armStone™ offers all common interfaces (via standard connectors or multi-pin connector). A display can easily be connected via a LVDS interface. Also, a further display/ screen interface via (e.g.) DVI is available. The PicoITX form factor is perfectly constructed for small, but powerful applications. With a size of 100 x 72 mm, this PicoITX form factor is suitable for compact devices, as well as for portable ones. All standard bushes are lead through the long side and therefore can be placed at the back of the body. armStone™ has a Single Supply of 5V. Depending on the CPU, the power consumption can only be a few Watt, making it possible to run the armStone™ without fan or cooling element.
armStone™A5 | armStone™A9 | armStone™A9r2 | armStone™MX8M | armStone™A8 | |
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State | Production | Production | Production | Samples | No new developments |
CPU | |||||
CPU | NXP Vybrid | NXP i.MX 6 | NXP i.MX 6 | NXP i.MX 8M | CortexA8 @ 833MHz (1GHz opt.) |
Core | ARM Cortex-A5 + Cortex-M4 | ARM Cortex-A9 | ARM Cortex-A9 | ARM Cortex-A53 + Cortex-M4 | Cortex-A8 |
No of Cores | Single-/Dual-Core | Solo/DualLite/Quad | Solo/DualLite/Quad | Dual/ Quad | Cortex-A8 |
Frequency | max. 500MHz & 167MHz | max. 1.2GHz | max. 1GHz | max. 1,5GHz | 1GHz |
L2-Cache | 512KB | max. 1MB | max. 1MB | ||
GPU | NEON | 2D, 3D 600Mpix/s | 3D, 2D 600Mpix/s | Vulkan | PowerVR SGX540 |
Video Decode | 1080p60 | 1080p60 | MPEG2, MPEG4p2 H263 up to 4Kp60 | ||
Operating System | |||||
Linux | Buildroot (uboot installed) | Buildroot Yocto | Buildroot Yocto | Buildroot Yocto | 3.3 |
Windows | WCE 6.0 WEC 7 WEC 2013 | WEC 7 WEC 2013 | WEC 2013 | WCE 6.0 R3/ WEC 7 | |
Memory | |||||
Flash | max. 1GB | max. 512MB | max. 512MB SLC 32GB eMMC | max. 1GB SLC NAND max. 32GB eMMC | 128MByte Flash (1GB optional) |
RAM | max. 512MB | max. 4GB | max. 4GB DDR3L | max. 8GB LPDDR4 | 256MByte (512MByte optional) |
Interfaces | |||||
SD-Card | 1x microSD on-board | 1x on-board | 1x on-board | 1x optional | |
Ethernet | 2x 10/100Mb IEEE 1588 | 1x 10/100/1000Mb IEEE1588 | 1x 10/100/1000Mb IEEE1588 | 1x 10/100/1000 Mbit | 1-2x 10/ 100Mbit |
WiFi | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n dual band | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n | |||
BT | BT 3.0 | BT 2.1+EDR, 4.1 LE | |||
USB Host | 1-2x | 4x | 4x | 2x USB 3.0 2x USB 2.0 | 1 |
USB Device | 1x | 1x | 1x | 1x USB3.0 OTG | 1 |
CAN | 1-2x | 1x | 2x | 1x | 1 |
UART | 3x | 3x | 5x | 3x (1x RS232, 2x TTL) | |
I2C | 1-2x | 1x | 1x | 4x | 1 |
SPI | 1x | 1x | 2x | 2x | 1 |
Audio | Line In/Out/Mic | Line In/Out/Mic | Line In/Out/Mic | Line In/Out/Mic | IN/ OUT/ MIC |
Digital I/O | max. 66 | max. 66 | max. 66 | max. 32 | max. 66 |
Touch Panel | 4-wire, analog resistive; PCAP-Touch via I2C | 4/5-wire, analog resistive and PCAP Touch via I2C | 4/5-wire, analog resistive and PCAP Touch via I2C | analog reistive and PCAP Touch ext. via I2C | 4-wire, analogue resistive capacitive Touch interface |
Camera analog/digital | 0/MIPI-CSI | 0/MIPI-CSI | |||
PCIe | 1x | 1x | 1x with SIM Card Slot | ||
SATA | 1x | 1x | |||
RTC | ✅ | ||||
Display | |||||
RGB | 18Bit | 18bit | |||
LVDS | 18Bit | 2x 18bit/24bit | 2x 18/24bit | 2x 24bit | WXGA, 18Bit |
CRT/DVI | 0/DVI | 0/DVI | 0/DVI | DVI 1080p | |
Common | |||||
Supply Voltage | 5V/8-14V DC / ±5% | 5V/8-14V DC/±5% | 5V DC/±5% | 5V DC/±5% | +5VDC / ±5% |
Power Consumption | 3W typ. | 4W typ. | 4W typ. | tbd | 4W typ. |
Operating Temperature | 0°C - +70°C opt. -25°C - +85°C | 0°C - +70°C opt. -20°C - +85°C | 0°C - +70°C opt. -20°C - +85°C | 0°C - +70°C opt. -20°C - +85°C | 0°C up to +70°C (-25°C up to +85°C I-Temp. Version) |
Size | 100x72x15mm (lxbxd) | 100x72x15mm (lxbxd) | 100x72x15mm (LxBxH) | 100x72x15mm (LxBxH) | 100mm x 72mm x 15mm (l x b x d) |
Weight | ~55g | ~60g | ~60g | ~60g | about 40g |
Long Term Availability | 2023 | 2027 | 2027 | 2033 |