NXP Semiconductors 8MPLUSLPD4-PEVK Power Measurement Evaluation Kit

NXP Semiconductors 8MPLUSLPD4-PEVK Power Measurement Evaluation Kit provides a comprehensive demonstration and development platform for the i.MX 8M Plus Quad/Dual and i.MX 8M Plus QuadLite applications processors. The 8MPLUSLPD4-PEVK is fully software compatible with the 8MPLUSLPD4-EVK Evaluation Kit and includes additional hardware to measure the i.MX 8M Plus SoC power consumption at run time. The 8MPLUSLPD4-PEVK Evaluation Kit could therefore be used as a replacement to the 8MPLUSLPD4-EVK.

The NXP Semiconductors i.MX 8M Plus Power Measurement Evaluation Kit features a modular design, consisting of the 8MPLUSLPD4-PWR Compute Module and the 8MPLUS-BB Base Board. The 8MPLUSLPD4-PWR Compute Module includes the i.MX 8M Plus SoC, LPDDR4, eMMC, QSPI, PMIC, and power monitoring circuits. The 8MPLUS-BB Base Board brings out the broad connectivity that is needed for product evaluation.

Features

  • Processor
    • i.MX 8M Plus Quad applications processor
    • 4x Arm® Cortex®-A53 up to 1.8GHz
    • 1x Arm Cortex-M7 up to 800MHz
    • Cadence® Tensilica® HiFi4 DSP up to 800MHz
    • Machine Learning (ML) accelerator
  • Memory
    • 6GB LPDDR4
    • 16GB eMMC 5.1
    • 64MB QSPI Flash
  • Display and camera interfaces
    • MIPI-DSI Display Mini-SAS Connector
    • LVDS Display Mini-SAS Connector
    • 2x MIPI-CSI Camera Mini-SAS Connector
  • Wireless
    • Wi-Fi® Type 1MW 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 1×1
  • Audio
    • Audio DAC
    • Microphone/headphone jacks
  • Connectivity
    • 2x 10/100/1000 Ethernet port (1x w/ TSN)
    • USB 3.0 Type C for Power
    • USB 3.0 Type A
    • USB 3.0 Type C
    • PCIe M.2 interface
  • Debug
    • JTAG connector
  • Tools and OS support
    • Linux
    • Android
    • FreeRTOS

Applications

  • Anesthesia unit monitor
  • Anomaly detection
  • Avionics
  • Building safety
  • Defibrillator
  • Electricity generation
  • Electricity grid and distribution
  • Factory automation
  • Hospital admission machine
  • Intermediate flight controller
  • Medical imaging
  • Powered patient beds
  • Vision, advanced sensing, and processing board
  • AI home server and alarm hubs
  • Home automation
  • In-home energy display
  • Automatic vehicle identification
  • Building security
  • Fleet management
  • Industrial control
  • Industrial HMI
  • Motor drives
  • Safety, security, and surveillance

Kit Contents

  • 8MPLUSLPD4-PWR Compute Module
  • USB 3.0 to Type-C cable
  • USB Type-C power supply​
  • 8MPLUS-BB Base Board
  • USB A to micro B cable​
  • Quick Start Guide

Software

The i.MX Power Measurement Tool (PMT) provides general control of NXP i.MX8 evaluation kits, collects on-board power consumption information, and provides reports to the user. It integrates a user-friendly GUI with many features, as well as a TUI for command-line operation. All operations are performed through the USB debug connection on compatible and supported evaluation kits.

The PMT is implemented in Python and actively supported for Linux OS distributions (Ubuntu 16.04 and above) and the Windows OS (Windows 10
and above).

  • Download PMT from GitHub

The Board Control Utilities (BCU) is a command-line tool designed to monitor real-time power consumption or export the data to Excel for analysis.

  • Download BCU from GitHub

Documents

  • Quick Start Guide
  • i.MX Power Measurement Tool
  • User Guide
  • Schematic Diagrams

Videos

Board Layout (Top)

NXP Semiconductors 8MPLUSLPD4-PEVK Power Measurement Evaluation Kit

Board Layout (Bottom)

NXP Semiconductors 8MPLUSLPD4-PEVK Power Measurement Evaluation Kit

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - NXP Semiconductors 8MPLUSLPD4-PEVK Power Measurement Evaluation Kit

NXP Semiconductors 8MPLUSLPD4-PEVK Power Measurement Evaluation Kit