The i.MX 8M System-On-Module has been obsoleted by Emcraft. Although we still supply the i.MX 8M SOM to existing customers, we no longer sell the i.MX 8M Starter Kit. Contact Emcraft for additional information.

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

• i.MX 8M SOM module, in the following configuration:
  1GB LPDDR4, 4GB eMMC, no 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 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 SOM and the Starter Kit.

i.MX 8M SOM Resources	Download	Version #	Date
Photos
i.MX 8M SOM top view		1A	Mar 7, 2018
i.MX 8M SOM bottom view		1A	Mar 7, 2018
i.MX 8M SOM being plugged into IMX8M-SOM-BSB		1A	Mar 7, 2018
High-Level Diagrams
i.MX 8M SOM high-level diagram		1A	Mar 7, 2018
IMX8M-SOM-BSB high-level diagram		1A	Nov 30, 2017
Hardware Documentation
i.MX 8M SOM hardware architecture specification (requires registration and login)		1.3	Sep 21, 2018
i.MX 8M SOM pin-out (requires registration and login)		1A	Aug 15, 2018
i.MX 8M SOM environmental specification		1A	Coming soon
i.MX 8M SOM power consumption		1A	Coming soon
i.MX 8M SOM thermal management		1A	Nov 9, 2018
i.MX 8M SOM ROHS certificate		1A	July 18, 2018
i.MX 8M SOM CE certificate		1A	May 15, 2018
Hardware Materials
i.MX 8M SOM 3D model (requires registration and login)		1A	Mar 7, 2018
i.MX 8M SOM mechanical drawing (requires registration and login)		1A	Nov 28, 2017
IMX8M-SOM-BSB schematics (PDF) (requires registration and  login)		1A	Jun 29, 2018
IMX8M-SOM-BSB schematics (ORCAD) (requires registration and  login)		1A	Nov 28, 2017
IMX8M-SOM-BSB Bill-Of-Materials (BOM) (requires registration and login)		1A	Nov 30, 2017
IMX8M-SOM-BSB 3D model (requires registration and login)		1A	Dec 10, 2017
IMX8M-SOM-BSB mechanical drawing (requires registration and login)		1A	Nov 30, 2017
IMX8M-SOM-BSB Rev 1A known problems and limitations (requires registration and login)		1A	Aug 31, 2018
IMX8M-SOM-BSB PCB stacked view Please use 3D PDF viewer (requires registration and login)		1A	Nov 30, 2017
IMX8M-SOM-BSB baseboard CAD design package (ORCAD) (requires registration and login)		1A	Nov 30, 2017
LCD-FRD55 schematics (requires registration and login)		1A	Mar 7, 2018
LCD-FRD55 Bill-Of-Materials (BOM) (requires registration and login)		1A	Mar 7, 2018
LCD-FRD55 Cadence (Allegro) database (requires registration and login)		1A	Mar 7, 2018
LCD-FRD55 baseboard CAD design package (ORCAD) (requires registration and  login)		1A	Mar 7, 2018

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

All i.MX 8M 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.		2.6.3	Dec 24, 2018
Prebuilt bootable Linux images (requires registration and  login)		2.6.3	Dec 24, 2018
Emcraft i.MX 8M add-on layer to NXP Yocto (requires registration and  login)		2.6.3	Dec 24, 2018
Prebuilt Yocto toochain (meta-toolchain-qt5) (requires registration and login)		2.6.2	Jun 22, 2018
Emcraft FreeRTOS BSP layer (requires registration and login)		2.6.1	May 18, 2018

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

Resource	Subject	Download	Date
Application Notes
Setting up the i.MX 8M SOM starter kit	#kit		Mar 7, 2018
Selecting boot device	#kit #boot		Apr 2, 2018
Booting Linux from SD Card	#linux #uboot		Mar 27, 2018
Booting Linux from eMMC	#linux #uboot		Mar 30, 2018
Booting firmware from USB serial downloader	#uboot #usb		Jun 7, 2018
Running U-Boot	#uboot		Mar 14, 2018
Building bootable Linux images	#linux #yocto		Apr 24, 2018
Building U-Boot	#uboot		Jun 14, 2018
Building Linux kernel	#linux #kernel		Mar 21, 2018
Loading Linux kernel images via Ethernet and TFTP	#linux #uboot		Mar 23, 2018
Using eMMC in Linux	#linux #emmc		Mar 30, 2018
Using SD card in Linux	#linux #sdio		Apr 4, 2018
Using Ethernet in Linux	#linux #ethernet		Mar 30, 2018
Using i.MX 8M UART ports in Linux	#linux #uart		May 30, 2018
Using I2C in Linux	#linux #i2c		Jun 5, 2018
Accessing SPI Devices in Linux	#linux #spi		Jun 20, 2018
Using PWM interfaces in Linux	#linux #pwm		Apr 27, 2018
Controlling GPIO in Linux	#linux #gpio		May 30, 2018
Using PCI.e M.2 connector	#linux #pcie		May 25, 2018
Using MIPI-DSI to connect the LCD-FRD55 LCD Add-On board	#linux #dsi		May 15, 2018
Using MIPI-DSI to connect to an HDMI display / TV in Linux	#linux #dsi		Apr 2, 2018
Configuring orientation of HDMI display	#linux #hdmi		Oct 24, 2018
Running Qt/QML in full screen mode	#linux #qt		Nov 22, 2018
Using camera in Linux	#linux #csi		Apr 23, 2018
Using RTC in Linux	#linux #rtc		May 30, 2018
Using Cortex-M4 from Linux	#freertos		Mar 7, 2018
FreeRTOS BSP for the Emcraft i.MX 8M SOM	#freertos		Mar 25, 2018
Debugging the i.MX 8M SOM using ARM DS-5	#debug #jtag		Apr 23, 2018
Remote debugging with GDB	#debug #gdb		May 8, 2018
Remote debugging with Eclipse	#debug #eclipse		Jun 7, 2018
Running Debian on i.MX 8M SOM	#debian		Aug 15, 2018
Running Ubuntu on i.MX 8M SOM	#ubuntu		Nov 15, 2018
i.MX 8M starter kit LCD add-on board interface	#kit #dsi		Nov 20, 2017
i.MX 8M starter kit RPi-compatible expansion header	#kit #rpi		Nov 20, 2017
i.MX 8M starter kit PCI.e M.2 expansion connector	#kit #pcie		May 25, 2018

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

• Orcad design files, Bill-Of-Materials, layout files for the i.MX8M SOM.
• Suggested mapping of signals from the i.MX 8M pads to I/O interfaces required in your i.MX 8M design.
• Engineering review of your i.MX 8M design.

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

• Portation of Linux and Android BSPs to custom i.MX 8M 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.
• Boot time optimization.
• Power consumption customization.
• Development of Linux application code for the i.MX 8M.
• RTOS development for Cortex-M4 core of the i.MX 8M.
• GUI development and graphical design.

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

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

Contact Emcraft to get a quote for required configuration and quantity of the i.MX 8M SOM.