<s>
The	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
range	O
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
Freescale	O
Semiconductor	O
(	O
now	O
part	O
of	O
NXP	O
)	O
proprietary	O
microcontrollers	B-Architecture
for	O
multimedia	O
applications	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
ARM	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
and	O
focused	O
on	O
low-power	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
application	O
processors	O
are	O
SoCs	B-Architecture
(	O
System-on-Chip	B-Architecture
)	O
that	O
integrate	O
many	O
processing	O
units	O
into	O
one	O
die	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
main	O
CPU	O
,	O
a	O
video	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
and	O
a	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
for	O
instance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
products	O
are	O
qualified	O
for	O
automotive	O
,	O
industrial	O
and	O
consumer	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
guaranteed	O
for	O
a	O
production	O
lifetime	O
of	O
10	O
to	O
15	O
years.Many	O
devices	O
use	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
processors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ford	B-General_Concept
Sync	I-General_Concept
,	O
Kobo	O
eReader	O
,	O
Amazon	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
,	O
Zune	B-Library
(	O
except	O
for	O
Zune	B-Library
HD	O
)	O
,	O
Sony	B-Application
Reader	I-Application
,	O
Onyx	O
Boox	O
readers/tablets	O
,	O
SolidRun	O
SOM	B-Architecture
's	O
(	O
including	O
CuBox	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Purism	O
's	O
Librem	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
some	O
Logitech	O
Harmony	O
remote	O
controls	O
and	O
Squeezebox	O
radio	O
,	O
some	O
Toshiba	O
Gigabeat	O
mp4	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
range	O
was	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
DragonBall	B-Architecture
MX	I-Architecture
"	O
family	O
,	O
the	O
fifth	O
generation	O
of	O
DragonBall	B-Device
microcontrollers	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
i.MX	B-Architecture
originally	O
stood	O
for	O
"	O
innovative	O
Multimedia	O
eXtension	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
products	O
consist	O
of	O
hardware	O
(	O
processors	O
and	O
development	O
boards	O
)	O
and	O
software	O
optimized	O
for	O
the	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
2001/2002	O
,	O
the	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
/	O
MX-1	O
series	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
ARM920T	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX2x	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
processors	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
ARM9	B-Architecture
architecture	O
(	O
ARM926EJ-S	O
)	O
,	O
designed	O
in	O
CMOS	O
90nm	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX21	B-Architecture
family	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
low	O
power	O
handheld	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
high-end	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
,	O
i.MX258	O
,	O
integrates	O
a	O
400MHz	O
ARM9	B-Architecture
CPU	O
platform	O
+	O
LCDC	O
(	O
LCD	O
controller	O
)	O
+	O
security	O
block	O
and	O
supports	O
mDDR-SDRAM	O
at	O
133MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX233	O
processor	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
SigmaTel	O
STMP3780	O
of	O
the	O
STMP37xx	O
family	O
)	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
integrates	O
a	O
Power	B-Device
Management	I-Device
Unit	I-Device
(	O
PMU	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
stereo	O
audio	O
codec	O
within	O
the	O
silicon	O
,	O
thus	O
removing	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
external	O
power	O
management	O
chip	O
and	O
audio	O
codec	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
i.MX233	O
(	O
consumer	O
)	O
=	O
454MHz	O
ARM9	B-Architecture
platform	O
+	O
LCD	O
Controller	O
(	O
with	O
touch	O
screen	O
support	O
)	O
+	O
Pixel	O
Pipeline	O
+	O
security	O
+	O
Power	B-Device
Management	I-Device
Unit	I-Device
+	O
audio	O
codec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
especially	O
integrates	O
key	O
security	O
features	O
in	O
hardware	O
,	O
an	O
ADC	O
and	O
the	O
power	B-Device
management	I-Device
unit	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX3x	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
processors	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
