The VOL NXP i.MX7ULP uSOM is an ultra-low-power processor SOM featuring heterogeneous multi-core processing architecture with an Arm® Cortex®-A7 core which operates at 800MHz, paired with an Arm® Cortex®-M4 core which operates at 200MHz. It also has 3D and 2D Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), 32-bit LPDDR2/LPDDR3 external memory, flash memory, and supports interfaces like MIPI DSI display, parallel camera, I2C, SAI, UART, SPI, USB, etc. The Cortex® A7 core supports Android & Linux operating systems whereas the Cortex® M4 core supports FreeRTOS. It is a highly integrated multi-market applications processor designed to enable ultra-low-power and secure, wearable applications. Targeted towards the growing market for portable devices, it is best suited for use cases demanding long battery life and high-end graphics.
- Heterogeneous multi-core processing architecture
- 2D and 3D Graphics Processing Units (GPU)
- External memory support: LPDDR2/LPDDR3
- Flash memory support: managed NAND (eMMC, eSD)
- MIPI DSI display interface
- Parallel camera interface
- 512KB of total SRAM
- Quad SPI (w/ On The Fly Decryption)
- Smart Home Controls
- Power & Energy Management Systems
- Industrial Control Systems
- Consumer Electronics
- Healthcare
- Wearables
- Building Automation
- Portable scanners and printers
Processor | NXP i.MX7ULP |
Technology | Heterogeneous multi-core processing architecture with application domain and real-time domain
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Feature Version | With GPU Without GPU |
OS Support | A7: Linux and Android M4: FreeRTOS |
Power | USB Power Supply Range: DC 4.1V - 6V (Typical - 5V) Current requirement - 600mA maximum Battery input: 3.7V DC (Rechargeable battery), supports up to 1.0A battery charging current |
LPDDR3 DRAM | 1GB |
eMMC | 8GB |
QSPI Flash | 64MB |
EEPROM | 4KB |
Interface with application domain | Interface with real-time domain | |
USB |
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QSPI | - | 1x interface, single data rate/ double data rate mode of operation at 108 MHz in STR mode with 4-bits, 80 MHz for DDR mode without DQS with 4-bit and 100 MHz for DDR mode with DQS 8-bit |
SPI | 2x interface, synchronous serial interface with clock configurable to 60 MHz master/ 30 MHz slave modes max. | 2x interface, synchronous serial interface with clock configurable to 30 MHz master/ 15 MHz slave modes max. |
I2C | 4x interface, supporting high speed with data rate up to 1 Mbps, configurable as master/ slave modes | - |
SAI | - | 2x interface, full duplex serial interfaces with frame synchronization, such as I2S, AC97, and codec/DSP interfaces |
MIPI DSI Display | 2 lanes MIPI DSI interface, supported up to 800Mbps data rate on each lane | - |
Parallel Camera | 1x interface, up to 24-bits and supports maximum pixclock of 66.7MHz and resolution from Supports QVGA to 1080P input resolution | - |
ADC | 2x interface, 12-bits general purpose analog to digital converter | - |
JTAG | 1x interface, production, testing and debugging with JTAG TAP standard | - |
Flex IO | 1x interface, 32-bits dFlex IO is supporting wide range protocols like UART, I2C, SPI, I2S, camera interface, display interface | - |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi - 802.11 b/g/n |
BLE | BT + BLE 4.1 |
Antenna | On-board RF antenna |
9DOF | 3-axis Gyroscope 3-axis Magnetometer 3-axis Accelerometer |
eFuses | Yes |
RNG | Yes |
Secure RTC | Yes |
Encrypt/decrypt engines | Yes |
Tamper Detection | Yes |
Secure Boot | Yes |
Dimensions | L x W x H – 32 mm x 28 mm x 4.5 mm |
Operating Temperature | Commercial: 0 to + 70 °C Industrial: -40 to + 85 °C |
RoHS | Compliant |
CE | Work in progress |
IC | Work in progress |
FCC | Work in progress |
- ARM® Cortex®-A7 Nominal frequency: 500 MHz Overdrive: 800MHz (Application Domain)
- ARM® Cortex®-M4 Maximum frequency: 200 MHz (Real Time Domain)
Graphics Processing Unit
- Integrates GPU for 2D graphics composition processing with GC320 and supports user interface rendering and performs functions
- Integrates the GC7000 Nano Ultra GPU supporting OpenGL ES2.0/1.1, desktop OpenGL 2.1, OpenVG 1.1, and GLSL shading language support.
Without GPU
M4: FreeRTOS
Current requirement – 600mA maximum
Battery input: 3.7V DC (Rechargeable battery), supports up to 1.0A battery charging current
Interface with application domain
- 1x interface, USB OTG 2.0 modules with integrated USB PHYs
- 1x interface, integrated USB 2.0 PHY capable of connecting to USB host/device systems
- 1x interface, integrated USB 2.0 PHY capable of connecting to USB host/device systems
- 1x interface, integrated USB 2.0 HSIC Phy connectivity interface
Interface with real-time domain
3-axis Magnetometer
3-axis Accelerometer
Industrial: -40 to + 85 °C