Toradex Expands Product Portfolio with New Embedded Computer Based on NXP® I.MX 7 Applications Processors

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Toradex Expands Product Portfolio with New
Embedded Computer Based on NXP I.MX 7
Applications Processors

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23 February 2016, Nürnberg, Germany Toradex is
pleased to announce a new member of its System on
Module (SOM) product line based on the NXP i.MX 7
series applications processors. The processors
offer an excellent performance/power ratio,
advanced security features, and a heterogeneous
multicore architecture based on ARM Cortex-A7
and Cortex-M4 cores, which make the platform a
perfect fit for products targeting the rapidly
growing IoT market.   Some of the features of new
SOMs Colibri iMX7S and Colibri iMX7D are NXP
i.MX 7Solo and i.MX 7Dual applications
processors 1x/2x ARM Cortex-A7 up to 1GHz 1x
Cortex-M4 at 200MHz 256MB/512MB RAM, 512MB
on-board Flash Asymmetric/ Heterogeneous
multicore processing
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• Low power consumption/ high efficiency
• Advanced security features
• Connectivity CAN, Ethernet, USB, I2C, UART,
  etc.
• Multimedia Touch, RGB, Camera Parallel
  Interface, Analog Audio, etc.
• Temperature range -20 to 85 C
• The additional Cortex-M4 core is tailored for
  time-critical applications. This unique
  heterogeneous multicore architecture allows to
  clearly separate real time tasks from any server
  or GUI-related applications. The i.MX 7 processor
  also includes many additional security features
  such as secure boot, cryptographic acceleration
  and tamper detection, which are of high value for
  the IoT market.

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Toradex's internal benchmarks prove the
effectiveness of the new architecture used for
i.MX 7 processors. While the performance is
comparable to the very successful i.MX 6Solo
processor (ARM Cortex-A9 1GHz) SoC, the power
consumption in operating mode is in the range of
the Colibri VF61 (ARM Cortex-A5 500MHz) or less
than 75 of the power consumption of i.MX 6Solo.
When looking at the standby mode, i.MX 7 requires
even less than a third compared to the power
consumption of i.MX 6Solo.
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Results are based on nbench benchmarking, which
uses a single-core, so performance power
consumption figures are comparable between
dual-core i.MX 7Dual and single-core SoCs such as
i.MX 6Solo, VF61 VF50
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The Colibri iMX7S/D SOMs are an extension to the
robust and compact Toradex embedded computing
SOMs and customized Single Board Computers (SBC),
which are used in variety of industries such as
industrial automation, medical, automotive,
robotics and many more. Toradexs products are
ideal for quickly creating proof-of-concepts as
well as scaling seamlessly from prototypes to
tens of thousands of devices, without the need to
redesign the embedded computer. We are happy to
be one of the first companies in the world
providing a product based on the NXP i.MX 7
series. This processor offers an upgrade path
from our pin-compatible VFxx-based platforms
while retaining the unique combination of two
different cores on the same die.
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By controlling sensors and actuators through the
Cortex-M4 core and running non-time critical
tasks on the Cortex-A7 core, many customers can
massively reduce both the system complexity and
the BOM cost. This great product is another
result of a longstanding and strong partnership
between Toradex and NXP, said Stephan Dubach,
CEO, Toradex. NXP is looking to drive wide
adoption of the i.MX7, critical to our success
are system level board designs from our partners
that enable our customers to effectively
accelerate time to market. Toradexs Colibri
i.MX7 SOM is a highly efficient, powerful module
that offers advanced security features in a small
form factor.
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This combined with an extensive ecosystem, will
allow customers to immediate start development
and shorten time to market, said Robert
Thompson, Chief Enablement Architect for i.MX
applications processors, NXP Semiconductors.
Technical Specifications Technical details of
Colibri iMX7 SOMs can be found at
https//www.toradex.com/computer-on-modules/colibr
i-arm-family/nxp-freescale-imx7
Availability Toradexs Colibri iMX7 SOMs will
be available for sales from 23 February 2016 on
the Toradex webshop.
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Webinar Toradex is hosting a webinar on 09 March
2016 with NXP. Register now Introducing the i.MX
7 System-on-Chip - presented by Toradex and
NXP About Toradex Toradex is a Swiss based
company with offices around the world, offering
ARM-based System on Modules (SOMs) and
Customized SBCs. Powered by NXP i.MX 6, i.MX 7
Vybrid, and NVIDIA Tegra processors, the pin
compatible 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.
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Thank you!