ARM11	B-Architecture
architecture	O
(ARM1136J(F )	O
-S	O
mainly	O
)	O
,	O
designed	O
in	O
CMOS	O
90nm	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
integrates	O
a	O
532MHz	O
ARM1136JF-S	O
CPU	O
platform	O
(	O
with	O
vector	O
floating	B-Algorithm
point	I-Algorithm
unit	O
,	O
L1	O
caches	O
and	O
128KB	O
L2	O
caches	O
)	O
+	O
Video	B-Architecture
Processing	I-Architecture
Unit	I-Architecture
(	O
VPU	O
)	O
+	O
3D	O
GPU	B-Architecture
(	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
1.1	O
)	O
+	O
IPU	B-Algorithm
+	O
security	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
high-end	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
,	O
i.MX357	O
,	O
integrates	O
a	O
532MHz	O
ARM1136J(F )	O
-S	O
CPU	O
platform	O
(	O
with	O
Vector	O
Floating	B-Algorithm
Point	I-Algorithm
unit	O
,	O
L1	O
caches	O
and	O
128KB	O
L2	O
cache	O
)	O
+	O
2.5D	O
GPU	B-Architecture
(	O
OpenVG	B-Library
1.1	O
)	O
+	O
IPU	B-Algorithm
+	O
security	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX5x	O
series	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex	I-Application
A8	I-Application
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comprises	O
two	O
families	O
:	O
the	O
i.MX51	O
family	O
(	O
high-end	O
multimedia	O
devices	O
like	O
smartbook	B-Device
or	O
automotive	O
infotainment	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
i.MX50	O
family	O
(	O
eReaders	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freescale	O
licensed	O
ATI	O
's	O
Imageon	B-Device
technology	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
i.MX5	O
models	O
include	O
an	O
Imageon	B-Device
z460	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
high-end	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
,	O
i.MX515	O
,	O
integrates	O
an	O
800MHz	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex	I-Application
A8	I-Application
CPU	O
platform	O
(	O
with	O
NEON	O
co-processor	O
,	O
Vector	O
Floating	B-Algorithm
Point	I-Algorithm
Unit	O
,	O
L1	O
caches	O
and	O
256KB	O
L2	O
cache	O
)	O
+	O
multi-format	O
HD	O
720p	O
decode	O
/	O
D1	O
encode	O
hardware	O
video	O
codecs	O
(	O
VPU	O
,	O
Video	B-Architecture
Processing	I-Architecture
Unit	I-Architecture
)	O
+	O
Imageon	B-Device
3D	O
GPU	B-Architecture
(	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
2.0	O
)	O
+	O
2.5D	O
GPU	B-Architecture
(	O
OpenVG	B-Library
1.1	O
)	O
+	O
IPU	B-Algorithm
+	O
security	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
i.MX507	O
(	O
consumer	O
)	O
=	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex	I-Application
A8	I-Application
platform	O
+	O
E	O
Ink	O
display	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
i.MX508	O
(	O
consumer	O
)	O
=	O
800MHz	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex	I-Application
A8	I-Application
platform	O
+	O
2.5D	O
GPU	B-Architecture
+	O
Pixel	O
Pipeline	O
+	O
E	O
Ink	O
display	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
6	O
series	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex	I-Application
A9	I-Application
solo	O
,	O
dual	O
or	O
quad	O
cores	O
(	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
Cortex	B-Application
A7	I-Application
)	O
and	O
typically	O
comes	O
with	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
Vivante	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
i.MX	B-Architecture
6	O
Solo	O
,	O
Dual	O
and	O
Quad	O
were	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
during	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
7	O
series	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
low-power	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex	I-Application
A7	I-Application
CPU	O
core	O
with	O
a	O
secondary	O
ARM	O
Cortex	O
M4	O
real-time	O
co-processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
far	O
only	O
low-powered	O
single	O
and	O
dual-core	O
models	O
,	O
designed	O
for	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
applications	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
i.MX	B-Architecture
7Solo	O
and	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
7Dual	O
were	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
major	O
different	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
8	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
i.MX	B-Architecture
8M	O
series	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
i.MX	B-Architecture
8ULP	O
series	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
i.MX	B-Architecture
8X	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
