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armStone™
| armStone™A5 | armStone™A9/r3 | armStone™A9r2/r4 | armStone™MX8M | armStone™MX8MP | |
| State | production | Production | Production | Samples | Production |
| CPU | - | - | - | - | - |
| CPU | NXP Vybrid | NXP i.MX 6 | NXP i.MX 6 | NXP i.MX 8M | NXP i.MX 8M Plus |
| Core | ARM Cortex-A5 + Cortex-M4 | ARM Cortex-A9 | ARM Cortex-A9 | ARM Cortex-A53 + Cortex-M4 | ARM Cortex-A53 + Cortex-M7 |
| No of Cores | Single-/Dual-Core | Solo/DualLite/Quad | Solo/DualLite/Quad | Dual/ Quad | 2, 4 + M7 |
| Frequency | max. 500MHz & 167MHz | max. 1.2GHz | max. 1GHz | max. 1,5GHz | max. 1,8GHz + 800 MHz |
| L2-Cache | 512KB | max. 1MB | max. 1MB | - | - |
| GPU | NEON | 2D, 3D 600Mpix/s | 3D, 2D 600Mpix/s | 3D GC7000 Lite (4 shader) | 3D/2D, ES 3.1/3.0, CL™ 1.2 VG™ 1.1 |
| VPU | - | 1080p60 | 1080p60 | MPEG2, MPEG4p2 H 263 up to 4Kp60 | 1080p60, h.265/4, VP9, VP8, Video Encode: 1080p60, h.265/4 NPU: Machine Learning |
| Operating System | - | - | - | - | - |
| Linux | Buildroot (uboot installed) |
Buildroot Yocto |
Buildroot Yocto |
Yocto | Yacto (uboot installed) |
| Windows | WCE 6.0 WEC 7 WEC 2013 |
WEC 7 WEC 2013 |
WEC 2013 | - | 10 IoT Enterprise (UEFI installed) |
| Real Time | - | - | - | - | FreeRTOS |
| Memory | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flash | max. 1GB | max. 512MB | max. 512MB SLC NAND | max. 1GB SLC NAND | EEPROM |
| eMMC | - | - | max. 64GB | max. 64GB | max. 64GB eMMC |
| RAM | max. 512MB | max. 4GB | max. 4GB DDR3L | max. 8GB LPDDR4 | max. 8GB LPDDR4 |
| Interfaces | - | - | - | - | - |
| SD-Card | 1x microSD on-board | 1x on-board | uSD Slot | 1x optional | uSD Slot |
| Ethernet | 2x 10/100Mb IEEE 1588 |
1x 10/100/1000Mb IEEE1588 |
1x 10/100/1000Mb IEEE1588 |
1x 10/100/1000 Mbit | 2x 1000 Mbit |
| WiFi | - | - | WLAN only via adapter | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n (2.4/ 5GHz) |
| BT | - | - | BT only via adapter | BT 2.1+EDR, 4.1 LE | 5.0 LE |
| USB Host | 1-2x | 4x | 4x | 2x USB 3.0 2x USB 2.0 |
4x |
| USB Device | 1x | 1x | 1x | 1x USB3.0 OTG | 1x (USB3.0) |
| CAN | 1-2x | 1x | 2x | 1x | max. 2x |
| UART | 3x | 3x | 5x | 3x (1x RS232, 2x TTL) |
3x |
| I2C | 1-2x | 1x | 1x | 4x | 4x |
| SPI | 1x | 1x | 2x | 2x | 2x |
| Audio | Line In/Out/Mic | Line In/Out/Mic | Line In/Out/Mic | Line In/Out/Mic | IN/ OUT/ MIC/ Headphone/ I2S |
| Digital I/O | max. 66 | max. 66 | max. 66 | max. 32 | max. 32 |
| ADC | - | - | - | - | 4x |
| Touch Panel | 4-wire, analog resistive; PCAP-Touch via I2C |
4/5-wire, analog resistive and PCAP Touch via I2C |
4/5-wire, analog resistive and PCAP Touch via I2C |
analog reistive and PCAP Touch ext. via I2C | via I2C |
| Camera analog/digital | - | - | MIPI-CSI | 0/MIPI-CSI | 0/MIPI-CSI |
| PCIe | - | 1x | 1x | 1x with SIM Card Slot | 1x plus SIM Card Slot |
| SATA | - | 1x | 1x | - | - |
| RTC | - | - | PCA8565 PCF85263 |
PCF85263 | |
| additional Interfaces | - | - | - | - | RS485, 4x PWM, SECO |
| Display | - | - | - | - | - |
| RGB | 18Bit | 18bit | - | - | - |
| LVDS | 18Bit | 2x 18bit/24bit | 2x 4 lanes | 2x 24bit | 2x 4 lanes |
| CRT/DVI | - | 0/DVI | DVI | 0/DVI | 0/ DVI 1080p |
| MIPI-DSI | - | - | - | - | 4 lanes |
| Common | - | - | - | - | - |
| Supply Voltage | 5V/8-14V DC / ±5% | 5V/8-14V DC/±5% | 5V DC/±5% | 5V DC/±5% | 5V DC/±5% |
| Power Consumption | 3W typ. | 4W typ. | 4W typ. | tbd | 4W typ. |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C - +70°C opt. -25°C - +85°C |
0°C - +70°C opt. -20°C - +85°C |
0°C - +70°C opt. -20°C - +85°C |
0°C - +70°C opt. -20°C - +85°C |
0°C - +70°C (-25°C - +70°C) |
| Size | 100x72x15mm (lxbxd) |
100x72x15mm (lxbxd) |
100x72x15mm (LxBxH) |
100x72x15mm (LxBxH) |
100x72x15mm (LxBxH) |
| Weight | ~55g | ~60g | ~60g | ~60g | ~60g |
| Long Term Availability | 2028 | 2035 | 2035 | 2033 | 2035 |
| armStone™A5 | armStone™A9/r3 | armStone™A9r2/r4 | armStone™MX8M | armStone™MX8MP |
For solutions with Computer on Module (COM), which need a base board, a Single Board Computer (SBC) in an established form factor offers an alternative. The development of a base board is therefore unnecessary here, so costs are reduced and development time is shortened significantly (Time-To-Market).
Fully Equipped
armStone™ offers all common interfaces (via standard connectors or multi-pin connector). A display can easily be connected via a LVDS interface. Also, a further display/ screen interface via (e.g.) DVI is available. The PicoITX form factor is perfectly constructed for small, but powerful applications. With a size of 100 x 72 mm, this PicoITX form factor is suitable for compact devices, as well as for portable ones. All standard bushes are lead through the long side and therefore can be placed at the back of the body. armStone™ has a Single Supply of 5V. Depending on the CPU, the power consumption can only be a few Watt, making it possible to run the armStone™ without fan or cooling element.
For this reason, the armStone™ is always shipped with a pre-installed operating system. Certainly you have the possibility to install other existing kernel versions via WCE 6.0 R3/ WEC 7/2013, or to create own kernels.
At present, WCE 6.0/ R3, WEC 7/2013 (including Microsoft license) and Linux are available. Via Linux, a BSP and the Toolchain are available (Buildroot).
