EMTOP Edge Computer Series User manual

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Edge Computer Series
EC-IMX8MP
NXP i.MX 8M Plus
Quad Core Cortex-A53 1.8GHZ/1.6GHZ
EC-IMX8MP Specification

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Revision History
Date
Revision
Change Details
2023/06/02
V1.0
First Released

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Edge Computer Series
EC-IMX8MP
NXP i.MX 8M Plus
Quad Core Cortex-A53 1.8GHZ/1.6GHZ
Overview:
EC-8MP Edge Computer is composed of SOM-IMX8MP, Carrier Board and the steel &
aluminum enclosure.
Engineered for industrial applications, it has wide operating temperature range from -20℃to
70℃, and guarantees more than 50000 hours of MTBF.
It's a compact box pc that has strong connections, comes with dual Gigabit network, 2.4GHz
& 5GHz Wi-Fi/ Bluetooth 5.1 ,1xM.2 B key (USB3.0) for 4G 2242 module/5G 3052 Modul,
1xM.2 key M (PCIE3.0) for 2242 SSD expansion
1x USB3.0, 2x USB2.0, 1x HDMI, 1x Audio in, 1x Audio out, 2x DI,2x DO, 1x RS485, 1x CANFD,
1x Debug, 1x ON&OFF button
Main Features
SoM Unit:
CPU
2x or 4x Cortex A53 up to 1.8GHz
1x Cortex M7 up to 800MHz
375 Mpixel/s HDR ISP
GC7000UL with OpenCL and Vulkan support
Video Decode and Encode
Optional 2.3 TOP/s NPU
Memory: Up to 8GB LPDDR4 RAM (2GB default)
Storage: 4~64GB eMMC (16GB default)
Support boot from eMMC, Micro SD;
Including dual Gigabit network, 2.4GHz & 5GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.1;
Support Yocto LINUX-5.15.32,Provide Uboot/kernel/filesystem/Driver source code;
Rich External I/O
1x USB3.0, 2x USB2.0,1x RS485, 1x Debug, 1x CANFD, 2x DI, 2x DO
1x HDMI, 1x Audio IN, 1XAudio Out
1x SIM Card Slot, 1x TF Card Slot, 1x ANT
2x Gigabit network, 1x ON/OFF Button
Rich Internal I/O
1x M.2 B Key (USB3.0) for 5G module/4G Module/network card
1x M.2 M Key (PCIE) For 2242 SSD;
2x TTL, 14x PIN GPIOs, 1x LVDS, 3xUSB2.0, 1xIIC, 1x RTC, 2x button

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I/O Interfaces and Dimension:

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Edge Computer Series
EC-IMX8MP
NXP i.MX 8M Plus
Quad Core Cortex-A53 1.8GHZ/1.6GHZ
Specification
System Unit
CPU Performance
2x or 4x Cortex A53 up to 1.8GHz
1x Cortex M7 up to 800MHz
375 Mpixel/s HDR ISP
GC7000UL with OpenCL and Vulkan support
Video Decode and Encode
Optional 2.3 TOP/s NPU
Boot
Support boot from eMMC/ Micro SD /SPI Nor Flash
OS
Yocto-LINUX-5.15.32, UBoot/ Kernel/ Driver/ Filesystem/ Open Source
Memory
Onboard 2GB LPDDR4 (1GB/4GB/6GB/8GB optional)
Storage
16GB eMMC (8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB/128GB/256GB optional)
SSD
512GB/1TB Optional
Ethernet/Wireless
Ethernet
2 x Independent MAC Gigabit RJ45 port
WIFI & BT
2.4GHz & 5GHz Wi-Fi/ Bluetooth 5.0, Support external SMA antenna
4G/5G
M.2 B Key (USB3.0, 2242 or 3052 Module)
Video & Audio
Display
1x HDMI output, Type-A female socket, Single Channel LVDS(Internal)
Audio
Audio In/Out ,3.5mm socket
Expansion
DC IN
1x Power Jack for 5.5mm x 2.1mm plug
USB
1x USB3.0 Host, 2 x USB2.0 Host
Serial Ports
1x Debug, 1x RS485, 1x CAN
GPIO
2x Isolated DI, 2x Isolated DO
Internal I/O