8	O
series	O
has	O
many	O
variants	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
clear	O
how	O
the	O
name	O
corresponds	O
to	O
a	O
feature	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
previous	O
CPU	O
series	O
the	O
naming	O
convention	O
clearly	O
corresponds	O
to	O
a	O
function	O
or	O
feature	O
set	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
case	O
with	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
8	O
series	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
ARMv8-A	O
64-bit	B-Device
CPU	I-Device
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NXP	O
have	O
written	O
that	O
the	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
8	O
series	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
Driver	O
Information	O
Systems	O
(	O
car	O
computers	O
)	O
and	O
applications	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
the	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
8	O
became	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
multisensory	O
enablement	O
kit	O
(	O
MEK	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slides	O
from	O
NXP	O
FTF	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
indicated	O
an	O
initial	O
total	O
of	O
5	O
variants	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
main	O
level	O
of	O
categorization	O
into	O
"	O
Dual	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Quad	O
"	O
)	O
with	O
varying	O
the	O
CPU	O
and	O
GPU	B-Architecture
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CPU	O
was	O
suggested	O
to	O
include	O
varying	O
counts	O
of	O
Cortex-A72	O
,	O
Cortex-A53	O
and	O
Cortex-M4	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
is	O
either	O
1	O
or	O
2	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
Vivante	O
GC7000VX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
8	O
was	O
announced	O
Q1	O
2017	O
,	O
based	O
around	O
3	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
8	O
SoCs	B-Architecture
include	O
Vivante	O
GC7000	O
Series	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QuadPlus	O
is	O
using	O
GC7000Lite	O
cores	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
'	O
QuadMax	O
 '	O
includes	O
two	O
full	O
GC7000	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
Key	O
Features	O
:	O
Advanced	O
Security	O
,	O
Ethernet	O
with	O
AVB	O
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
3.0	O
with	O
PHY	O
,	O
MMC/SDIO	O
,	O
UART	O
,	O
SPI	O
,	O
I²C	O
,	O
I²S	O
,	O
Timers	O
,	O
Secure	O
RTC	O
,	O
Media	O
Processor	O
Engine	O
(	O
Neon™	O
)	O
,	O
Integrated	O
Power	O
Management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CPU	O
,	O
GPU	B-Architecture
and	O
DSPHMI	O
&	O
MultimediaGPU	O
Libraries	O
and	O
ExtensionsInterfacesMemory	O
TypesProduct	O
FamilyCortex-A72Cortex-A53Cortex-A35Cortex-M4FCortex-M33DSPGPUDisplay	O
Resolution	O
and	O
Interfaces	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
h.265	B-Algorithm
,	O
VP9	O
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
/	O
1	O
/	O
01	O
/	O
1	O
/	O
04K	O
(	O
h.265	B-Algorithm
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
8M	O
series	O
were	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
4	O
at	O
CES	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
8M	O
Mini	O
is	O
NXP	O
's	O
first	O
embedded	O
multi-core	O
heterogeneous	O
applications	O
processors	O
built	O
using	O
14LPC	O
FinFET	O
process	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
i.MX	B-Architecture
8M	O
Mini	O
core	O
options	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
consumer	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
industrial	O
,	O
machine	O
learning	O
training	O
and	O
inferencing	O
across	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
cloud	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
8X	O
series	O
were	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inaugural	O
device	O
from	O
this	O
series	O
was	O
the	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
RT1050	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NXP	O
supports	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
PyTorch	B-Algorithm
Glow	O
neural-network	O
compiler	O
in	O
its	O
eIQ	O
machine	O
learning	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
especially	O
targets	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
RT1170	O
is	O
in	O
preproduction	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
board	B-Operating_System
support	I-Operating_System
packages	I-Operating_System
(	O
BSP	O
