SOM

 

i.MX 6SoloX System-On-Module

 


The Emcraft Systems i.MX 6SoloX System-On-Module (SOM) is a compact (32 mm x 59 mm) mezzanine module that combines an NXP dual-core heterogeneous (1 GHz Cortex-A9 and 227 MHz Cortex-M4) application processor with 512 MB DDR3, 512 MB NAND Flash and a 1Gb Ethernet PHY on a single board. The SOM interfaces to a carrier board using two 100-pin interface connectors.


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The following is the high-level diagram of the i.MX 6SoloX SOM:


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Emcraft develops and maintains a software distribution for the i.MX 6SoloX SOM, including a Linux BSP (Board Support Package) for the Cortex-A9 core and a Yocto-based cross-development software environment.

 

Starter Kit

 

i.MX 6SoloX SOM Starter Kit

Not recommended for new designs

 

The i.MX 6SoloX System-On-Module has been obsoleted by Emcraft. Although we still supply the i.MX 6SoloX SOMs to existing customers, we no longer sell the i.MX 6SoloX Starter Kits. Contact Emcraft for additional information.

The i.MX 6SoloX SOM Starter Kit provides a hardware platform enabling development of i.MX 6SoloX applications using the Emcraft i.MX 6SoloX module. The kit includes the following items:

  • i.MX 6SoloX module (SOM-SLX, 800MHz)
  • Development baseboard (SLX-SOM-BSB)
  • LCD add-on board with LCD panel (4.3" 480x272 LCD with capacitive touchscreen)
  • Mini-USB Y-cable for USB-based power and serial console.

Here is the bottom view of the kit:


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Here is the top (LCD) view of the kit:


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Here is the horizontal (stacked) view of the kit:


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Hardware

 

Hardware Resources

 

Here you will find hardware specifications, design files and various hardware materials describing the i.MX 6SoloX SOM and the Starter Kit.

If you would like to ask any question about the SOM and kit hardware architecture, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

i.MX 6SoloX SOM Resources Download Version # Date
Photos
i.MX 6SoloX SOM top view 2A
Mar 1, 2017
i.MX 6SoloX SOM bottom view 2A
Mar 1, 2017
i.MX 6SoloX SOM being plugged into
SLX-SOM-BSB
2A
Mar 1, 2017
High-Level Diagrams
i.MX 6SoloX SOM high-level diagram 2A
Mar 28, 2017
SLX-SOM-BSB baseboard high-level diagram 1A
Feb 14 , 2017
Hardware Documentation
i.MX 6SoloX SOM hardware architecture specification
1.7
Aug 23, 2019
i.MX 6SoloX SOM environmental specification 2A
Dec 7, 2017
i.MX 6SoloX SOM power consumption 2A
Mar 31, 2017
i.MX 6SoloX SOM ROHS certificate 2A
Mar 2, 2017
i.MX 6SoloX SOM CE certificate 2A
Mar 1, 2017
Hardware Materials
i.MX 6SoloX SOM 3D model
(requires registration and login)
2A
Mar 2, 2017
i.MX 6SoloX SOM mechanical drawing
(requires registration and login)
2A
Feb 15, 2017
i.MX 6SoloX SOM symbol and footprint (Altium Designer) and README.txt (requires registration and login) 2A
Feb 22, 2017
SLX-SOM-BSB schematics
(requires registration and login)
1A
Feb 28, 2017
SLX-SOM-BSB Bill-Of-Materials (BOM)
(requires registration and login)
1A
Jan 27, 2017
SLX-SOM-BSB mechanical drawing
(requires registration and login)
1A
Feb 14 , 2017
SLX-SOM-BSB PCB stacked view
(requires registration and login)
1A
Feb 15, 2017
SLX-SOM-BSB baseboard CAD design package (Altium Designer)(requires registration and login) 1A
Feb 15, 2017
LCD-TN43 schematics
(requires registration and login)
1A
Jan 27, 2017
LCD-TN43 Bill-Of-Materials (BOM)
(requires registration and login)
1A
Jan 27, 2017
LCD-TN43 mechanical drawing
(requires registration and login)
1A
Jan 27, 2017
LCD-TN43 baseboard CAD design package (Altium Designer)
(requires registration and login)
1A
Jan 27, 2017

 

Software

 

Software Release

 

Emcraft supports Linux as an operating system for the i.MX 6SoloX Cortex-A9 processor core.

