Advantech unveils NXP i.MX 95 SMARC 2.2 and OSM Size L system-on-modules

Advantech has introduced two new NXP i.MX 95 system-on-modules: the AOM-5521, compliant with the SMARC 2.2 standard, and the solder-on AOM-2521 OSM Size L system-on-module.

With up to six Arm Cortex-A55 cores running at up to 2.0 GHz, a dedicated 2 TOPS NPU, and up to 8GB LPDDR4/5 memory, the AOM-5521 and AOM-2521 modules target industrial automation, medical devices, intelligent vision systems, and other Edge AI and IoT applications.

AOM-5521 SMARC 2.1 CPU module

AOM-5521 specifications:

• SoC – NXP i.MX 95
  • CPU
    • Up to 6x Arm Cortex-A55 application cores clocked at 2.0 GHz with 32K I-cache and D-cache, 64KB L2 cache, and 512KB L3 cache
    • 1x Arm Cortex-M7 real-time core clocked at 800 MHz
    • 1x Arm Cortex-M33 safety core clocked at 333 MHz
  • GPU – Arm Mali-G310 V2 GPU for 2D/3D acceleration with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.2, OpenCL 3.0
  • VPU
    • 4Kp30 H.265 and H.264 encode and decode
    • JPEG Encoder, JPEG Decoder
  • AI Accelerator – NXP eIQ Neutron 2 TOPS neural processing unit (NPU) with 750 inf/sec
• System Memory – 8GB LPDDR5 6400MT/s
• Storage – 16GB eMMC flash for OS, 8MB QSPI NOR flash for bootloader
• Networking – 2x RealTek RTL8211FS GbE transceivers
• 314-pin MXM edge connector
  • Storage – SDIO (4-bit) compatible with SD/SDIO standard, up to version 3.0
  • Display interfaces
    • Dual-channel LVDS
    • Optional HDMI 2.0a
    • Optional 4-lane MIPI DSI
  • Camera – 4-lane MIPI CSI
  • Audio – 2x I2S
  • Networking
    • 2x Gigabit Ethernet
    • 10 Gbps Ethernet
  • USB – 1x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0, 1x USB 2.0 OTG
  • PCIe – 2x PCIe 3.0
  • Low-speed I/Os
    • 2x 4-wire UART, 2x 2-wire UART
    • 2x CAN FD
    • 2x SPI, 5x I2C
    • 14x GPIO
• Debugging  – JTAG connector
• Security – TPM 2.0
• Misc – RTC IC
• Supply Voltage – 5V DC
• Dimensions – 82 x 50 mm (SGET SMARC Specifications 2.2 form factor)
• Temperature Range – Standard: 0°C to 60°C; rugged: -40°C to 85°C
• Humidity –  Up to 95% RH, non-condensing @ 40°C
• Certifications – CE/FCC Class B

The company provides support for Yocto Linux, and early development can be done with the Advantech SOM-DB2510 carrier board. Resources provided to customers include reference schematics and layout checklists, and documentation for carrier board development, a Linux BSP, test utilities, hardware design utilities, and reference drivers.

Advantech is not exactly the first company to launch an NXP i.MX 95 SMARC 2.1/2.2 module, and other models you’ll find are ADLINK LEC-IMX95, iWave iW-RainboW-G61M, and congatec conga-SMX95, among others. Another notable difference for the Advantech module is that it lacks a wireless option, so WiFI and Bluetooth would have to be implemented on the carrier board instead.

AOM-2521 OSM Size L system-on-module

AOM-2521 specifications:

• SoC – NXP i.MX 95 as described in AOM-5521 specifications
• System Memory – 8GB LPDDR5 6400MT/s (the block diagram below shows LPDDR4, but it must be a mistake)
• Storage – 16GB eMMC flash for OS, 8MB QSPI NOR flash for bootloader
• 662 contacts
  • Storage I/F – 4-bit SDIO compatible with SD/SDIO standard version 3.0
  • Display
    • 4-lane MIPI DSI
    • Dual-channel LVDS
  • Camera – 2x 4-lane MIPI CSI (1x shared with MIPI DSI)
  • Audio – 1x I2S
  • Networking – 2x Gigabit Ethernet, 1x 10 Gbps Ethernet (USGXGMII)
  • USB – 1x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0
  • Low-speed I/Os
    • 2x 4-wire UART, 2x 2-wire UART
    • 2x CAN FD
    • 1x SPI, 5x I2C (1 dedicated for MIPI CSI, 1 dedicated for LVDS)
    • 7x GPIO, 3x PWM
  • Debug – JTAG
• Power management
  • Supply Voltage  – 5V DC
  • PPF0900 PMIC
• Dimensions – 45 x 45mm – OSM Size-L (Large) form factor compliant with SGET OSM Specifications 1.2
• Temperature Range – Standard: 0 to +60°C; rugged: -40 to +85°C
• Humidity –  Up to 95% RH, non-condensing at 40°C
• Certifications – CE/FCC Class B

Software and documentation support for the AOM-2521 is about the same as for the AOM-5521 (Yocto Linux). The Advantech OSM carrier board can be used for development and evaluation as part of the AOM-2521 evaluation kit, but I couldn’t find any information about it.

While there are plenty of NXP i.MX 95 SMARC modules, the AOM-2521 is the first OSM module based on the processor, although more should be coming as NXP i.MX 93 OSM modules like the ADLINK OSM-IMX93 or iWave iW-RainboW-G50M are already available.

No pricing information was provided by the company. Additional information can be found on the respective product pages for the AOM-5521 and AOM-2521 system-on-modules, as well as in the press release.

Thanks to TLS for the tip.

Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.

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