Introduction

MaaXBoard Mini is a single board computer based on NXP IMX8M Mini SOC series designed by Avnet Manufacturing Services , which can be used in medical instruments, video surveillance, communications, IOT, makers and so on.

MaaXBoard Mini has a compact size with rich peripheral interfaces, including Gigabit Ethernet interface, USB 2.0 host interface, MIPI-DSI interface, MIPI-CSI interface, Micro SD Card interface, UART interface, GPIO interface, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth interface, etc.

MaaXBoard Mini Top and Bottom View

Hardware 

MaaXBoard Mini is designed on the NXP's first embedded multicore applications processor which is built using advanced 14LPC FinFET process technology, providing more speed and improved power efficiency. With commercial and industrial level qualification and backed by NXP's product longevity program, the MaaXBoard Mini SBC may be used in any general purpose industrial and IoT application.

MaaXBoard Mini Processoer i.MX 8M Mini Block Diagram

CPU Multicore Processing:

• 4x Cortex-A53 core platforms up to 1.8GHz per core

• 32KB L1-I Cache/ 32 kB L1-D Cache

• 512 kB L2 Cache

• 1x Cortex-M4 core up to 400MHz

• 16 kB L1-I Cache/ 16 kB L2-D Cache

GPU:

• 3D GPU (1x shader, OpenGL® ES 2.0)

• 2D GPU

Communication Interface:

• 1 × 40 Pin IO Interface (Expand I2C, SPI, UART, I2S Interface)

• 1 × MIPI-CSI Camera Interface

• 1 × MIPI-DSI Display Interface

• 1 ×Gigabit Ethernet interface (RJ45)

• 4 × USB2.0 Host

• 1 × Micro SD Card (TF Card) Interface

• 1 × 8bits and 1x 7bits GPIO Interface (Support Audio peripheral expand)

• 1 × Power Interface (USB Type C Connector)

• 1 × Power Button

• 2 × User Button

• 1 × Wi-Fi/Bluetooth 4.2

• 2 × User LED

MaaXBoard Mini Certifications:

 CE, FCC, SRRC 

MaaXBoard Mini interface diagram

MaaXBoard Mini System Block Diagram

 General Specifications:

• Operating Temperature: 0~70°C (When the CPU loads heavy, need a heatsink)

• Power Supply: 5V/3A (Power Adapter)

• Operating Humidity: 20% ~ 90% (non-condensing)

• Dimensions: 85mm × 55mm

• PCB Layers：8Layers

Kits Includes:

• 1 ×MaaXBoard Mini SBC

• 1 × Desiccant

• 1 × Anti-static Bag

• 1 x  Heat Sink
  

• 1 × Safety Flyer

• 1 × Quick Start Guide

• 1 × Box

Software

We offer the industry leading OS software development and aim to help customers get start quickly and develop prodcut efficiently, we have more than 20 year's experiences on designing Arm based hardware and OS development, and we are able to optimize our software and provide customers the safe and stable operating system available.

MaaXBoard Mini supports OS include: Android and Linux.

Android Feature List：

•          U-Boot version: 2018.03         

•          Kernel version: 4.14.98

•          Evaluation image Android P(9)

•          Development based on NXP i.MX 8M Mini

•          Micro SD boot

•          1 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45)

•          4 USB 2.0 can work in Host or Device mode

•          2 UART (TTL) include debug port

•          External interfaces (I2C, UART, SPI, SAI and GPIO)

•          WIFI & BLE 4.2

•          MIPI-DSI Display

•          MIPI camera and USB Camera

•          Bluetooth audio

•          USB audio

Linux Feature List:

•          U-Boot version: 2018.03

•          Kernel version: 4.14.98

•          Evaluation image Debian 10

•          Development based on NXP i.MX 8M Mini

•          Qt 5.1.1 Library or later

•          Desktop

•          Micro SD boot

•          1 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45)

•          4 USB 3.0 can work in Host & Device mode

•          2 UART (TTL) include debug port

•          External interfaces(I2C, UART,SPI ,SAI and GPIO)

•          WIFI & BLE 4.2

•          MIPI-LVDS Display

•          MIPI-DSI Display

•          MIPI camera

Applications

• Human-Machine Interaction (HMI) 

• Family entertainment 

• AI device 

• Building automation 

• Education 

• Machine vision 

• Medical imaging 

• Embedded computing