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
Graphics Processing Unit
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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 |
| 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 |
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