MYIR Launches a Chip-Like Module Packing Nuvoton's NuMicro MA35D1 System-on-Chip
With two Linux-capable Arm Cortex-A53 cores and a Cortex-M4 coprocessor, this compact module targets the IoT and more.
Shenzhen-based MYIR (Make Your Idea Real) has announced its latest system-on-module, a compact surface-mount device built around the Nuvoton NuMicro MA35D1 processor — offering two Arm Cortex-A35 cores and a Cortex-M4 coprocessor for real-time work.
"Boasting advanced, high-speed connectivity interfaces, as well as an LCD display controller, a 2D graphics engine, and JPEG and H.264 decoders," the company says of its latest creation, "this device is ideally suited for diverse applications such as Edge Gateways, tiny AI/ML solutions, HMI [Human-Machine Interface] systems, industrial control, construction machinery controllers, motion controllers, OBD (On-Board Diagnostics) automotive diagnostic tools, new energy applications, and more."
The heart of the module, which is packed in a chip-like surface-mount format, is the Nuvoton NuMicro MA35D1 processor, which has two Linux-capable 64-bit Arm Cortex-A35 cores running at up to 800MHz and a single Arm Cortex-M4 microcontroller core running at up to 180MHz. There's 256MB of DDR3L memory on the module, with options of 256MB NAND flash or 8GB eMMC storage. A 252-pin expansion interface provides a wealth of connectivity including two gigabit Ethernet connections, two USB 2.0 High Speed ports, SDIO 3.0, 24-bit RGB video out, MIPI Camera Serial Interface (CSI) in, two I2S, six I2C, four SPI, four CAN FD, and no fewer than 17 UART buses.
For those looking to experiment with the module, MYIR has launched a development board that comes with the device pre-mounted on a breakout, which offers six RS232, six RS485, two USB 2.0 Host, one USB 2.0 On-The-Go, two gigabit Ethernet ports, four CAN bus connectors, and one micro-Card slot for storage, along with an integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module for wireless connectivity.
The development board also features an M.2 socket targeting optional cellular modem add-ons with on-board dual SIM slots, an RGB display interface compatible with the company's optional 7" LCD, and a 30-pin expansion interface for access to the general-purpose input/output (GPIO) pins.
MYIR is taking orders for the module on its website, priced at $39.80 for the SOM with 256MB flash and $58.80 for the SOM with 8GB eMMC; the development board is priced at $99 for the 256MB flash version and $105 for the 8GB eMMC version, with the optional 7" touchscreen display module an additional $89 on top.