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The heart of MITO 8M module is composed by the following components:
 
The heart of MITO 8M module is composed by the following components:
* ''TBD: SOC name'' SoC application processor
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*i.MX8M SoC application processor
 
* Power supply unit
 
* Power supply unit
* DDR memory banks
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* LPDDR4 memory bank
* NOR and NAND flash banks
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* eMMC or NAND flash banks
* ''TBD: SOM connector type'' connector with interfaces signals
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* Connectors:
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** 1 x 204 pins SO-DIMM edge connector with interfaces signals
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*** partially compatible with [[AXEL Lite SOM]]
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** 2 x 25 pins One Piece mating board layout Expansion
  
This chapter shortly describes the main Axel Lite components.
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This chapter shortly describes the main MITO 8M components.
  
 
=== Processor Info ===
 
=== Processor Info ===
  
 
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Processor'''
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" |'''Processor'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''# Cores'''
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" |'''# Cores'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Clock'''
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" |'''Clock'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''L2 Cache'''
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" |'''L2'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''DDR3'''
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'''Cache'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Graphics Acceleration'''
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" |'''LPDDR4'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''IPU'''
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" |'''GPU'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''VPU'''
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" |'''VPU'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''SATA-II'''
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" |'''Display'''
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'''Controller'''
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|Video
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Output
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|'''Camera'''
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Input
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" |'''PCIe'''
 
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| i.MX6 Solo || 1 ||800 MHz<br>1 GHz ||512 KB ||32 bit @ 400 MHz ||3D: Vivante GC880<br>2D: Vivante GC320<br>Vector: N.A. ||1x ||1x ||N.A.
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| i.MX8M Dual || 2 x Arm® Cortex®-A53
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1 x Arm® Cortex®-M4
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| rowspan="2" |1.3 GHz
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1.5 GHz
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| rowspan="2" |1 MB || rowspan="2" |32 bit @ 1600 MHz
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(LPDDR4-3200)
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| rowspan="2" |4 Shader
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* OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1
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* Open CL 1.2
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* Vulkan
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| rowspan="2" |4Kp60 HEVC/H.265 main, and main 10 decoder
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4Kp60 VP9 decoder
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4Kp30 AVC/H.264 decoder
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1080p60 MPEG-2, MPEG-4p2, VC-1, VP8, RV9, AVS, MJPEG, H.263 decoder
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| rowspan="2" |Dual Independent
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Display Support
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up tp 4kp60
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| rowspan="2" |1 x HDMI 2.0a
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1 x MIPI-DSI
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(with MIPI to LVDS bridge)
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| rowspan="2" |2 x MIPI CSI
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(4-lanes each)
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| rowspan="2" | 2 x PCIe 2.0
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(1-lane each)
 
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| i.MX6 Dual || 2 ||850 MHz<br>1 GHz<br>1.2 GHz ||1 MB ||64 bit @ 533 MHz ||3D: Vivante GC2000<br>2D: Vivante GC320<br>Vector: Vivante GC335 ||2x ||2x || Yes
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| i.MX8M Quad || 4 x Arm® Cortex®-A53
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1 x Arm® Cortex®-M4
 
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| i.MX6 Quad || 4 ||850 MHz<br>1 GHz<br>1.2 GHz ||1 MB ||64 bit @ 533 MHz ||3D: Vivante GC2000<br>2D: Vivante GC320<br>Vector: Vivante GC335 ||2x ||2x || Yes
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|+ align="bottom" style="caption-side: bottom" | Table: i.MX6 models comparison
 
 
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=== eMMC flash bank ===
 
=== eMMC flash bank ===
 
  
 
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=== Memory map ===
 
=== Memory map ===

Revision as of 13:58, 23 September 2020

History
Version Issue Date Notes
1.0.0 Sep 2020 First release


TBD: nella pagina vanno documentate le varie sezioni e documentate ad hoc a seconda del SoC (ad esempio per Bora va aggiunta la sezione PL)

Processor and memory subsystem[edit | edit source]

The heart of MITO 8M module is composed by the following components:

  • i.MX8M SoC application processor
  • Power supply unit
  • LPDDR4 memory bank
  • eMMC or NAND flash banks
  • Connectors:
    • 1 x 204 pins SO-DIMM edge connector with interfaces signals
    • 2 x 25 pins One Piece mating board layout Expansion

This chapter shortly describes the main MITO 8M components.

Processor Info[edit | edit source]

Processor # Cores Clock L2

Cache

LPDDR4 GPU VPU Display

Controller

Video

Output

Camera

Input

PCIe
i.MX8M Dual 2 x Arm® Cortex®-A53

1 x Arm® Cortex®-M4

1.3 GHz

1.5 GHz

1 MB 32 bit @ 1600 MHz

(LPDDR4-3200)

4 Shader
  • OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1
  • Open CL 1.2
  • Vulkan
4Kp60 HEVC/H.265 main, and main 10 decoder

4Kp60 VP9 decoder

4Kp30 AVC/H.264 decoder

1080p60 MPEG-2, MPEG-4p2, VC-1, VP8, RV9, AVS, MJPEG, H.263 decoder

Dual Independent

Display Support

up tp 4kp60

1 x HDMI 2.0a

1 x MIPI-DSI

(with MIPI to LVDS bridge)

2 x MIPI CSI

(4-lanes each)

2 x PCIe 2.0

(1-lane each)

i.MX8M Quad 4 x Arm® Cortex®-A53

1 x Arm® Cortex®-M4

Table: i.MX8M models comparison

RAM memory bank[edit | edit source]

DDR3 SDRAM memory bank is composed by 4x 16-bit width chips resulting in a 64-bit combined width bank. The following table reports the SDRAM specifications:

CPU connection Multi-mode DDR controller (MMDC)
Size min 512 MB
Size max 4 GB
Width 64 bit
Speed 533 MHz

NOR flash bank[edit | edit source]

NOR flash is a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) device. This device is connected to the eCSPI channel 5 and by default it acts as boot memory. The following table reports the NOR flash specifications:

CPU connection eCSPI channel 5
Size min 8 MB
Size max 64 MB
Chip select ECSPI5_SS0
Bootable Yes

NAND flash bank[edit | edit source]

On board main storage memory is a 8-bit wide NAND flash connected to the CPU's Raw NAND flash controller. Optionally, it can act as boot peripheral. The following table reports the NAND flash specifications:

CPU connection Raw NAND flash controller
Page size 512 byte, 2 kbyte or 4 kbyte
Size min 128 MB
Size max 2 GB
Width 8 bit
Chip select NANDF_CS0
Bootable Yes

eMMC flash bank[edit | edit source]

CPU connection SDIO
Page size xxxxxx
Size min xxx MB
Size max xxx GB
Width xx bit
SDHC
Bootable Yes

Memory map[edit | edit source]

For detailed information, please refer to chapter 2 “Memory Maps” of the i.MX Applications Processor Reference Manual.

Power supply unit[edit | edit source]

MITO 8M embeds all the elements required for powering the unit, therefore power sequencing is self-contained and simplified. Nevertheless, power must be provided from carrier board, and therefore users should be aware of the ranges power supply can assume as well as all other parameters.