VOL NXP i.MX6UL/i.MX6ULL SOM

Ultra-efficient, high-speed ARM^® Cortex^®-A7 core for robust IoT solutions

Overview

The VOL NXP i.MX6UL/i.MX6ULL SOM module is a high-performance, ultra-efficient processor featuring an advanced implementation of a single ARM^® Cortex^®-A7 core, which operates at speeds of 528MHz (i.MX6UL/6ULL), 696MHz (i.MX6UL) and 792MHz (i.MX6ULL) for its variants. Equipped with a wide array of high-speed connectivity, VOL NXP i.MX6UL/i.MX6ULL SOM module is a small footprint hardware platform engineered to support IoT edge devices, smart appliances, wearables, and mobile terminals. Ideally suited for cost and power optimized embedded and industrial applications, this SOM is integrated with onboard PMIC, Flash, DDR3 and Ethernet PHY. It also supports different I/O interfaces like CAN, USB, SDIO, QSPI, SPI, I2C, UART, LCD, ADC, SAI, ESAI, JTAG, PWM, Smart Card interface, and GPIO.

Key Features

VOL NXP i.MX6UL/i.MX6ULL with two power-efficient variants:
- 528MHz ARM^® Cortex^®-A7 (i.MX6UL/6ULL)
- 696MHz ARM^® Cortex^®-A7 (i.MX6UL)
- 792MHz ARM^® Cortex^®-A7 (i.MX6ULL)
Multi-level Memory System
Smart speed technology
SO-DIMM 200 Form Factor
Dual High-Speed USB 2.0 OTG connectivity
In-built RGMII Ethernet PHY and On-board 10/100 Ethernet
RoHS compliant

Key Applications

Smart Energy Management Systems
Industrial Control Systems
Portable Wearables
IoT Gateways and Connected Devices
Electronic Point-of-Sales (ePOS)
Telematics
Human Machine Interfaces (HMI)

Technical Specifications

CPU

Processor	VOL NXP i.MX6UL Core VOL NXP i.MX6ULL Core
Technology	Power efficient 528 MHz (i.MX6UL/6ULL), 696MHz(i.MX6UL) and 792MHz(i.MX6ULL) ARM® Cortex®-A7
Feature Version	G0, G1, G2 and G3 support (i.MX6UL) Y0, Y1 and Y2 support (i.MX6ULL)
OS Support	Linux: Yocto, Ubuntu
Compatibility	MikroBUS™ compatible

Power

Power Supply Range: DC 3.3V - 5V (Typical - 5V)
Current requirement - maximum 3A

Memory

DDR3L DRAM	256MB (upgradable up to 1GB)
NAND Flash	1GB (upgradable up to 4GB)
eMMC	4GB (upgradable up to 16GB)
EEPROM	4KB

Interfaces

CAN	2x interface, FLEXCAN standard based on CAN 2.0B protocol specifications
USB	2x interface, high-speed OTG 2.0 modules with integrated HS USB PHYs
SDIO	2x interface, uSDHC based 1-bit or 4-bit transfer mode specifications for SDIO cards up to UHS-I SDR104 mode with maximum speed support of 104 MB/s
QSPI	1x interface, Single Data Rate/Double Data Rate mode of operation at 100MHz with DMA support, multi-master access with priority and flexible, configurable buffer for each master
I2C	4x interface, 100KHz to 400KHz clock rates
SPI	4x interface, full-duplex enhanced Synchronous Serial Interface, with data rate up to 52 Mbit/s. configurable as Master/Slave modes
UART	8x interface, programmable baud rates up to 5 Mbps with 32-byte FIFO on Tx and 32 half-word FIFO on Rx supporting auto-baud
ADC	2x interface, 12-bit general purpose analog to digital converter
SPDIF	1x standard, audio file transfer format, Sony Philips Digital Interconnect Format (SPDIF)
SAI	3x interface, full duplex serial interfaces with frame synchronization, such as I2S, AC97, TDM, and codec/DSP interfaces
ESAI	1x interface, full-duplex serial port, 32 words (time slots) per period with a variety of serial devices (i.MX6ULL)
JTAG	1x interface, production, testing and debugging with JTAG TAP standard
SIMv2	2x interface, compliant with ISO7816 (i.MX6UL)
GPMI	1x interface, 8x NAND devices support and 40-bit ECC encryption/decryption for NAND Flash Controller
Camera	1x interface, up to 24 bit,133.3 MHz (i.MX6UL) and 148.5 MHz (i.MX6ULL) pixel clock with BT.656 interface support
Display Resolution	24 bit parallel RGB interface based LCD Max. 85 MHz display clock and up to 1366 x 768 WXGA at 60Hz (i.MX6UL) 150 MHz pixel clock and smart asynchronous parallel MPU interface support (i.MX6ULL)

