NXP Semiconductors i.MX 8MQuad Evaluation Kit (MCIMX8M-EVK) is designed to provide a platform for evaluation and demonstration of the i.MX 8MQuad, i.MX 8MDual, and i.MX 8QuadLite Applications Processors, utilizing up to four Arm^® Cortex^®-A53s cores and one Cortex-M4 core. The MCIMX8M-EVK offers a brings high-performance development tool with with low power, flexible memory options, a wide range of high-speed interfaces, and industry-leading audio and video capabilities.

The i.MX 8MQuad Evaluation Kit features an HDMI out port for simple out-of-the-box bring up. Memory options on the MCIMX8M-EVK board include LPDDR4, eMMC, QSPI, and MicroSD. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi^® and Bluetooth wireless, USB 3.0 connectors, a 10/100/1000 Ethernet port, and a PCIe Interface high-speed interface. For Audio and Video evaluations it offers a HDMI 2.0a Type-A and MIPI-DSI connectors, as well as 32-bit audio sampling with up to a 768kHz sampling rate, an audio interface expansion connector, and a headphone 3.5mm audio jack.

The i.MX 8M Quad EVK comes pre-installed with a boot image flashed on one eMMC memory. Android, Linux OS, and FreeRTOS board support packages are also available.

• Processor
  • i.MX 8M Quad applications processor
  • 4x Arm Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz
  • 1MB L2 cache
  • Arm Cortex-M4 @ 266MHz
• Power Management
  • NXP PMIC PF4210
• Memory
  • LPDDR4 x32 @3200MT w/4GB
  • eMMC 5.0 w/16GB
  • MicroSD connector
  • QSPI w/256Gb
• Display/Camera Connectors
  • HDMI 2.0a Type-A connector
  • MIPI-CSI Camera mini-SAS connector
  • MIPI-DSI Display mini-SAS connector
• Wireless
  • Bluetooth 4.1/EDR
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac MIMO 2x2
  • Onboard chip antenna
  • External antenna connector

• Audio
  • Audio DAC 24-bit 192kHz Stereo
  • Headhone jack 3.5mm audio connector
  • Board expansion connector for audio interfaces
• Connectivity
  • 10/100/1000 Ethernet
  • USB 3.0 Type-A connector
  • USB 3.0 Type-C connector
  • PCIe M.2 interface
  • Infrared
• Debug
  • JTAG connector
  • UART via USB
• Tools and OS support
  • Linux
  • Android
  • FreeRTOS

NXP Semiconductors i.MX 8MQuad Evaluation Kit Board Layout