Venice Single Board Computer Operating Manual
ARMv8 Processor
The 64-bit NXP™ i.MX8M Mini Quad Core ARM® Cortex™-A53 SoC processor
includes many peripherals for supporting secure network and multimedia processing
and connectivity in small embedded applications.
● Quad Cortex-A53 processing cores
● Core operating frequency of 1.6GHz
● DDR4 SDRAM supports up to 2133MTps data rate
● Interfaces include Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe Gen2, and USB 2.0
● Peripheral interfaces include eMMC, SPI, I2C, UART, and GPIO
● Integrated acceleration for security
● Integrated 2D & 3D GPU (
1x shader, OpenGL
®
ES 2.0)
● MIPI Display DSI & Camera CSI
● 1080p60 Encoder and Decoder
● IEEE1588 precision stamp protocol support
DDR4 SDRAM
The SDRAM resides in one LPDDR4 device soldered directly to the board. This
architecture supports DDR4 memory capacities from 1GByte to 4GBytes. The 32-bit
DDR4 interface operates at up to 1500MHz for supporting fast data transfer rates. The
factory default includes 1GByte of LPDDR4.
System Flash
The System Flash supports eMMC memory capacities from 4GBytes to 64GBytes. The
8-bit data bus interface supports double data transfer rates. The default boot device is
the eMMC Flash. The factory default is 8GBytes.
Mini-PCIe Sockets
Mini-PCIe is a small form factor PCI card that uses the same signal protocol, electrical
specifications, and configuration definitions as conventional PCI Express. The board
includes Gen 2 capable Mini-PCIe sockets with the following enhancements to the PCI
Express standard.
● The 3.3V power for the socket is increased from a maximum of 3.3W to 8W for
accommodating higher power radios. The 8W limit is due to the 0.5A limit of the
individual socket pins.
● The PCIe reset for the socket is unique and under software control.
● Certain sockets support both PCIe and USB 2.0 signaling
USB Support
● Slot J10 Supports PCIe, USB 2.0, SIM
● Slot J8 can support PCIe and USB 2.0.
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