4/5-wire | 4-wire | 4-wire / 1x | up to 4/5-wire |
| Camera Parallel Interface | 1x | — | — / 1x | 1x / — | — |
| Analog Audio Line in | 1x (Stereo) | 1x (Stereo) | — / 1x (Stereo) | 1x (Stereo) | 1x (Stereo) |
| Analog Audio Mic in | 1x (Mono) | 1x (Mono) | — / 1x (Mono) | 1x (Mono) | 1x (Mono) |
| Analog Audio Headphone out | 1x (Stereo) | 1x (Stereo) | — / 1x (Stereo) | 1x (Stereo) | 1x (Stereo) |
| Other | |||||
| Type Specific Board Connector | — | — | — | Arduino UNO and Raspberry Pi B+ / — | — |
| USB-to-RS232 Transceiver | 1x | — | — | 1x | — |
| RTC on Board | 1x | 1x | 1x (*Not Assembled) / 1x | 1x / — | 1x |
| Included Accessory | Mating Power Plug (for X33) 24-way FFC 100mm (for X6) | Mating Power Plug (for X17) 24-way FFC 35mm (for X4) | — | — | — |
| Altium CAE Data Freely Available | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — |
| JTAG | Yes | — | — | Yes | — |
| Physical | |||||
| Supply Voltage | 7-27V DC | 6-27V DC | 5V DC +/- 5% | 5V DC +/- 5% / 5V DC | 5 - 36V DC |
| On-Board Power Supplies | 5V 5A 3.3V 5A | 5V 5A 3.3V 5A | 5V (External) 3.3V 3A | 3.3V 3A | — |
| Size | 200 x 200 mm | 100 x 72 mm | 74 x 74 mm | 100 x 80 mm | — |
| Temperature | — | -10° to +70° C -20° to +85° C / -40° to 85° C | -40° to +85 °C / -40° to +85° C | -25° to +85° C | -40° to +85° C |
| Minimum Product Commitment | — | 2030 | 2030 | — | — |
- 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
- 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
- Power Adapter: 12VDC 30W with international plugs
- Compatible with: Apalis Evaluation Board, Ixora Carrier Board, Colibri Evaluation Board, Iris Carrier Board
- Connects directly to the DSI/LVDS connector on the Colibri iMX8X using a 24-pin FFC cable
- No external power supply required
- Cable length: 100mm
- Frequency bands: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz (dual-band)
- Manufacturer: Unictron
- Reference: AA222 (H2B1PD1A1C385L)
- Frequency bands: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz (dual-band)
- Manufacturer: Chang Hong
- Reference: DA-2458-02
- Cable length: 100mm
- Cable length: 200mm
- Cable length: 200mm
- Suitable for outdoor-usage (IP67)
Min. Product Commitment
As per NXP Roadmap
2030
Hardware Roadmap
This roadmap indicates how the product is planned from a Hardware point of view. Please be aware that this roadmap is for the Product, not its specific Product Versions (e.g. V1.0A)
- Q4 '19
- Q1 '20
- Q2 '20
- Q3 '20
- Q4 '20
- Q1 '21
- Q2 '21
- Q3 '21
0038 Colibri iMX8QXP 2GB WB IT
0050 Colibri iMX8QXP 2GB IT
0051 Colibri iMX8DX 1GB WB
0052 Colibri iMX8DX 1GB
In Development
Early access product
Sample Product
Volume Product
* Please note that the Product Version might change before going to Volume Product state without prior notice. Toradex is striving to provide a flawless experience once the product is being declared a Volume Product and therefore the hardware might be updated during the Sample Product phase. For details about the Toradex phase-over policy please refer to the PCN Policy Page.
Software
Latest Version
BSP: 3.0b2
Kernel: NXP downstream 4.14
Yocto: Thud
Kernel: NXP downstream 4.14
Yocto: Thud
Implemented Features and Software Roadmap
This list provides an overview about the most important implemented and planned software features for this product. The detailed feature list and roadmaps can be found on the Developer Website's Linux BSP Release Details and the Roadmap.
