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Variscite VAR-SOM-MX8 vs. NovTech iMX7-96 Meerkat


VAR-SOM-MX8

iMX7-96 Meerkat
Manufacturer Variscite NovTech
Price $ 134.0 $ 109.0
SoC NXP i.MX 8QuadMax NXP i.MX7 Dual
CPU 2× ARM Cortex-A72 @ 1.8 Ghz
4× ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.2 Ghz
2× ARM Cortex-A7 @ 1.2 Ghz
GPU 2x GC7000 (2D/3D) 2D-only processing engine
Embedded MCU 2 x ARM Cortex-M4F -
RAM 8.0 GiB LPDDR4 1.0 GiB
eMMC 1 × soldered 1 × soldered
USB 1 × host port
1 of which support USB-OTG
2 × host ports
1 of which support USB-OTG
Ethernet
1× 1 Gbps
Wi-Fi On-board Wi-Fi without external antenna
2.4Ghz b/g/n
5Ghz a/n/ac
On-board Wi-Fi without external antenna
2.4Ghz b/g/n
Bluetooth onboard onboard
Camera up to 1 x inputs up to 1 x inputs
Audio 1 × outputs
1 × line-in
1 × mic-in
1 × I2S

1 × I2S
GPIO - 12
PWM - 1
I2C 4 1
SPI 4 1
UART 5 1
Form factor - 96boards CE v1.0
Dimensions 68 mm x 52 mm 85 mm x 54 mm x 10 mm
Temperature -25.0°C - 85.0°C -
Software Linux: True
Android: yes
Linux: True