Starter Kit
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NXP 8M Plus NavQ+ Starter Kit
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The NXP 8M Plus NavQ+ starter kit is assembled as a two-board stack. This kit, when assembled together, presents an i.MX 8M Plus-based embedded computer with MIPI-CSI2 vision, composed of the following stacked hardware modules:
- Emcraft i.MX 8M Plus System-On-Module (SOM), in the following configuration: i.MX 8M Plus Quad, 8GB LPDDR4, 32GB eMMC, Commercial Temp range. The SOM is an off-the-shelf embedded computer module, which comes pre-loaded with Linux, allowing for immediate development of mobile robotics applications.
- The NAVQ+ base board is a second board in the stack, which provides various UI, multimedia and I/O interfaces, specifically: 2 USB 3.0, WiFi/BT, Gigabit Ethernet, 2 MIPI CSI, MIPI DSI, 2 LVDS, PCIe, 2 CAN, HDMI,100BASE-T1 Automotive Ethernet, NFC.
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The following additional items are included in the kit:
- USB-to-UART converter "dongle";
- WiFi Antenna;
- USB Type-C to USB Type-A cable;
- Power Input cable, SYR 2 Pins to GHR 5 pins;
- IX Industrial IP20 to IX RJ45 acble;
- 2 CAN cables;
- 2wire Data cable.
SOM
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i.MX 8M Plus System-on-Module
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The Emcraft i.MX 8M Plus System-On-Module (SOM) is a miniature mezzanine module (58.4mm x 58.4mm) that combines the NXP i.MX 8M Plus multi-core application processor with 4-8GB LPDDR4, 32GB eMMC on a single board. The i.MX 8M Plus features up to four Cortex-A53 processor cores running at 1.8GHz and a Cortex-M7 core at 800MHz for low-power and real-time operation, with 1080p video encode and decode, 2D and 3D graphics, display and camera interfaces, multi-channel audio and advanced I/O connectivity. The i.MX 8M Plus processor I/O interfaces are available for a carrier board on the two board-to-board connectors.
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The following is the high-level diagram of the i.MX 8M Plus SOM:
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Hardware
Here you will find hardware specifications, design files and various hardware materials describing the i.MX 8M Plus SOM and the starter kit.
| i.MX 8M Plus SOM Resources |
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| Photos |
| i.MX 8M Plus SOM top view |
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1A
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Jun 2, 2023
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| i.MX 8M Plus SOM bottom view |
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1A
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Jun 2, 2023
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| i.MX 8M Plus SOM plugged into carrier board |
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1A/2A
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Jun 2, 2023
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| High-Level Diagrams |
| i.MX 8M Plus SOM high-level diagram |
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1A
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Jun 2, 2023
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| i.MX 8M Plus BSB block-diagram |
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2A
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Jun 26, 2023
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| Hardware Documentation |
| i.MX 8M Plus SOM hardware architecture specification |
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1.0 |
Jun 21, 2023
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i.MX 8M Plus SOM pin-out
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1A
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Jun 21, 2023
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| i.MX 8M Plus SOM environmental specification |
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1A |
Jun 19, 2023
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| i.MX 8M Plus SOM power consumption |
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1A |
Aug 23, 2023
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| i.MX 8M Plus SOM thermal management |
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1A |
Aug 23, 2023
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| i.MX 8M Plus SOM CE certificate |
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1A
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Jun 21, 2023
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| Hardware Materials |
i.MX 8M Plus SOM 3D model (Step file)
(requires registration and login) |
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1A
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Jun 26, 2023
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i.MX 8M Plus SOM mechanical drawing
(requires registration and login) |
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1A
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Jun 21, 2023
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NAVQ+ I/O board schematics
(requires registration and login) |
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2A
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Jun 2, 2023
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Releases
This page provides access to the Emcraft software releases:
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Release 1.1.15-452
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Sep 23, 2024
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Release 1.1.14-446
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May 20, 2024 |
Release 1.1.13-443
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Apr 3, 2024 |
Release 1.1.12-437
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Jan 19, 2024 |
Release 1.1.11-426
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Nov 27, 2023 |
Release 1.1.10-421
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Nov 10, 2023 |
Release 1.1.9-417
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Oct 27, 2023 |
Release 1.1.8-409
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Oct 16, 2023 |
Release 1.1.7-387
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Sep 26, 2023 |
Release 1.1.6-363
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Aug 31, 2023 |
Release 1.1.5-359
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Jul 20, 2023 |
Release 1.1.4-336
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Jun 8, 2023 |
Release 1.1.3-332
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May 10, 2023 |
Release 1.1.2-323
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Apr 7, 2023 |
Release 1.1.1-307
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Mar 1, 2023 |
Release 1.1.0-297
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Feb 10, 2023 |
Release 1.0.9-290
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Jan 27, 2023 |
Release 1.0.8-273
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Jan 14, 2023 |
Release 1.0.7-242
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Dec 23, 2022 |
Release 1.0.6-228
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Dec 9, 2022 |
Release 1.0.5-213
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Nov 25, 2022 |
Release 1.0.4-197
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Nov 16, 2022 |
Release 1.0.3-155
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Oct 30, 2022 |
Release 1.0.2-128
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Oct 14, 2022 |
Release 1.0.1-106
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Sep 30, 2022 |
Software
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Software Documentation
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This page provides various documentation materials describing set up of the starter kit and use of the software distribution.
