The wait is over! Toradex announces the launch of its latest technical support feature, the Toradex Community, an online community that aims to provide customers a unique platform to stay connected with the Toradex engineers. Toradex, which has always provided extensive free and direct technical support from development engineers, recognizes that many of its customers often have similar queries. By providing an online community where anyone may post a query and by publicly listing down the engineers’ responses, Toradex anticipates that the entire community will stand to benefit from the collective knowledge available via the forum. “We invested a lot of time to understand what information our customers most wanted access to and how to deliver it in a simplified, user friendly and timely manner. With the launch of the Toradex Community platform, our aim is to create an even more connected and responsive support system for our customers, while enabling easy access to information. We invite you to be a part of this ever-growing community constituted by our embedded enthusiasts.” said Roman Schnarwiler, CTO, Toradex. The community will serve to provide its members with sustainable solutions and key insights from our experienced engineers who will be answering queries related to the usage of Toradex products in a wide variety of embedded applications. Furthermore, it will complement the exhaustive information available on the Toradex Developer Center, which is a resourceful website that brings all of Toradex’s developer resources together at one place. For an overview about all our available support channels, please check our support page. About Toradex: Toradex is a leading vendor of ARM based System on Modules (SOMs) that can be used for diverse embedded applications. Powered by Freescale® i.MX 6 & Vybrid™, NVIDIA® Tegra, and other leading processors, the SOM families offer a wide range of options in terms of price, performance, power consumption and interfaces. Complemented with the long-term availability of 10+ years for its products, Toradex stands out in the embedded computing market with free lifetime product maintenance, pin-compatible product families for scalable designs, direct premium technical support, and transparent pricing with direct online sales. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Horw, Switzerland, the company’s network stretches across the globe with additional offices in the USA, Vietnam, China, India, Japan, and Brazil. For more information, visit https://www.toradex.com. For media queries, please contact: Lakshmi Naidu: lakshmi.naidu@toradex.com

Hi, check out this video that demonstrates software making use of power savings capabilities on the i.MX28:  http://go.mentor.com/low-power

Hi NXP expert : Deaufult iMX8M apply 3GB DRAM density with the system, How to modify DRAM configration that could cutdowm density to 1GB DRAM ? 

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iWave Systems, Proven Partner of Freescale Semiconductor and a leading Embedded Hardware, FPGA and Software Turnkey Design Services and Solutions company, presents improved i.MX 6 Qseven Development Board RainboW-G15D that supports following  sensors: 3-Axis Accelerometer Digital e-Compass Ambient Light Sensor Altimeter/Barometer These sensors interfaced with the iMX6 processor using I2c interface for internal communication and data transfer and also possess INT (interrupt) signal to interrupt the processor about the data. The RainboW-G15D development kit with Linux 3.0.35 BSP supports these various sensors. 3-Axis Accelerometer: This Accelerometer sensor is used for Static orientation detection (Portrait/Landscape, Up/Down, Left/Right, Back/Front position identification). Motion detection for power saving (Auto-SLEEP and Auto-WAKE). Shock and vibration monitoring. Digital e-Compass: The digital e-compass sensor is used for measuring magnetic fields with an output date rates up to 80Hz (ODR). It acts as electronic Compass with accurate heading information. Location Based Services. Ambient Light Sensor: The ambient light sensor is used for measuring the light rays, it uses the photo detectors to convert the light energy into electrical energy. Altimeter/Barometer: This sensor is used for Measuring the pressure/altitude and temperature, it uses ADC to convert physical parameter into electrical. About i.MX6 Qseven Development Board: The Development Platform incorporates Qseven compatible i.MX6x SOM which is based on Freescale's iMX 6 Series 1.2GHz multimedia focused processor and Generic Q7 compatible Evaluation Board. This platform can be used for quick prototyping of any high end applications in verticals like Automotive, Industrial & Medical. Being a nano ITX form factor with 120mmx120mm size, the board is highly packed with all necessary on-board connectors to validate complete iMX6 CPU features. About i.MX6 Qseven System On Module (SOM): iW-RainboW-G15M is Freescale's i.MX6 based Qseven compatible CPU module for faster and multimedia focused applications. The module has on-board expandable 1GB DDR3 RAM, micro SD slot and optional eMMC flash. With the extreme peripheral integration, the module supports industry latest high performance interfaces such as, PCIe Gen2, Gigabit Ethernet, SATA 3.0, HDMI 1.4 and SDXC etc. About iWave Systems: iWave has been an innovator in the development of “Highly integrated, high-performance, low-power and low-cost i.MX6/i.MX50/i.MX53/i.MX51/i.MX27 SOMs”. iWave helps its customers reduce their time-to-market and development effort with its products ranging from System-On-Module to complete systems. The i.MX6 Pico ITX SBC is brought out by iWave in a record time of just 5 weeks. Furthermore, iWave’s i.MX6/i.MX50/i.MX53/i.MX51/i.MX27 SOMs have been engineered to meet the industry demanding requirements like various Embedded Computing Applications in Industrial, Medical & Automotive verticals. iWave provides full product design engineering and manufacturing services around the i.MX SOMs to help customers quickly develop innovative products and solutions. For more details: i.MX6 Q7 Development Kit | iWave Systems email: mktg@iwavesystems.com

