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i.MX 8X Family – Arm^® Cortex^®-A35, 3D Graphics, 4K Video, DSP, Error Correcting Code on DDR

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Extending the scalable range of the i.MX 8 series, the i.MX 8X family is comprised of common subsystems and architecture from the higher-end i.MX 8 family, establishing a range of cost-performance scaling with pin-compatible options and a high level of software reuse. Built with high-level integration to support graphics, video, image processing, audio and voice functions, the i.MX 8X processor family is ideal for efficient performance requirements. Example applications include industrial automation and control, HMI, robotics, building control, automotive cluster, display audio, infotainment and telematics applications.

i.MX 8 applications processors are part of NXP's EdgeVerse™ edge computing platform.

For additional information and sample availability, contact NXP support.

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i.MX 8X Processors

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Features

Processor Complex

2x-4x Cortex-A35 cores
1x Cortex-M4F core for real-time processing
1x Tensilica^{^®} HiFi 4 DSP

Multimedia

2x-4x Vec4-Shader GPU, OpenGL^{^®} ES 3.1, OpenCL^™ 1.2 EP, OpenVG^™ 1.1, Vulkan^®
Video: 4K H.265 dec | 1080p H.264 enc / dec

Memory

16/32-bit DDR3L-1866 and LPDDR4-2400
1x Octal SPI or 2x Quad SPI
ECC Capabilities
- Cortex-A35 L1 cache parity
- Cortex-A35 L2 cache ECC
- ECC Protection on DDR interface

Display and Cameras

2x Combo MIPI DSI (4-lanes) / LVDS (1080p)
24-bit Parallel display I/F (WXGA)
SafeAssure^{^®} Fail-over capable display
1x 4-lane MIPI CSI2
1x parallel 8-bit CSI (BT.656)

Connectivity

2x SDIO3.0 [or 1x SDIO3.0 + 1x eMMC5.1]
USB 2.0 and 3.0 OTG support with PHY
2x Ethernet AVB MAC
3x CAN / CAN FD
MOST 25/50
PCIe 3.0 (1-lane) with L1 substate
1x 12-bit ADC (6-channels)
4x SPI, 1x ESAI, 4x SAI, 1x Keypad
4x I²C (High-speed), 4x I²C (Low-speed)
1x SPDIF

Security

High Assurance Boot, SHE
TRNG, AES-128, AES-256, 3DES, ARC4, RSA4096, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-256, MD-5
RSA-1024, 2048, 3072, 4096 and secure key storage
10 Tamper-pins (active and passive)
Inline Encryption Engine (AES-128)

Temperature

Automotive AEC-Q100 Grade 3 (-40^° to 125^° C Tj)
Industrial (-40^° to 105^° C Tj)

Advance Power Management

Recommended PMIC: PF8200: Power Management integrated circuit for i.MX 8 and i.MX 8X families

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i.MX8QuadXPlus B0/C0 21x21 mm – BSDL files

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i.MX 8X 21x21 IBIS Model

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i.MX8QuadXPlus B0/C0 17x17 mm - BSDL files

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i.MX 8X B0 17x17 mm – IBIS model

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i.MX8 MIPI4CAM2 Design Files

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i.MX8 MEK Base Board Design Files

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i.MX8 Camera1MP Design Files

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i.MX 8QXP Design Files for the i.MX 8QXP MEK

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i.MX8 Audio-IO Card Design Files

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i.MX8 MIPI-to-HDMI card Design Files

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i.MX8 LVDS-to-HDMI card Design Files

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RMII-BRPHY TJA1101 Design Files

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i.MX8 RMII-BRPHY card Design Files

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i.MX8 MINISAS to CSI card Design Files

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Aster Carrier Board

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Viola Carrier Board

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Iris Carrier Board

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Starterkit efus™MX8X Linux

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