Security

eFuses	Yes
RNG	Yes
Secure RTC	Yes

General

Dimensions	L x W x H – 67.6 mm x 45.0 mm x 4.5 mm
Operating Temperature	Commercial: 0 to +70 °C Industrial: -40 to +85 °C Automotive: -40 to +125 °C

Certification

RoHS	Compliant
CE	Yes
IC	Yes
FCC	Yes

Technical Specifications

CPU

Processor

VOL NXP i.MX6UL Core
VOL NXP i.MX6ULL Core

Technology

Power efficient 528 MHz (i.MX6UL/6ULL), 696MHz(i.MX6UL) and 792MHz(i.MX6ULL)

ARM® Cortex®-A7

Feature Version

G0, G1, G2 and G3 support (i.MX6UL)
Y0, Y1 and Y2 support (i.MX6ULL)

OS Support

Linux: Yocto, Ubuntu

Compatibility

MikroBUS™ compatible

Power

Power Supply Range: DC 3.3V – 5V (Typical – 5V)
Current requirement – maximum 3A

Memory

DDR3L DRAM

256MB (upgradable up to 1GB)

NAND Flash

1GB (upgradable up to 4GB)

eMMC

4GB (upgradable up to 16GB)

EEPROM

4KB

Interfaces

CAN

2x interface, FLEXCAN standard based on CAN 2.0B protocol specifications

USB

2x interface, high-speed OTG 2.0 modules with integrated HS USB PHYs

SDIO

2x interface, uSDHC based 1-bit or 4-bit transfer mode specifications for SDIO cards up to UHS-I SDR104 mode with maximum speed support of 104 MB/s

QSPI

1x interface, Single Data Rate/Double Data Rate mode of operation at 100MHz with DMA support, multi-master access with priority and flexible, configurable buffer for each master

I2C

4x interface, 100KHz to 400KHz clock rates

SPI

4x interface, full-duplex enhanced Synchronous Serial Interface, with data rate up to 52 Mbit/s. configurable as Master/Slave modes

UART

8x interface, programmable baud rates up to 5 Mbps with 32-byte FIFO on Tx and 32 half-word FIFO on Rx supporting auto-baud

ADC

2x interface, 12-bit general purpose analog to digital converter

SPDIF

1x standard, audio file transfer format, Sony Philips Digital Interconnect Format (SPDIF)

SAI

3x interface, full duplex serial interfaces with frame synchronization, such as I2S, AC97, TDM, and codec/DSP interfaces

ESAI

1x interface, full-duplex serial port, 32 words (time slots) per period with a variety of serial devices (i.MX6ULL)

JTAG

1x interface, production, testing and debugging with JTAG TAP standard

SIMv2

2x interface, compliant with ISO7816 (i.MX6UL)

GPMI

1x interface, 8x NAND devices support and 40-bit ECC encryption/decryption for NAND Flash Controller

Camera

1x interface, up to 24 bit,133.3 MHz (i.MX6UL) and 148.5 MHz (i.MX6ULL) pixel clock with BT.656 interface support

Display Resolution

24 bit parallel RGB interface based LCD
Max. 85 MHz display clock and up to 1366 x 768 WXGA at 60Hz (i.MX6UL)
150 MHz pixel clock and smart asynchronous parallel MPU interface support (i.MX6ULL)