SemiDrive D9-Pro (D9360) Arm Cortex-A55/R5 processor powers industrial CPU module for motor control

MYiR MYC-JD9360 is a CPU Module powered by SemiDrive D9-Pro (D9360) processor with six Arm Cortex-A55 application cores, a dual-core lock-step Cortex-R5 real-time core along with a PowerVR GPU, 4Kp30 H.265/H.264 VPU and a 0.8 TOPS NPU, and designed for motion control and industrial applications.

The MYC-JD9360 CPU module also comes with 2GB LPDDR4, 16GB eMMC flash, 16MB QSPI Flash, 256Kbit EEPROM, and exposes I/Os such as PCIe 3.0, USB 3.0, CAN FD, and TSN-enabled Gigabit Ethernet through a 314-pin MXM connector. The company also provides the MYD-JD9360 development board to quickly get started with the module and evaluate the solution.

MYiR MYC-JD9360 CPU module with SemiDrive D9-Pro SoC

Specifications:

• SoC – SemiDrive D9-Pro (D9360)
  • CPU
    • Application – Hexa-core Arm Cortex-A55 processor @ 1.6 GHz
    • Real-time – Dual-core lock-step Cortex-R5 cores @ 800MHz
  • GPU – Imagination PowerVR 9XM GPU @ 100 GFLOPS
  • VPU – 4Kp30 H.265/VP8/VP9 video decoder, 4Kp30 H.264 video encoder/decoder
  • NPU – SemiDrive SlimAI Engine delivering 0.8 TOPS
• System Memory – 2GB LPDDR4
• Storage – 16GB eMMC flash, 16MB QSPI, 256Kbit EEPROM
• 314-pin MXM 3.0 edge connector with 1mm pitch
  • Display I/F –  1x MIPI DSI, 2x LVDS
  • Camera I/F – 1x MIPI CSI, 1x parallel CSI
  • Audio – 4x single-channel I2S/TDM, 2x multi-channel I2S
  • Networking – 2x Gigabit Ethernet
  • USB – 2x USB 3.0 (DRD)
  • PCIe –  2x PCIe 3.0
  • 2x SDIO
  • Low-speed I/Os
    • Up to 16x UART
    • Up to 4x CAN-FD
    • Up to 12x I2C, up to 8x SPI
    • Analog – 4x 12-bit ADC
    • Up to 135x GPIOs
  • Debugging – JTAG
• Power supply – 5V/5A
• Dimensions – 82 x 45mm (8-layer PCB design)
• Temperature Range – -40 to +85°C (industrial grade)

MYiR provides Yocto Linux and Ubuntu support for the module, and Android is coming soon. The D9-Pro is supposed to be a relatively new processor that was sampled in October 2022, but SemiDrive must have kept the legacy SDK used in their previous generation D-series processors, as the MYiR Tech website lists Linux 4.14, Ubuntu 18.04, and Android 10 in the software section.

MYD-JD9360 Development Board

The MYD-JD9360 development board can be used to evaluate the MYC-JD9360 CPU module and by extension the SemiDrive D9-Pro Cortex-A55/R5 SoC.

Specifications and key features:

• SoM – MYD-JD9360 CPU module as described above.
• Storage – microSD card slot, M.2 NVMe socket
• Display I/F – Dual-channel LVDS display interface, single-channel LVDS display interface, HDMI interface
• Camera I/F – MIPI CSI camera Interface
• Audio – Audio Input/Output Interface
• Networking
  • 2x Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports
  • WiFi/Bluetooth module
  • 4G LTE/5G via M.2 socket (USB) and SIM card slot
• USB – 2x USB 3.0 host ports, 1x USB 2.0 DRD port
• Serial ports
  • 2x RS485 interface (with isolation)
  • 2x RS232
  • 2x CAN FD interfaces (with isolation)
• Expansion
  • 40-pin GPIO header with ADC, OSPI, SPI, etc…
  • 2x Digital Input (DI) interfaces with isolation
  • 2x Digital Output (DO) interfaces with isolation
• Debugging – 1x JTAG interface, 1x Debug AP port (Cortex-A55), 1x Debug Secure port (Cortex-R5)
• Misc
  • Power switch
  • 3x buttons (two for RESET and one for USER)
  • 3x LEDs for system status, 5G/4G connectivity, power, plus one user-programmable LED.
• Power Supply – 12V/2A Via 3-pin Phoenix terminal
• Dimensions – 150 x 150mm (6-layer PCB design)
• Temperature Range – -40 to +85°C (industrial grade)

Typical applications include industrial robots, factory equipment, smart automotive dashboards, in-vehicle entertainment, smart medical equipment, etc…  Sample pricing for the MYC-JD9360 CPU module starts at $65 with a heatsink, while the development kit goes for $159 with one module, the carrier board, and accessories to get started. A 7-inch LCD module with a capacitive touchscreen and/or a MIPI CSI camera module can also be purchased as options. More details, including documentation and purchase links, can be found on the product page.

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