July 2020

Press Release armStone™MX8M

High-Performance Multimedia Single Board Computer
with NXP i.MX 8M CPU from F&S Elektronik Systeme GmbH

The Multimedia CPU i.MX 8M from NXP (4x ARM® Cortex®-A53 (64 Bit) with 1.5GHz & Cortex®-M4 CPU) is perfect for applications with demanding graphics in building automation, all kinds of HMI in industry and medical technology, as well as POS and POI terminals.
With Linux on the Cortex®-A53 cores and FreeRTOS on the Cortex®-M4 core, NXP continues its heterogeneous concept and offers an ideal possibility for real-time processing.
For graphics processing the CPU offers OpenGL/ES 3.1, OpenGL 3.0, Vulkan, OpenCL 1.2 as well as the playback of videos up to 4Kp60.
F&S Elektronik Systeme (manufacturer of embedded boards for more than 20 years with headquarters in Stuttgart) has placed this powerful CPU on the new Single Board Computer armStone™MX8M (PicoITX format).
Up to 8GB LPDDR4 RAM, 1GB SLC NAND Flash and additionally up to 64GB eMMC, as well as USB3.0, Audio IN/OUT/MIC, Gigabit Ethernet, mPCIe (SIM Slot), MIPI CSI, 3x I2C, SPI, 4x UART, CAN and SDIO (uSD Slot) are available.
2x LVDS (up to FullHD) and DVI up to 4k are available for display interface.
A resistive or PCAP touch panel is connected via I2C.
Another option is an OnBoard WLAN/BT module (pre-certified) with antenna socket.
As with all armStone™ single board computers, many of the signals are on common connectors or on the 66-pin feature bus. The armStone™MX8M is powered by 5V (a pluggable 12/24V adapter is offered as an accessory), the power consumption is only a few watts. With a temperature range of up to -20°C - +70°C, the armStone™MX8M can also be used outdoors.
Linux (Buildroot, Yocto follows) is available as operating system. This has already been ported by the experienced software team of F&S Elektronik Systeme.
Bootloader, device tree, customized interface drivers and all tools necessary for development are available.
Various security functions are made available by the Linux adaptation of F&S Elektronik Systeme.
With the F&S project guarantee F&S Elektronik Systeme accompanies the customer from the project start to the successful completion of the project. Starterkit and workshop, documents for hardware and software development and free support by the experienced engineers of F&S Elektronik Systeme GmbH are available.

The armStone™MX8M will remain available until at least 2028.
The armStone™MX8M can be purchased directly from F&S Elektronik Systeme or from one of its worldwide distribution partners.

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January 2020

Press Release armStone™MX8M

PicoITX form factor with NXP i.MX 8M
4x ARM® Cortex®-A53 (64 Bit) & Cortex-M4 CPU

High-Performance Multimedia Board by F&S Elektronik Systeme GmbH

F&S Elektronik Systeme’s successful Single Board Computer Product Family was expanded by armStone™MX8M. It is based on a NXP i.MX 8M applications processor, which comes with up to 2x/ 4x ARM^® Cortex^®-A53 cores and an additional Cortex^®-M4 core.

NXP continues its heterogeneous concept with Linux on the Cortex®-A53 core and FreeRTOS on the Cortex®-M4 core.

armStone™MX8M is a perfect partner for applications with high multimedia performance needs.
The CPU offers OpenGL/ES 3.1, OpenGL 3.0, Vulkan, OpenCL 1.2 as well as playback of videos up to 4Kp60.
The module offers 8GB LPDDR4 RAM, 1GB SLC NAND Flash and additionally up to 64GB eMMC,
as well as USB3.0, Audio IN/OUT/MIC, Gigabit Ethernet, mPCIe (SIM Slot), MIPI CSI, 3x I²C, SPI,
4x UART, CAN and SDIO (uSD Slot).

LVDS (up to FullHD) and DVI is available for display connection.
Resistive and PCAP touch panels can be connected via I²C.
One further option is an on-board WLAN/ BT4.1LE module (pre-certified).

As on every other armStone™ Single Board Computer, most of the signals are found on common plug connectors or on the 66 poles feature bus. The power supply for armStone™MX8M is 5V, the power consumption is only a few Watt. With its temperature range of -20°C - +70°C, armStone™MX8M can also be used outdoors.

Linux (Yocto) is available. It has already been ported by the experienced software team of F&S Elektronik Systeme. Bootloader, device tree, customized interface drivers and all tools required for development, are ready-to-use. Multiple security functions are also available.
The F&S project guarantee accompanies the customer from the start of the project to the successful completion. F&S Elektronik Systeme offers starterkits, workshops, documentation for hardware and software development and free support by their experienced engineers.
armStone™MX8M will be available until minimum 2028.
armStone™MX8M can be purchased directly at F&S Elektronik Systeme via one of our worldwide distribution partners.

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