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Contents
About the ConnectCore 8M Mini development board
Features and functionality5
Placement and connectors7
Interfaces
Power12
DC-in connectors12
Power architecture configuration12
Coin cell/Supercap12
Battery connector13
Power and reset buttons13
System boot13
Debug14
JTAG14
SWD14
Console ports15
USB recovery15
Communication16
Gigabit Ethernet16
RS-48516
CAN17
USB Host17
USB OTG17
Mini PCIe17
XBee18
Multimedia18
HDMI, LVDS, and MIPI displays18
MIPI-CSI camera19
Audio20
Storage interfaces21
MicroSD21
User interfaces21
User LED21
User button21
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About the ConnectCore 8M Mini development board
The Digi ConnectCore 8M Mini Development Board is a system-on-module (SOM) development kit that
streamlines the prototyping of a wide range of industrial and medical applications.
Built on the i.MX 8M Mini processor with power-efficient quad ARM® Cortex®-A53 and Cortex-M4 cores,
Digi ConnectCore 8M Mini combines pre-certified wireless connectivity (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and
Bluetooth® 5) with Digi TrustFence® and Digi Microcontroller Assist™.
Features and functionality
n Power:
l 5 V input power jack connector
l Battery connector
l Coin cell connector
l On-board supercap supporting RTC functionality
l Power and reset buttons
n Boot source configuration: eMMC, USB, microSD
n Debug:
l Standard IEEE 1149.1 JTAG interface
l Single Wired Debug (SWD) interface for the on-module Digi Microcontroller Assist™ (MCA)
l USB console
l USB for system-on-module recovery
n Multimedia:
l HDMI display*.
l LVDS display with backlight control and I2C touch interface*.
l MIPI-DSI*.
l MIPI-CSI camera supporting two data lanes. Two additional data lanes are available in the
expansion connector.
n Storage:
l MicroSD card slot
n Communication:
l Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 with RJ-45 connector
l x2 USB host (dual type-A)
l USB OTG on micro AB-type connector
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About the ConnectCore 8M Mini development boardFeatures and functionality
l x5 GPIOs
l CAN FD (through SPI interface)
l RS-485
l PCI Express Mini Card slot supporting half- and full-size cards, with USB, PCIe and Micro-
SIM connection.
l Audio interfaces:
o
x1 3.5 mm headphone jack
o
x1 3.5 mm microphone jack
o
x2 speaker outputs
o
x1 line-out output
o
x2 line-in inputs
l x2 XBee sockets, one supporting XBee cellular
l x2 SMA antenna connectors, one for the on-module antenna and another for the Mini PCIe
card
n User interfaces:
l x2 user buttons
l x3 user LEDs
n Dimensions:
l 210 x 130 mm
Note * Only one display interface can be enabled at a time.
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About the ConnectCore 8M Mini development boardPlacement and connectors
Placement and connectors
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