)	O
,	O
common	O
across	O
all	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
nodes	O
,	O
consists	O
of	O
kernel	O
optimization	O
,	O
hardware	O
drivers	O
and	O
unit	O
tests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
provides	O
multimedia	O
Codecs	O
(	O
ARM	O
and	O
Video	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
accelerated	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
i.MX	B-Architecture
also	O
includes	O
middleware	O
with	O
reuse	O
of	O
open	O
source	O
frameworks	O
like	O
multimedia	O
framework	O
plugins	O
,	O
power	O
management	O
,	O
security/DRM	O
or	O
graphics	O
(	O
OpenGL/OpenVG	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freescale	B-Architecture
i.MX	I-Architecture
development	O
kits	O
include	O
a	O
Linux	O
software	O
stack	O
with	O
a	O
GNOME	O
Mobile	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
i.MX51	O
family	O
,	O
the	O
reference	O
user	O
interface	O
is	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
version	O
supported	O
is	O
10.04.1	O
(	O
still	O
available	O
on	O
mirrors	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
dropped	O
the	O
"	O
official	O
"	O
i.MX51	O
family	O
support	O
since	O
version	O
10.10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
11.10	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
i.MX53	O
Quickstart	O
board	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
preinstalled	O
desktop	O
or	O
server	O
SD	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OpenEmbedded	B-Application
Linux	O
distribution	O
supports	O
several	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercial	O
Linux	O
support	O
is	O
available	O
from	O
companies	O
like	O
Lanedo	O
,	O
TimeSys	O
,	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
,	O
Wind	O
River	O
Systems	O
and	O
Mentor	O
Graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
the	O
Freescale	B-Architecture
i.MX	I-Architecture
6	O
family	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
FreeBSD	O
on	O
2013-10-31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetBSD	B-Device
6.0	O
comes	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Freescale	O
i.MX51	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
version	O
7.0	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
6	O
based	O
boards	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
the	O
FreeScale	O
's	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
6	O
series	O
SoC	B-Architecture
was	O
added	O
to	O
OpenBSD	O
's	O
head	O
on	O
the	O
2013-09-06	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
i.MX	B-Architecture
support	O
in	O
RISC	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
available	O
since	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freescale	B-Architecture
i.MX	I-Architecture
development	O
kits	O
include	O
WinCE	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
Freescale	O
launched	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
for	O
the	O
i.MX5x	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2010	O
Freescale	O
demoed	O
ChromiumOS	B-Application
running	O
on	O
the	O
i.MX515	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freescale	O
has	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
partners	O
providing	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
and	O
software	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
i.MX	B-Architecture
processors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Trinity	O
Convergence	O
,	O
Adeneo	O
,	O
Thundersoft	O
,	O
Intrinsyc	O
,	O
Wind	O
River	O
Systems	O
,	O
QNX	B-Operating_System
,	O
Green	O
Hills	O
,	O
SYSGO	O
and	O
Mentor	O
Graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
wolfSSL	B-Protocol
includes	O
support	O
for	O
i.MX6	O
following	O
all	O
versions	O
after	O
(	O
and	O
including	O
)	O
wolfSSL	B-Protocol
v3.14.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
wolfSSL	B-Protocol
also	O
provides	O
additional	O
support	O
for	O
using	O
the	O
Cryptographic	O
Assistance	O
and	O
Assurance	O
Module	O
(	O
CAAM	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
i.MX6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
smartbook	B-Device
(	O
tablet	O
form	O
factor	O
with	O
7	O
"	O
touch	O
screen	O
resistive	O
)	O
,	O
running	O
on	O
i.MX515	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
more	O
reference	O
boards	O
are	O
mentioned	O
and	O
supported	O
through	O
the	O
Freescale	B-Architecture
i.MX	I-Architecture
community	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
