The i.MX 8M Mini SOM Starter Kit provides a hardware platform enabling development of i.MX 8M Mini applications using the Emcraft i.MX 8M Mini system-on-module. The kit includes the following items:

• i.MX 8M Mini SOM module, in the following configuration:
  1GB LPDDR4, 4GB eMMC, WiFi/BT, heatsink, Commercial Temp range;
• Development baseboard (IMX8M-SOM-BSB);
• External 12V power supply;
• WiFi/Bluetooth antenna;
• Mini-USB cable for the serial console.

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Here is the high-level block diagram of the IMX8M-SOM-BSB baseboad.

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5.5" MIPI-DSI LCD Add-On

As shown in the above high-level block diagram above, the IMX8M-SOM-BSB carrier board provides a MIPI-DSI connector. This connector (P3) resides on the bottom side of the IMX8M-SOM-BSB (and therefore is not visible in the photo on the page above) and has the following pin-out.

As an add-on to the i.MX 8M Mini Starter Kit, the LCD-FRD55 add-on board is available from Emcraft. This board mates to the P3 connector on the IMX8M-SOM-BSB carrier board and has the following high-level specs:

• 5.5" FullHD (1920x1080) MIPI-DSI display;
• Capacitive touch screen.

Detailed specs for the LCD FRD55 add-on board are available from this page.

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Here you will find hardware specifications, design files and various hardware materials describing the i.MX 8M Mini SOM and the Starter Kit.

i.MX 8M Mini SOM Resources	Download	Version #	Date
Photos
i.MX 8M Mini SOM top view		1A	Coming soon
i.MX 8M Mini SOM bottom view		1A	Coming soon
i.MX 8M Mini SOM being plugged into IMX8M-SOM-BSB		1A	Coming soon
High-Level Diagrams
i.MX 8M Mini SOM high-level diagram		1A	Dec 29, 2018
IMX8M-SOM-BSB high-level diagram		1A	Dec 29, 2018
Hardware Documentation
i.MX 8M Mini SOM hardware architecture specification (requires registration and login)		1.0	Coming soon
i.MX 8M Mini SOM pin-out (requires registration and login)		1A	Coming soon
i.MX 8M Mini SOM environmental specification		1A	Coming soon
i.MX 8M Mini SOM power consumption		1A	Coming soon
i.MX 8M Mini SOM thermal management		1A	Coming soon
i.MX 8M Mini SOM longevity statement		1A	Coming soon
i.MX 8M Mini SOM CE certificate		1A	Coming soon
Hardware Materials
i.MX 8M Mini SOM 3D model (requires registration and login)		1A	Dec 29, 2018
i.MX 8M Mini SOM mechanical drawing (requires registration and login)		1A	Dec 29, 2018
IMX8M-SOM-BSB schematics (PDF) (requires registration and  login)		1A	Nov 27, 2018
IMX8M-SOM-BSB schematics (ORCAD) (requires registration and  login)		1A	Nov 27, 2018
IMX8M-SOM-BSB Bill-Of-Materials (BOM) (requires registration and login)		1A	Nov 27, 2018
IMX8M-SOM-BSB 3D model (requires registration and login)		1A	Nov 27, 2018
IMX8M-SOM-BSB mechanical drawing (requires registration and login)		1A	Nov 27, 2018
IMX8M-SOM-BSB Rev 1A known problems and limitations (requires registration and login)		1A	Nov 27, 2018
IMX8M-SOM-BSB PCB stacked view Please use 3D PDF viewer (requires registration and login)		1A	Nov 27, 2018
IMX8M-SOM-BSB baseboard CAD design package (ORCAD) (requires registration and login)		1A	Nov 27, 2018
LCD-FRD55 schematics (requires registration and login)		1A	Nov 27, 2018
LCD-FRD55 Bill-Of-Materials (BOM) (requires registration and login)		1A	Nov 27, 2018
LCD-FRD55 Cadence (Allegro) database (requires registration and login)		1A	Nov 27, 2018
LCD-FRD55 baseboard CAD design package (ORCAD) (requires registration and  login)		1A	Nov 27, 2018

Emcraft supports Linux as an operating system for the i.MX 8M Mini Cortex-A53 processor core.

All i.MX 8M Mini System-On-Modules come preloaded with Linux and U-Boot. Full source files of U-Boot and the Linux BSP are provided for free download, along with the Linux distribution and cross-development environment. Both U-Boot and Linux are royalty-free.

Resources	Download	Version #	Date
Release Files
Release Notes. Read this to understand features supported by this release of the product.		2.7.0	Coming soon
Prebuilt bootable Linux images		2.7.0	Dec 29, 2018
Emcraft i.MX 8M Mini add-on layer to NXP Yocto		2.7.0	Dec 29, 2018
Prebuilt Yocto toochain (meta-toolchain-qt5)		2.7.0	Dec 29, 2018
Emcraft FreeRTOS BSP layer		2.7.0	Dec 29, 2018

This page provides various documentation materials for the i.MX 8M Mini System-On-Module (SOM).

