Coral Dev Board

The Coral Dev Board is sandwich-style SBC with a removable SoM that contains an i.MX 8M SoC, 1GB RAM, 8GB eMMC, wireless radios, and an “Edge TPU.”


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Overview... System-on-Chip...
  • NXP i.MX 8M
  • Primary processor type -- ARM Cortex-A53
  • Primary processor word-width -- 64-bit
  • Primary processor cores -- 4
  • Primary processor clock rate (GHz) -- 1.5
Additional processors (if any)...
  • GPU (graphics) -- Vivan GC7000 Lite
  • MCU (microcontroller) -- Cortex-M4F real time unit
  • FPGA (gates) --
  • Other (DSP, FPU, NPU, TPU, AI...) -- Google Edge TPU coprocessor
System RAM...
  • Maximum capacity (GB) -- 1
  • Type -- LPDDR4
  • ECC support -- No
  • Factory installed? -- Yes
On-board solid-state storage...
  • Maximum capacity (GB) -- 8.0
  • Type -- eMMC
  • Factory installed? -- Yes
Removable solid-state storage...
  • Interface type -- microSD
  • m.2 interfaces -- 0
  • m.2 NVMe support --
SATA support...
  • SATA ports -- 0
USB ports...
  • USB hosts -- 1
  • USB host types -- 3.0 (A host + Type-C + micro)
  • USB OTG ports -- 2
Ethernet...
  • Ethernet interfaces -- 1
  • Maximum LAN speed (Mbps) -- 1000
  • Wake-on-LAN support? --
Wireless...
  • WiFi -- 802.11ac 2x2 MIMO 2.4/5GHZ
  • Bluetooth -- 4.1
  • Broadband --
  • LoRa --
HDMI...
  • Number of HDMI ports -- 1
  • HDMI version -- 2.0a
  • Max. HDMI resolution -- 4k
  • FPS at max. resolution --
  • HDMI audio support? -- Yes
Other display interfaces...
  • Composite video (CVBS) ports -- 0
  • Other display interfaces (DSI, LVDS, VGA...) -- 4-lane MIPI DSI
Camera interfaces...
  • Number of camera ports -- 1
  • Camera interface types -- MIPI CSI2 4-lane
Audio I/O...
  • Analog output ports -- 1
  • Audio connector type -- 3.5mm jack
  • Audio via HDMI? -- Yes
  • SPDIF interfaces -- 0
  • Line inputs -- 0
  • Mic inputs -- 1
  • On-board microphones -- 2
Other I/O...
  • GPIO -- 40
  • ADC -- 0
  • PWM -- 0
  • SPI -- 1
  • I2C -- 1
  • UARTs -- 1
  • RS232 (or 485 or 422) -- 0
  • IR receiver -- No
Expansion connector compatibility?
  • Arduino compatible -- No
  • Raspberry Pi compatible -- No
Miscellaneous functions...
  • Real time clock (RTC) support --
  • PMIC/PMU (power management controllers) --
  • Lithium battery support --
Operating system support...
  • Linux -- Mendel (derived from Debian)
  • Android -- Android Things
  • Windows --
  • Other OSes --
Other features not listed elsewhere:
  • USB Type-C power port (5V DC)
  • USB 3.0 Type-C OTG port
  • USB 3.0 Type-A host port
  • USB 2.0 Micro-B serial console port
  • 3.5mm audio jack (CTIA compliant)
  • Digital PDM microphone (x2)
  • 2.54mm 4-pin terminal for stereo speakers
  • HDMI 2.0a (full size)
  • 39-pin FFC connector for MIPI DSI display (4-lane)
  • 24-pin FFC connector for MIPI CSI-2 camera (4-lane)
  • MicroSD card slot
  • Gigabit Ethernet port
  • 40-pin GPIO expansion header
    Physical specs...
    • Width (mm) -- 85
    • Height (mm) -- 56
    • Depth (mm) --
    • Weight (gm) --
    • Input voltage, min. (V) -- 5
    • Input voltage, max. (V) -- 5
    • Input current, min. (A) -- 1
    • Input current, max. (A) -- 2
    • Operating temp., min. (°C) --
    • Operating temp., max. (°C) --
    • Certifications -- (none listed)
    Further information...
    [board ID = 270]

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