About the ConnectCore® 8X
Features and functionality
ConnectCore® 8X System-on-Module Hardware Reference Manual
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MPEG4, H263, Sorenson Spark decode (1080p).
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RealVideo decode (1080p).
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JPEG dec (64Kx64K image size).
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H.264 encode (1080p30).
Note
The ConnectCore 8X Dual SOM doesn’t support a VPU.
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Up to 4 GB, 32-bit LPDDR4-1200 memory (16-bit LPDDR4-1200 for ConnectCore 8X Dual SOMs).
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16 GB, 8-bit eMMC memory. Higher density available depending on product variant.
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NXP PF8100 Power Management IC (PMIC):
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7x DC/DC buck converters.
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4x LDO regulators.
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OTP (one-time-programmable) memory.
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Coin cell charger.
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CryptoAuthentication device.
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Security accelerators:
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Enhanced High Assurance Boot (HAB) secure and encrypted boot.
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Random Number Generator with a high-quality entropy source generator and NIST
certifiable HMAC-based DRBG.
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RSA up to 4096, Elliptic Curve up to 1023.
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AES-128/192/256, DES, 3DES, ARC4, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-224/256/384/512.
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Dedicated Security Controller for Flashless SHE and HSM support, Trustzone, RTIC.
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Built-in ECDSA/DSA protocol support.
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10x tamper pins: up to 5 active or 10 passive.
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Voltage and temperature tamper detection to help prevent against side-channel style
attacks.
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64 kB Secure RAM (can be erased via tamper detection).
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2x2 MIMO IEEE802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
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Bluetooth 5.0.
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Debug interfaces:
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System JTAG controller.
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Single Wired Debug (SWD) interface for the MCA.
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i.MX 8X interfaces:
Note
The ConnectCore 8X Dual SOM doesn’t support USBOTG 3.0, but has 2x USBOTG 2.0
ports with PHY.
The ConnectCore 8X Dual SOM doesn’t support 2xGb Ethernet with AVB, but has 1x Gb
Ethernet and 1x10/100M Ethernet interface.
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PCIe 3.0 with L1 substate support. In wireless modules, this interface is used by the
Wireless MAC and is not available for general purposes.
