NXP released the i.MX 91 application processor series at COMPUTEX 2023. As the entry-level product of the i.MX 9 series, the i.MX 91x simplifies the development process of cost-effective edge devices and helps build applications that require security and high performance. And a scalable, high-reliability platform supported by Linux to meet the needs of next-generation Linux-based IoT and industrial applications. Moreover, i.MX 91x can share hardware and software with i.MX 93x, providing additional platform options for expanding product lines and shortening time to market.
"NXP's next-generation i.MX 91x will lay the foundation for thousands of new device categories with outstanding performance, connectivity and EdgeLock security," said Charles Dachs, senior vice president and general manager of NXP's Industrial and IoT Edge Division. Region-locked, sets a new standard for Linux platforms in IoT and industrial applications, facilitates rapid platform development, easier transition to new markets and applications, fully leverages existing investments, and simplifies product line updates."
1. About i.MX 91x application processor
i.MX 91x application processor adopts Arm Cortex-A55 architecture, running frequency up to 1.4GHz; supports new LPDDR4 memory to ensure platform life and reliability; supports dual Gigabit Ethernet gateways or multi-network segments; provides dual USB ports ;Provide basic I/O, suitable for products in smart factories, smart homes, smart offices, medical equipment, metering and cost-effective modular system platforms.
The integrated EdgeLock security zone provides advanced security features such as lifecycle management, tamper detection, secure boot and certification path simplification. Developers can easily gain access to these important security features through secure software support from NXP. The combination of security and ease of management is conducive to increasing the credibility and service life of the platform design, ensuring that the platform design will remain in the market for a long time.
The i.MX 91x can be used together with NXP's co-developed cost-effective power management solution, which is also already part of the i.MX 93x ecosystem. The EVK and software packages for the i.MX 91x integrate with NXP's broad portfolio of scalable wireless solutions. These include the IW612, the first family of tri-band radios on a single chip to support Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and 802.15.4. IW612 focuses on the Matter protocol, consumers can get rid of the limitation of a single protocol ecosystem, and enjoy seamless interoperability between different ecosystems and wireless network technologies.
Along with the i.MX 91x, there is also a high-quality SoM - Feiling embedded FET-MX91xx-C core board.
As an "NXP Gold Partner", Feiling Embedded has carried out product research and development in the α stage of i.MX91x. Feiling Embedded R&D Chief Engineer said: "i.MX 91x application processor is a new generation of SoC that promotes the high-quality development of industrial applications and the Internet of Things. It has excellent security, scalability, stability and high cost performance. Features. Using the scalable platform of i.MX 93 SoC simplifies the development work and reduces the difficulty for customers to expand their products. We believe that the introduction of i.MX 91x will bring customers higher performance, more economical and more secure solutions In the future, Feiling Embedded will continue to cooperate with NXP to provide customers with a comprehensive and mature software and hardware ecosystem.”
2. FET-MX91xx-C core board
Feiling embedded FET-MX91xx-C core board is developed and designed based on NXP's new generation i.MX91x processor. The processor adopts Cortex-A55 architecture with a main frequency of 1.4GHz. It natively supports 8-way UART, 2-way Gigabit Ethernet, and 2-way Common interfaces such as USB 2.0 and 2-way CAN-FD bus, and can be pin to pin compatible with the newly launched FET-MX9352-C core board of Feiling Embedded, which provides convenience for customers' application and selection.
The FET-MX91xx-C core board draws out the commonly used functional interfaces of the i.MX91x processor, and has rich peripheral interface resources. It is both powerful and easy to use and versatile, and can easily expand rich functions. Feiling embedded FET-MX91xx-C core board is a product with low power consumption, low cost and strong versatility. It is suitable for many fields such as industrial automation, smart city, smart home, and smart building, and will empower Qianxing All industries are intelligently upgraded.
The launch of the i.MX 91x series of application processors has consolidated NXP's leading position in the field of intelligent controllers. Next-generation Linux devices based on i.MX 91x application processors will become high-performance, cost-effective security solutions that enable faster, more timely, and easier deployment of new protocols or standards. Feiling Embedded will also cooperate with NXP to continue to provide customers with a comprehensive and mature software and hardware ecosystem, making customers' product development easier and more efficient, and making customers' products smarter and more stable.