MaaXBoard

The MaaXBoard is a low-cost, NXP i.MX 8M processor-based, single board computer ideal for embedded computing and smart edge IoT applications. The i.MX 8M family of application processors are based on the Arm® Cortex®-A53 and Cortex-M4 cores which provide industry-leading audio, voice, and video processing for applications that scale from consumer home audio to industrial building automation and embedded computers. The MaaXBoard is production ready, FCC, CE, and RoHS certified. It is available in quantities from one to thousands.

The MaaXBoard contains everything necessary to support and create a Linux, Android, Windows 10 IoT Core, or other OS based system. The platform offers several on-board peripherals including 2 GB of DDR4 memory, a Gigabit Ethernet port, dual USB 3.0 host ports, HDMI output, MIPI-DSI, MIPI-CSI, WiFi, Bluetooth Low Energy, and MicroSD card slot. A Raspberry Pi hat compatible expansion connector also provides interfaces for UART, SPI, I2C, and GPIO. These combined capabilities make it an ideal platform for investigating AI, IOT, and multimedia applications.

Each MaaXBoard is shipped with a custom passive Heatsink and Quick Start guide to assist developers with getting started on their hardware or software development project. A user supplied 5V/3A USB Type C power supply is required to power the board. A 16 GB microSD card and a HDMI cable is recommended for booting the MaaXBoard and connecting it to a LCD monitor. To jump start your development, Tria offers supported Android 9.0 and Yocto images available for download. For software debugging, an optional Microchip USB-to-UART evaluation board is recommended, allowing USB terminal access through a UART port on the 40-pin expansion connector.

Highlights

Target Applications:

Embedded Computing
Machine Vision
AI Platform
Embedded Kiosk
Smart IoT Platform

Key Features:

Processor (NXP i.MX 8M). 4x Arm Cortex-A53 @1.5GHz and 1x Arm Cortex-M4F @266 MHz
2GB DDR4 SDRAM
Supports eMMC Boot (not populated by default)
Gigabit Ethernet
Dual USB 3.0
MIPI-DSI, -CSI
HDMI - Supports up to 4k resolution
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac
Onboard Ceramic Antenna (Default)
Audio Expansion

Kit Includes:

MaaXBoard Single Board Computer
Passive Aluminum Heatsink
Quick Start Instruction Card

Specifications

Dimensions	85mm x 56mm
CPU	4x Arm Cortex A53 1xArm Cortex M4F
Chipset	i.MX8M
Chipset Brand	NXP
RAM	2MB On-Chip SRAM 32MB. SDRAM
Flash	32 GB eMMC microSD slot: 16 MB QSPI
USB	1x USB 2.0 host 1x USB 2.0 device
Bus Interfaces	Pi HAT 40-pin
Display Interfaces	MIPI DSI
Network Interface	RJ45 100Mbps LAN with two status LEDs
Audio Interface	Stereo audio codec (NXP SGTL5000) routed to audio jack 1x MEMs PDM microphone
Camera Interface	MIPI-CSI, USB type-A
Power Requirement	USB-C power adapter, 5V 2A
Environment	Ambient Temperature: 0° ... 70°C (operating), -25° … 85°C (storage)Humidity: 5 … 95% (operating, non-condensing), 5 … 95% (storage, non-condensing)
Max Temperature (°C)	70
Wireless Module	Murata type 1ZM
Miscellaneous	40-pin Pi-HAT expansion headerJTAG/SWD test points

Development Guides

Errata & Product Change Notices

Getting Started Guides

Hardware Guides

Release Notes

Order Info

Part No

Description

Americas (Newark)

EMEA (Farnell)

AES-MC-SBC-IMX8M-G

MaaxBoard - NXP i.MX 8M Single Board Computer