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| Getting Started |
Setting up the i.MX 8M Plus SOM Starter Kit
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#kit |
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Jun 2, 2023 |
Linux Host Specification
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#build
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Jun 2, 2023 |
Building Linux Images for the i.MX 8M Plus SOM Starter Kit
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#build
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Jun 2, 2023 |
| Flash SD Card with Linux Image |
#sdcard
#uuu |
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Jun 2, 2023 |
Installing Linux to the EMMC Using USB Serial Downloader
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#emmc
#uuu
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Jun 2, 2023 |
| Software How-To’s |
| Setting up Ethernet Link |
#ethernet |
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Jun 2, 2023 |
| Setting up WiFi |
#wifi |
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Jun 2, 2023 |
| Setting up Bluetooth |
#bt |
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Sep 11, 2023 |
| Using Persistent User Storage |
#emmc
#sdcard |
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Oct 12, 2023
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| Controlling Status LED from Linux |
#led
#linux |
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Jun 2, 2023 |
| Using Google Coral Camera |
#camera |
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Oct 2, 2023 |
| Using Emcraft OV5640 Camera |
#camera |
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Oct 16, 2023 |
| Using Emcraft OV5647 Camera |
#camera |
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Oct 16, 2023 |
| Using Emcraft IMX219 Camera |
#camera |
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Jan 24, 2024
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| Using Obsidian Thermal Camera with NAVQ+ |
#camera |
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Oct 16, 2023 |
| Using HDMI |
#hdmi |
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Jun 2, 2023 |
| Running Docker on i.MX 8M Plus |
#docker |
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Jul 17, 2023 |
| Integrating a USB Camera and Telemetry Sensors with Foxglove Studio |
#camera |
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Apr 3, 2024
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Platform
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NAVQ+ Platform Materials
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Emcraft supports a number of platform solutions based on the i.MX 8M Plus SOM and the NAVQ+ embedded computer. This page provides user materials (Application Notes, Demos, etc) for some of those platform solutions. Contact us to discuss details.
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More |
| Navigation and SLAM |
| Introduction to ROS2 navigation and SLAM |
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Sep 4, 2023 |
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| iRobot Create3 SLAM setup |
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Oct 12, 2023
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| Setup Linux host for running Rviz |
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Oct 12, 2023
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| PMD Flexx2 SLAM setup |
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Oct 13, 2023
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| Launching SLAM |
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Sep 4, 2023 |
| Enhanced object avoidance in SLAM using PMD USB Flexx2 camera |
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Sep 5, 2023 |
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| Ethernet 3D Camera |
Using PMD flexx2 3D camera with local UI (Royalviewer) running natively on i.MX 8M Plus
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Oct 27, 2023
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Using PMD flexx2 3D Camera in TCP Streaming Mode on i.MX 8M Plus
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Oct 27, 2023
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| Zigbee, Matter and Thread Connectivity |
| Using Zigbee on NAVQ Plus |
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Nov 2, 2023
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| Connecting Aqara devices using the Matter protocol |
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Nov 2, 2023
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| Setting up OpenThread border router on NAVQ Plus |
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Nov 2, 2023
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| Connecting Eve Energy with NAVQ Plus using Matter protocol |
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Nov 2, 2023
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| Running Matter device on NAVQ Plus |
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Nov 13, 2023
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| Setting up Home Assistant with Matter plugin on NAVQ Plus |
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Nov 13, 2023
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| BLE Connectivity |
| Building and running AZ-N1 RISC-V BLE BSP |
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Jun 2, 2023 |
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| Using BLE demo with the NAVQ+ Linux BSP |
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Jun 2, 2023 |
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Torizon
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Torizon for i.MX 8MPlus
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Together with Toradex, Emcraft supports Torizon OS, as well as integration with the Torizon Cloud, for the i.MX 8MPlus SoC.
The software and documentation items available on this page, below, explain how to get started with Torizon for the i.MX 8MPlus. If you have advanced question or requests for customisation, please contact us at Emcraft.
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| Release Files |
Torizon OS for i.MX 8MPlus Eval Kit
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7.0.0 |
Mar 7, 2025 |
| Documentation |
| Building Torizon OS for i.MX 8M Plus NAVQ+ |
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Mar 7, 2025 |
| Installing Torizon OS to i.MX 8MPlus NAVQ+ Target |
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Mar 7, 2025 |
| Updating Torizon OS on i.MX 8MP Target from the Torizon Cloud |
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Mar 7, 2025 |
| Accessing i.MX 8MPlus NAVQ+ Targets from the Torizon Cloud |
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Mar 7, 2025 |
| Running Docker Containers in Torizon OS on the i.MX 8MPlus NAVQ+ Board |
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Mar 7, 2025 |
Services
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i.MX 8M Plus Engineering Services
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Emcraft provides software development services for the NXP i.MX 8M Plus:
- Customization of Yocto build and meta-layer for custom requirements;
- Portation of Linux and FreeRTOS BSPs to custom hardware boards;
- Development, validation and integration of Linux and FreeRTOS device drivers;
- OTA software updates, with support for redundant boot images and fail-back to previous boot set on update failure;
- Secure boot, using the NXP HAB (Hardware-Assisted Boot) capability;
- Boot time optimizations;
- Power consumption optimizations;
- Customization of SDP-based (uuu manufacturing tool) software load and test.
Emcraft provides hardware development services for the NXP i.MX 8M Plus:
- Development of custom i.MX 8M Plus boards based on the Emcraft i.MX 8M Plus reference design;
- Review of custom carrier boards for the Emcraft i.MX 8M Plus SOM.
Order
Contact Emcraft to get a quote for required configuration and quantity of the i.MX 8M Plus SOM and the NXP NavQ+ starter kit.
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