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SIM Slot
1x Built-in Micro SIM slot, push pop-up slot
SD Slot
1x Built-in Micro SD slot, push pop-up slot
M.2 B Key(USB3.0)
Support 4G/5G module such as Quectel 4G module, built-in SIM card, etc.
M.2 M Key(PCIE)
Support other expansion such as network card, SATA and serial port
Camera
Dual MIPI-CSI 2Lane
Others
1xRTC(For Battery), 1x I2C(For Touch), 1x PWM(For Backlight)
Power Supply
Power Input
DC 12V power input for default
Mechanical & Environmental
Enclosure Material
Steel and aluminum alloy
Dimension
138.49(L)mm x114(W)mm x 32(H)mm
Operating Temp.
-20℃~+70℃(industrial grade)
Relative Humidity
10%~90%

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NXP i.MX 8M Plus
Quad Core Cortex-A53 1.8GHZ/1.6GHZ
Software Specification
Names
Note
Formats
BOOTLOADER
U-BOOT
MMC/SD
Source Code
FAT
Source Code
NET
Source Code
KERNEL
LINUX-5.15.32
Support JFFS2/EXT4/FAT/NFS
various of file system
Source Code
DEVICE DRIVER
PMIC
PCA9450CHN driver
Source Code
SERIAL
Serials driver
Source Code
RTC
Hardware RTC driver
Source Code
NET
10/100M/1Gbps Ethernet
driver
Source Code
CAN
CAN bus driver
Source Code
SPI
SPI driver
Source Code
MIPI-DSI
MIPI-DSI driver
Source Code
HDMI
HDMI driver
Source Code
I2C
I2C driver
Source Code
LVDS
LCD driver
Source Code
TOUCH SCREEN
I2C and TSC touch panel driver
Source Code
MMC/SD
MMC/SD controller driver
Source Code
USB HOST
USB HOST driver
Source Code
AUDIO
WM8904 Audio driver(suppo
rts recording & playback)
Source Code
BUTTON
GPIO button driver
Source Code
LED
LED driver
Source Code
BUZZER
Buzzer driver
Source Code
CAMERA
CSI Camera driver
Source Code
PCIe
PCIe interface driver
Source Code
ROOTFS
YOCTO
Wayland with Qt 6.3.1
Image

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NXP i.MX 8M Plus
Quad Core Cortex-A53 1.8GHZ/1.6GHZ
Order Information
Item Name
LPDDR4
EMMC
WIFI/BT
Price@1k
Temp
EC-IMX8MP-L216CW
2GB
16GB
Yes
USD139
0°C-70°C
EC-IMX8MP-L216CW-I
2GB
16GB
Yes
USD169
-45°C-85°C
Packing List:
1x EC-IMX8MP Edge Computer
1x 12V@2A Power Adapter
1x USB Type-C Cable--For serial Debug
1x ethernet Cable--For SSH Debug
1x Quick Start Guide
Contact Information
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You can download drivers or serial/ssh Tools from our github link:
https://github.com/EMTOP-TECH/SOM-IMX8MP

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Appendix Quick Start Guide
SBC-IMX8MP Support SSH or Serial to get debug information
1x 12V@2A Power Adapter Must
1x USB Type C Cable (Connect to Serial Interface On Board, phone charge Cable OK) Must
PC (Windows with Putty or other serial /SSH Tool)
(Option) 1x HDMI Display
(Option)1x Ethernet Cable
Connection

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NXP i.MX 8M Plus
Quad Core Cortex-A53 1.8GHZ/1.6GHZ
A
Debug Serial, Type-C Interface, Connector To your PC, Drivers will auto install.
B
12V@2A Power Adapter
C
Optional, Connect Ethernet cable to your router if you use SSH
D
Optional, Connect to your HDMI display
E
If you wish to boot from TF card, Press S2 Reset before Power up
Debug Information From Serial
Make A Bootable TF Card
Get from Image directory named as IMX8MP-BASEBOARD-Yocto-SD-REVXX.img.xz,unxz
it and get the raw image IMX8MP-BASEBOARD-Yocto-SD-REVXX.img.
If you work under Windows system, please run Tools/win32diskimager to write the
IMX8MP-BASEBOARD-Yocto-SD-REVXX.img into TF Card.
If you work under Linux system,please use dd command to write it into TF Card.
Image Name
Display Supported
IMX8MP-BASEBOARD-Yocto-SD-REVXX.img
HDMI