Resource	Subject	Download	Date
Application Notes
Setting up the i.MX 8M Mini SOM starter kit	#kit		Nov 27, 2018
Selecting boot device	#kit #boot		Nov 27, 2018
Booting Linux from SD Card	#linux #uboot		Nov 27, 2018
Booting Linux from eMMC	#linux #uboot		Nov 27, 2018
Booting firmware from USB serial downloader	#uboot #usb		Nov 27, 2018
Running U-Boot	#uboot		Nov 27, 2018
Building bootable Linux images	#linux #yocto		Nov 27, 2018
Building U-Boot	#uboot		Nov 27, 2018
Building Linux kernel	#linux #kernel		Nov 27, 2018
Loading Linux kernel images via Ethernet and TFTP	#linux #uboot		Nov 27, 2018
Using eMMC in Linux	#linux #emmc		Nov 27, 2018
Using SD card in Linux	#linux #sdio		Nov 27, 2018
Using Ethernet in Linux	#linux #ethernet		Nov 27, 2018
Using WiFi in Linux	#linux #wifi		Nov 27, 2018
Using Bluetooth serial port profile in Linux	#linux #bt		Nov 27, 2018
Using i.MX 8M Mini UART ports in Linux	#linux #uart		Nov 27, 2018
Using I2C in Linux	#linux #i2c		Nov 27, 2018
Accessing SPI Devices in Linux	#linux #spi		Nov 27, 2018
Using PWM interfaces in Linux	#linux #pwm		Nov 27, 2018
Controlling GPIO in Linux	#linux #gpio		Nov 27, 2018
Using PCI.e M.2 connector	#linux #pcie		Nov 27, 2018
Using MIPI-DSI to connect the LCD-FRD55 LCD Add-On board	#linux #dsi		Nov 27, 2018
Using MIPI-DSI to connect to an HDMI display / TV in Linux	#linux #dsi		Nov 27, 2018
Configuring orientation of HDMI display	#linux #hdmi		Nov 27, 2018
Running Qt/QML in full screen mode	#linux #qt		Nov 27, 2018
Using camera in Linux	#linux #csi		Nov 27, 2018
Using RTC in Linux	#linux #rtc		Nov 27, 2018
Using Cortex-M4 from Linux	#freertos		Nov 27, 2018
FreeRTOS BSP for the Emcraft i.MX 8M Mini SOM	#freertos		Nov 27, 2018
Debugging the i.MX 8M Mini SOM using ARM DS-5	#debug #jtag		Nov 27, 2018
Remote debugging with GDB	#debug #gdb		Nov 27, 2018
Remote debugging with Eclipse	#debug #eclipse		Nov 27, 2018
Running Debian on i.MX 8M Mini SOM	#debian		Nov 27, 2018
Running Ubuntu on i.MX 8M Mini  SOM	#ubuntu		Nov 27, 2018
i.MX 8M Mini starter kit LCD add-on board interface	#kit #dsi		Nov 27, 2018
i.MX 8M Mini starter kit RPi-compatible expansion header	#kit #rpi		Nov 27, 2018
i.MX 8M Mini starter kit PCI.e M.2 expansion connector	#kit #pcie		Nov 27, 2018

For customers who would like to save engineering costs and risks, Emcraft offers the i.MX 8M Mini Design Kit, which can be used as a proven design starting point for a custom i.MX 8M Mini SOM design. The kit includes the following items:

• Orcad design files, Bill-Of-Materials, layout files for the i.MX 8M Mini SOM
• Suggested mapping of signals from the i.MX 8M Mini pads to I/O interfaces required in your i.MX 8M Mini design
• Engineering review of your i.MX 8M Mini design
• i.MX 8M Mini Hardware Test Plan and reference Hardware Test Report developed by Emcraft for the i.MX 8M Mini SOM and Starter Kit
• i.MX 8M Mini Software Load and Test specification and software scripts developed by Emcraft for the i.MX 8M Mini SOM and Starter Kit.

Emcraft provides software development services for the NXP i.MX 8M Mini:

• Portation of Linux and Android BSPs to custom i.MX 8M Mini hardware boards.
• Development, validation and integration of Linux and U-Boot device drivers.
• Portation of Linux user-space packages and components to the i.MX 8M Mini.
• Boot time optimization.
• Power consumption customization.
• Development of Linux application code for the i.MX 8M Mini.
• RTOS development for Cortex-M4 core of the i.MX 8M Mini.
• GUI development and graphical design.

Emcraft provides hardware development services for the NXP i.MX 8M Mini:

• Development of custom i.MX 8M Mini boards based on the Emcraft i.MX 8M Mini reference design.