Toradex opens Early Access for the Apalis iMX8 with the NXP i.MX 8QuadMax SoC

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• Toradex opens Early Access for the Apalis iMX8
  with the NXP i.MX 8QuadMax SoC

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Toradex announced that it has opened early access
for selected customers to its new Apalis iMX8
System on Module (SoM) based on the NXP i.MX
8QuadMax SoC. Companies interested in working
with this cutting-edge Hardware and Software are
invited to sign up for the Toradex early access
program to receive more information about the
requirements to join the program. The Apalis iMX8
is the latest member of the Apalis family, a
high-performance Arm-based pin-compatible SoM.
The NXP i.MX 8QM SoC is the highest performance
variation of the i.MX 8 family, featuring 6x
Armv8-A 64-bit processor cores 2x Arm
Cortex-A72 4x Cortex-A53 as well as 2x
additional Cortex-M4F microcontrollers. The
integrated HIFI4 DSP, a high-performance dual
GPU, 28 nm FD-SOI technology, and extra safety
features are other differentiators to the lower
performance i.MX 8M SoC.
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The release version of the Apalis iMX8 will come
with all the standard Toradex advantages
including Toradex Easy Installer, Free
Professional Support, Production-quality Yocto
Project Based Linux BSP, Active Community, Daily
updated Developer Page, Pin-out Designer tools,
Fully open Carrier Board Designs, World Wide
Network with local support offices and much more.
Toradex Partners are already working for
solutions on top of Toradex SoM offerings this
includes Graphical User Experience, Deep Learning
Inference Optimization, Machine Vision Tools, and
additional Operating Systems. At Embedded World
2018, Toradex showcased the Apalis iMX8 in two
interesting demos demonstrating the Toradex MIPI
CSI-2 Camera Module and showing Qt 3D Studio
taking advantage of the dual 3D GPU.
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For a brief overview of the demos at Embedded
World 2018, please see
https//www.youtube.com/watch?vyUKFee-ar0Y
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Apart from its high performance and rich
interfaces, the i.MX 8QuadMax stands out with
long availability of over 10 years. The SoC is
built with 28 nm FD-SOI technology to reduce soft
errors and increase MTBF. High shock and
vibration resilience and a temperature range from
-40 to 85C, makes the Apalis iMX8 a great
choice for edge computing applications in the
most demanding environments.
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Block Diagram NXP i.MX 8QM
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Critical real-time and safety processes can be
off-loaded to the dual Cortex-M4F coprocessors.
The latest iteration of the NXP Asynchronous
Hybrid System with Cortex-A and Cortex-M class
processors isolates the M4 cores to provide the
highest safety. OpenCL 2.0 allows the GPUs on the
i.MX 8QM to be used not just for graphics, but
also for Computer Vision, Machine Learning and
Signal Processing. The samples available for the
early access feature 4GB RAM and up to 16GB Flash
Memory. Toradex has also opened the forum to the
public to provide input for the final modules
configurations https//www.toradex.com/computer-o
n-modules/apalis-arm-family/nxp-imx-8features
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About Toradex Toradex is a Swiss-based company
with offices around the world, offering
Arm-based System on Modules (SoMs) and
Customizable Single Board Computers (SBCs).
Powered by NXP and NVIDIA SoCs, the
pin-compatible SoMs are ideal for demanding edge
computing applications. Toradex SoMs offer
scalability in terms of price, performance, power
consumption and I/Os. Complemented with direct
online sales and long-term product availability,
Toradex offers direct premium support and
ex-stock availability with local warehouses.
Toradex SoMs come with a free production-quality
Linux BSP based on the Yocto Project. For more
information, please visit https//www.toradex.com/

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