Ready to use
Working (Documentation or validation missing)
In Work
Ethernet
SDIO / SD Card
UART
CPU Frequency
Wi-Fi
GPIO
USB Client/OTG
RS485
PWM
Analog input
USB Host
I2C
LVDS
HDMI
HW Accel Graphics (OpenGL ES)
SPI
CSI Camera
Display Output, Res and Timings
HW Video Decode
CAN
RTC
JTAG
Resistive Touchscreen
Analog Audio Out
Analog Audio In
SCU firmware
HW Video Encode
Watchdog
Parallel RGB Display
DSI
DVFS
Bluetooth
Suspend / Resume
Splash screen
PMIC
4 Modules, 6 Carrier Boards, 12 Accessories
PN: 00381001
NXP® i.MX 8QuadXPlus, 4x Arm Cortex™-A35, 1.2GHz (A35) , 266MHz (M4) , 640MHz (DSP), 2GB LPDDR4 (32 Bit), 8GB eMMC*, 10/100 Mbit with AVB (+2nd RGMII/RMII) Ethernet, -40° to +85° C Temp. Range, Availability until 2030+
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PN: 00501002
Colibri iMX8 QuadXPlus 2GB IT | V1.0C
NXP® i.MX 8QuadXPlus, 4x Arm Cortex™-A35, 1.2GHz (A35) , 266MHz (M4) , 640MHz (DSP), 2GB LPDDR4 (32 Bit), 8GB eMMC, 10/100 Mbit with AVB (+2nd RGMII/RMII) Ethernet, -40° to +85° C Temp. Range, Availability until 2030+
coming soon
PN: 00511002
NXP® i.MX 8DualX, 2x Arm Cortex™-A35, 1.2GHz (A35), 266MHz (M4), 1GB LPDDR4 (16 Bit), 4GB eMMC, 10/100 Mbit with AVB (+2nd RGMII/RMII) Ethernet, -25° to +85° C Temp. Range, Availability until 2030+
coming soon
PN: 00521001
Colibri iMX8 DualX 1GB | V1.0B
NXP® i.MX 8DualX, 2x Arm Cortex™-A35, 1.2GHz (A35), 266MHz (M4), 1GB LPDDR4 (16 Bit), 4GB eMMC, 10/100 Mbit with AVB (+2nd RGMII/RMII) Ethernet, -25° to +85° C Temp. Range, Availability until 2030+
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PN: 01013201
Colibri Evaluation Board | V3.2B
Connectivity: USB 2.0: 4x Host, 1x OTG/Client, 10/100 Mbit Ethernet, 4x I2C, 4x SPI, 4x PWM, 4x ADC, 1x CAN, 6x Switches, 4x LEDs, up to 158 GPIOs
Multimedia: Audio out: 1x (Stereo), Audio in: 1x (Stereo), 1x Camera Parallel Interface, 4/5-wire Resistive Touch
Physical: 7-27V DC Supply Voltage, 5V 5A, 3.3V 5A On-Board Power Supplies, Size: 200 x 200 mm
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PN: 01351101
Iris Carrier Board V1.1B | V1.1B
Small form-factor Pico-ITX Colibri Arm Computer Module family Carrier Board
Connectivity: USB 2.0: 1x Host / 1x OTG, 10/100 Mbit Ethernet, 1x I2C, 1x SPI, 4x PWM, 4x ADC, up to 26 GPIOs
Multimedia: Audio out: 1x (Stereo), Audio in: 1x (Stereo), 4/5-wire Resistive Touch
Physical: 6-27V DC Supply Voltage, 5V 5A, 3.3V 5A On-Board Power Supplies, Size: 100 x 72 mm
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PN: 01352000
Iris Carrier Board V2.0A | V2.0A
Small form-factor Pico-ITX Colibri Arm Computer Module family Carrier Board
Connectivity: USB 2.0: 1x Host / 1x OTG, 10/100 Mbit Ethernet, 1x I2C, 1x SPI, 4x PWM, 4x ADC, up to 26 GPIOs
Multimedia: Audio out: 1x (Stereo), Audio in: 1x (Stereo), 4/5-wire Resistive Touch
Physical: 6-27V DC Supply Voltage, 5V 5A, 3.3V 5A On-Board Power Supplies, Size: 100 x 72 mm
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PN: 01371201
Viola Carrier Board | V1.2B
Connectivity: USB 2.0: 2x Host, 1x Client (Shared), 10/100 Mbit Ethernet, 1x I2C, 1x SPI, 4x PWM, 4x ADC, 1x (Available with Colibri VFxx and iMX) CAN, up to 35 GPIOs
Multimedia: 4-wire Resistive Touch
Physical: 5V DC +/- 5% Supply Voltage, 5V (External), 3.3V 3A On-Board Power Supplies, Size: 74 x 74 mm
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PN: 01421201
Viola Plus Carrier Board | V1.2B Plus
Connectivity: USB 2.0: 2x Host, 1x Client (Shared), 10/100 Mbit Ethernet, 1x I2C, 1x SPI, 4x PWM, 4x ADC, 1x (Available with Colibri VFxx and iMX) CAN, up to 35 GPIOs
Multimedia: Audio out: 1x (Stereo), Audio in: 1x (Stereo), 1x Camera Parallel Interface, 4-wire Resistive Touch
Physical: 5V DC +/- 5% Supply Voltage, 5V (External), 3.3V 3A On-Board Power Supplies, Size: 74 x 74 mm
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PN: 01431101
Aster Carrier Board | V1.1B
Small form-factor with header compatible with Arduino Uno and Raspberry Pi (RPi) maker boards
Connectivity: USB 2.0: 2x Host, 1x Client (Shared), 10/100 Mbit Ethernet, 1x I2C, 1x SPI, 4x PWM, 4x ADC, 1x (Available with Colibri VFxx and iMX) CAN, up to 3x LEDs, up to 39 GPIOs
Multimedia: Audio out: 1x (Stereo), Audio in: 1x (Stereo), 1x Camera Parallel Interface, 4-wire Resistive Touch
Physical: 5V DC +/- 5% Supply Voltage, 3.3V 3A On-Board Power Supplies, Size: 100 x 80 mm
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PN: 01112000
Colibri Fasteners | V2.0A
Fasteners for Colibri modules
1 Fastener bag contains 100 Fasteners.
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PN: 12131001
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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PN: 12111001
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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PN: 21041000
LM816 USB WiFi | V1.0A
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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PN: 01131100
Carrier Board Accessory Kit | V1.1A
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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PN: 01521000
DSI to HDMI Adapter | V1.0A
Connects directly to the DSI/LVDS connector on the Colibri iMX8X using a 24-pin FFC cable, No external power supply required.
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PN: 01521100
DSI to HDMI Adapter | V1.1A
Connects directly to the DSI/LVDS connector on the Colibri iMX8X using a 24-pin FFC cable, No external power supply required.
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PN: 21541000
Cable length: 100mm, Frequency bands: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz (dual-band), Manufacturer: Unictron, Reference: AA222 (H2B1PD1A1C385L), Range. Size: 40.0 x 6.0 x 0.5 mm.
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