All i.MX 6SoloX 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. 2.3.5
Nov 17, 2020
Migration from earlier releases to
Release 2.3.2 and newer
2.3.5
Nov 17, 2020
i.MX 6SoloX SOM Linux Board Support Package (BSP) and software development environment
(requires registration and login)
2.3.5
Nov 17, 2020
Yocto 1.8.1 toolchain for the i.MX 6SoloX SOM
(requires registration and login)
2.3.5
Nov 17, 2020
Yocto 1.8.1 packages pre-built for the i.MX 6SoloX SOM
(requires registration and login)
2.3.5
Nov 17, 2020
Yocto 1.8.1 source tree
(requires registration and login)
2.3.5
Nov 17, 2020
GNU ARM Embedded v2014q1 toolchain for the Cortex-M4 core of the i.MX 6SoloX SOM 2.3.5
Nov 17, 2020

 

Docs

 

i.MX 6SoloX SOM Documentation

 

This page provides various documentation materials for the i.MX 6SoloX System-On-Module (SOM).

If you are just starting to use the i.MX 6SoloX Starter Kit, read through the documentation materials in the order they are listed below. If you are looking for an answer to a concrete question, refer to Subject to understand the category of each specific documentation item.

 

Resource Subject
Download Date
Application Notes
Setting Up the i.MX 6SoloX SOM Starter Kit #kit
Oct 03, 2019
Running U-Boot #uboot
Jan 27, 2017
Using U-Boot environment #uboot
Jan 31, 2017
Autobooting Linux from U-Boot #uboot
Jan 31, 2017
Installing Linux images to Flash #uboot
Nov 21, 2017
Booting i.MX 6SoloX from SD Card #kit
Feb 24, 2020
Installing and activating cross development environment #tools
Jan 27, 2017
Using i.MX 6SoloX UART ports in Linux #uart,
#connectivity
Dec 20, 2017
Running MQX on the i.MX 6SoloX SOM #cortexm4
Dec 6, 2017
Building Emcraft Yocto toolchain and packages
#tools
Dec 15, 2017
Add a prebuilt ipk package to the running board
#tools
Dec 19, 2017
Add a prebuilt Yocto ipk package to the project
#tools
Dec 21, 2017
Remote debugging with GDB #debug
Feb 5, 2018
Debugging with Eclipse

#tools
#debug

Feb 5, 2018
Windows device driver for the USB/UART chip

Windows TFTP server

How to set up NFS

O'Reilly's "Linux Device Drivers"

Joseph Yiu's "Definitive Guide to the ARM Cortex-M3"

Design Kit

 

i.MX 6SoloX SOM Design Kit

 


For those customers who have successfully evaluated the i.MX 6SoloX SOM and would like to proceed with designing the SOM into embedded product, Emcraft System provides the i.MX 6SoloX SOM Design Kit.

The i.MX 6SoloX SOM Design Kit is an advanced product, separate from the i.MX 6SoloX SOM Starter Kit.

The kit is comprised of the following materials and services:
  • The i.MX 6SoloX System-On-Module (SOM) schematics (PDF file only). The package is provided as an advanced hardware material allowing hardware designers to understand subtle points of the SOM implementation and interface.
  • Suggested i.MX 6SoloX SOM to baseboard mapping (Excel file). Upon purchase of the kit, you will be able to send a list of I/O requirements for your application to Emcraft. Emcraft will review and return an Excel file with recommended mapping of I/O interfaces from the SOM to your custom baseboard.
  • 1 (one) review of your custom SOLOX SOM baseboard schematics (SOM interface section only), with detailed comments returned over email.

i.MX 6SoloX SOM Design Kit Materials Download Version # Date
i.MX 6SoloX SOM schematics (PDF format)
(requires purchase of both Starter Kit and Design Kit)
2A
Mar 2, 2017

 

Order

 

Ordering Info

 

Contact Emcraft to get a quote for required configuration and quantity.

Due to market conditions, please contact us about part availability.

 

Part Number Description
SOM-SLX i.MX 6SoloX, 1GHz Cortex-A9 + 227MHz Cortex-M4, Commercial (0 to +70C), 512MB RAM, 512MB NAND, 1GbE ETH PHY
 

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