iWave is upgrading Android KitKat 4.4 BSP for its all variants of i.MX6 Qseven SOMs. The KitKat BSP supports following features and will be available in end of Q2 2015: i.MX6 ARM Cortex A9 Quad, Dual, Dual Lite & Solo CPU 1GB DDR3 RAM (Quad, Dual, Dual Lite CPU version)/ 512MB DDR3 (Solo CPU version) Freescale PMIC SPI NOR Flash eMMC Flash uSD slot Standard SD slot USB 2.0 Host USB 2.0 device 10/100/1000 Ethernet PCIex1 Port CAN Port LVDS display port Capacitive multi-touch PWM for backlight HDMI Port with Audio SATA (Support available only in i.MX6Q/D) Hardware Codecs (Encode/Decode) 2D/3D Graphics MIPI CSI camera port AC97 Audio In/Out Console UART Besides the Android support, Linux and WEC7 board support packages are also available for the i.MX6 Qseven SOMs from iWave systems. More details about the i.MX6 Qseven SOM & software features can be found in the i.MX6 Qseven product page. Device drivers will be supported for specific interface chipsets, which are used in iWave's Qseven Carrier board. More details about iWave i.MX6 Qseven development kit can be found in the following webpage: http://www.iwavesystems.com/product/development-platform/i-mx6-q7-development-kit-54.html

MYIR has released a cost-effective and power-efficient ARM Evaluation Kit (EVK) MYD-IMX28X for Freescale i.MX28 family of multimedia applications processors which has an ARM926EJ-S Core, with speed up to 454 MHz. The board can support running Linux operating systems, which allows developers to use it as an i.MX28 reference platform to quickly start their own design. The board takes full features of the i.MX28 ARM processor and has exposed a comprehensive set of peripherals and connectivity options to make the board suitable for smart gateways, human-machine interfaces (HMIs), handheld devices, scanners, portable medical, experimental education and more other industrial applications. The MYD-IMX28X Development Board is using the MYC-IMX28X CPU module as the heart of the system which is an ARM9-based system-on-module (SOM) integrated with the i.MX28 processor, 128MB DDR2 SDRAM, 256MB Nand Flash and Ethernet PHY. It is connected to the base board through two 1.27mm pitch 80-pin connectors. The base board has extended many peripherals and interfaces through headers and connectors, featuring 1 x RS232, 1, Debug, 2 x USB ports, up to 2 x Ethernet, 1 x CAN, 1 x RS485, TF, Audio, LCD, JTAG, etc. MYD-IMX28X Development Board MYC-IMX28X CPU Module MYIR offers the board with Freescale i.MX283 or i.MX287 ARM9 CPU by default; user can integrate a different MYC-IMX28X CPU module on the same base board, thus making two variants of i.MX28 evaluation boards. MYD-IMX283 Development Board – with MYC-IMX283 CPU Module for Freescale i.MX283 MYD-IMX287 Development Board – with MYC-IMX287 CPU Module for Freescale i.MX287 The MYD-IMX283 and MYD-IMX287 boards only have a few differences as described in below table: Model MYD-IMX283 MYD-IMX287 Processor i.MX283 i.MX287 CAN 0 2 Ethernet 1 2 The MYD-IMX28X board comes with Linux2.6.35 software packages, detailed documents, necessary cable accessories as well as optional 4.3- and 7-inch LCD (with touch screen) to provide a complete Freescale i.MX28 starter kit and enable a quickly start of evaluation of i.MX28 family applications processors.

CPU: ARM Cortex-A9,FreeScale i.MX6Q1Ghz/1.2Ghz 1024M Byte  DDR3 SDRAM,4G BYTE eMMC Flash 5 usart ， USB Host，USB OTG 124 bits TFT port ，dual LVDS output  and HDMI IIC*2，McSPI*3，CAN*2,SD card *3，6*6 keyboard 120 pin conn *2 FR4 PC size:84*55(mm)

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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 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. 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.                                                                                                       *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 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. Toradex’s 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. 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. Toradex’s Colibri i.MX7 SOM is a highly efficient, powerful module that offers advanced security features in a small form factor. 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/colibri-arm-family/nxp-freescale-imx7 Availability: Toradex’s Colibri iMX7 SOMs will be available for sales from 23 February 2016 on the Toradex webshop. 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. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/

Hi,      I want to expand another 1000M/s ethernet using EIM or PCIE of i.mx6Q，is that ok? How I can do that?