Powered by NXP Semiconductor's i.MX 8M Plus processor and 88W8997 wireless SoC, the Summit SOM 8M Plus delivers a versatile, power efficient quad Cortex-A53 and Cortex-M7 solution for heterogenous multiprocessing, advanced connectivity, and enhanced security to enable high performance, flexible solutions. Developers can leverage hardware acceleration for machine learning with an integrated 2.3 TOPS neural processing unit, and rich multimedia (graphics, video, vision, and audio) with a DSP core and GPU.
Essentially, the new Summit SOM 8M Plus provides a solution for manufacturers who want to refresh Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity multiple times throughout a product’s lifecycle to future proof their designs without sacrificing size. At the same time, the Summit SOM 8M Plus solution eanbles faster time to market and lower cost of ownership, independently of the application use.
The exhaustive array of interfaces includes support for up to three displays and several options for video out, camera, audio, and I/O. The onboard Cortex-A53 and Cortex-M7 cores allow simultaneous Linux and RTOS execution on dedicated, firewalled subsystems, and the quad-core i.MX 8M Plus SoC is powerful enough to run multiple instances of Linux for various purposes, such as user interface, connectivity, and more.
Summit SOM 8M Plus modules will be available in the future as NXP updates their 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth combo silicon to the latest standards. Additionally, the i.MX 8M Plus processor is backed by NXP’s Product Longevity Program, which ensures long-term availability of 15-plus years.
The new Summit SOM 8M Plus supports the latest WPA3-Personal, WPA3-Enterprise, and WPA3-Enterprise CNSA/SuiteB 192-bit security standards and has an upcoming FIPS 140-3 certification. It is globally certified to reduce customers’ barrier to entry. Regulatory certifications will include FCC, IC, CE, RCM, MIC, and Bluetooth SIG approvals.
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