Variscite VAR-SOM-MX8 Starter Kit w/ Linux

Based on NXP i.MX 8 QuadMax, the VAR-SOM-MX8 carries Dual 1.6GHz ARM Cortex-A72, Quad 1.2GHz Cortex-A53 and 2x 266MHz real-time Cortex-M4F co-processor. An impressive multimedia performance spec encompasses UltraHD 4K video and display support, high-quality audio, a high performance 2D/3D graphics acceleration and camera inputs. VAR-SOM-MX8 is pin2pin compatible with VAR-SOM-MX8X, VAR-SOM-MX6 and VAR-SOM-SOLO/DUAL. The SoM supports 4K video encoding and display, HQ audio, 2D/3D acceleration, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac/a/b/g/n, BT/BLE, dual GbE, dual USB3, PCIe, CAN FD, SPI and UART.

SoM's key features:

• WiFi 5 / BT 5.2 / Ethernet Cat5e Dual
• Operational temperature range: -25...+85°C
• SoM size: 67.6 x 51.6 x 4.97 mm
• CPU Clocking: 1.6 GHz + 1.2 GHz
• Memory: 4 GB RAM / 16 GB eMMC

The kit includes:

• SOM & Carrier board
• Debug Cable
• Antenna
• Boot/Rescue SD Card
• Carrier Board Design Package
• Embedded operating system: Linux

The product includes the System-on-Module VAR-SOM-MX8: VAR-SOM-MX8QM_1612C_4096R_16G_AC_EC_TP_WBD_ET in a stock version. To order a SoM according to your own configuration, please contact us (applies to orders of more than 100 units).