Q7-C72 Qseven® Rel. 2.1 Compliant Module with NXP i.MX 8M Mini & NXP i.MX 8M Nano Applications Processors

REVISION HISTORY Revision 1.0 First Release All rights reserved. All information contained in this manual is proprietary and confidential material of SECO S.r.l. All rights reserved. All information contained in this manual is proprietary and confidential material of SECO S.p.A. Unauthorised use, duplication, modification or disclosure of the information to a third-party by any means without prior consent of SECO S.p.A. is prohibited. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this manual. However, SECO S.p.A. accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies, errors or omissions herein....

Q7-C72 Q7-C72 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.0 - Authors: A.R - Reviewed by M.B. - Copyright © 2021 SECO S.p.A

Q7-C72 Q7-C72 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.0 - Authors: A.R - Reviewed by M.B. - Copyright © 2021 SECO S.p.A

Warranty Information and assistance RMA number request Safety Electrostatic Discharges RoHS compliance Terminology and definitions Reference specifications Q7-C72 Q7-C72 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.0 - Authors: A.R - Reviewed by M.B. - Copyright © 2021

1.1 Warranty This product is subject to the Italian Law Decree 24/2002, acting European Directive 1999/44/CE on matters of sale and warranties to consumers. The warranty on this product lasts for 1 year. Under the warranty period, the Supplier guarantees the buyer assistance and service for repairing, replacing or credit of the item, at the Supplier’s own discretion. Shipping costs that apply to non-conforming items or items that need replacement are to be paid by the customer. Items cannot be returned unless previously authorised by the supplier. The authorisation is released after completing...

1.2 Information and assistance What do I have to do if the product is faulty? SECO S.p.A. offers the following services: • • • SECO website: visit http://www.seco.com to receive the latest information on the product. In most of the cases it is possible to find useful information to solve the problem. SECO Sales Representative: the Sales Rep can help to determine the exact cause of the problem and search for the best solution. SECO Help-Desk: contact SECO Technical Assistance. A technician is at disposal to understand the exact origin of the problem and suggest the correct solution. E-mail: [email protected]...

1.4 Safety The Q7-C72 module uses only extremely low voltages. While handling the board, please use extreme caution to avoid any kind of risk or damages to electronic components. Always switch the power off, and unplug the power supply unit, before handling the board and/or connecting cables or other boards. Avoid using metallic components - like paper clips, screws and similar - near the board when connected to a power supply, to avoid short circuits due to unwanted contacts with other board components. If the board has become wet, never connect it to any external power supply unit or battery....

1.7 Terminology and definitions API CAN Bus DDC DDR eDP FFC/FPC GBE Gbps GND GPI/O I2C Bus I2S JTAG DDR4 LVDS Mbps MIPI MMC/eMMC N.A. N.C. OpenGL OpenVG OTG PCI-e PHY Application Program Interface, a set of commands and functions that can be used by programmers for writing software for specific Operating Systems Controller Area network, a protocol designed for in-vehicle communication Display Data Channel, a kind of I2C interface for digital communication between displays and graphics processing units (GPU) Double Data Rate, a typology of memory devices which transfer data both on the rising...

PWM PWR RGMII SD SDIO SM Bus SPI TBM TTL USB uSDHC Pulse Width Modulation Power Reduced Gigabit Reduced Media Independent Interface, a standard interface between the Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) and the Physical Layer (PHY) Secure Digital, a memory card type Secure Digital Input/Output, an evolution of the SD standard that allows the use of the same SD interface to drive different Input/Output devices, like cameras, GPS, Tuners and so on. System Management Bus, a subset of the I2C bus dedicated to communication with devices for system management, like a smart battery and other power supply-related...

1.8 Reference specifications Here below it is a list of applicable industry specifications and reference documents. Gigabit Ethernet i.MX 8M Mini | Arm Cortex A53 | Cortex M4 | NXP i.MX 8M Mini Nano| Arm Cortex A53 | Cortex M7 | NXP Qseven Design Guide Qseven® specifications Q7-C72 Q7-C72 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.0 - Authors: A.R - Reviewed by M.B. - Copyright © 2021 SECO S.p.A

Introduction Technical Specifications Electrical Specifications Mechanical Specifications Block Diagram Q7-C72 Q7-C72 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.0 - Authors: A.R - Reviewed by M.B. - Copyright © 2021 SECO S

2.1 Introduction ® format, based on embedded NXP i.MX 8M Mini & 8M Nano Applications Processors, featuring ARM® Cortex -A52 processors, Single-, Dual- or Quad- Core + general purpose Cortex®-M4 processor, with frequencies up to 1.8GHz, which are ideal for applications requiring multimedia capabilities. ® The board offers a very high level of integration, both for all most common used peripherals in ARM world and for bus interfaces normally used in x86 world, like PCIExpress. ards in just 40 x 70mm. ® This solution allows combining the advantages of a standard, ready-toboards are, with all advantages...

** Measured at any point of SECO standard heatspreader for this product, during any and all times (including start-up). Actual temperature will widely depend on application, enclosure and/or environment. Upon customer to consider applicationspecific cooling solutions for the final system to keep the heatspreader temperature in the range indicated. Please also check paragraph 4.1 Video Resolution NXP i.MX 8M Mini Family based on ARM Cortex -A53 cores + general purpose Cortex®-M4 400MHz processor: • • • • • • i.MX 8M Mini Quad - Full featured, 4x Cortex®-A53 cores, up to 1.8GHz i.MX 8M Mini Dual...