Processor Selector

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Choosing the right processor is the first step in any embedded design.

The processor is the backbone of every embedded project, which makes choosing the right CPU essential to a project’s success.

The first step is determining if the processor supports the peripherals that are necessary.

CPU Selector
CPU, GPU, DSP and NPU HMI & Multimedia Graphics API Interfaces Memory Types
Product Family A73 A53 A9 M4 M7 DSP NPU 3D GPU 2D GPU Display Camera Video Decode
Resolution		 Video Encode
Resolution		 OpenGL® ES OpenCL™ Vulkan™ PCIe USB Gigabit Ethernet SDIO SPI I2C UART LPDDR4 DDR3L
A311D 4 2 – – – – 1 1 1 1x MIPI-DSI
1x HDMI 2.1
1x CVBS		 1x MIPI-CSI
ISP		 4K 75fps with Trusted Video Path (TVP)
(h.265, h.264, VP9, VP8, MPEG, AVSx)		 1080p60 (h.265)
1080p30 (h.264)		 3.2 2.0 FP ✓ 1x 2.0 (1-lane) 1x 3.0
1x 2.0		 1x 3x 2x 4x 3x ✓
i.MX 8M Plus – 4 – – 1 1 1 1 1 1x MIPI-DSI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x dual-LVDS		 2x MIPI-CSI
ISP		 1080p60
(h.265, h.264, VP9, VP8)		 1080p60
(h.265, h.264)		 3.1 1.2 FP ✓ 1x 3.0 (1-lane) 2x 3.0 2x (1 x/ TSN) 3x 3x 6x 4x ✓
i.MX 8M Quad – 4 – 1 – – – 1 – 1x MIPI-DSI
1x HDMI 2.0		 2x MIPI-CSI 4Kp60 with HDR
(h.265, VP9);
4Kp30
(h.264, VP8)		 – 3.1 1.2 ✓ 2x 2.0 (1-lane) 2x 3.0 1x 2x 3x 4x 4x ✓
i.MX 8M Mini – 4 – 1 – – – 1 1 1x MIPI-DSI 1x MIPI-CSI 1080p60
(h.265, VP9, h.264, VP8)		 1080p60
(h.264)		 2.0 – – 1x 2.0 (1-lane) 2x 2.0 1x 3x 3x 4x 4x ✓
i.MX 8M Nano – 4 – – 1 – – 1 – 1x MIPI-DSI 1x MIPI-CSI – – 3.1 1.2 ✓ – 1x 2.0 1x 3x 3x 4x 4x ✓
i.MX 6 Quad – – 4 – – – – 1 1 1x Parallel
1x dual-LVDS
1x MIPI-DSI
1xHDMI		 1x MIPI-CSI
1x Parallel		 1080p60
(h.264, VP8)		 1080p30
(h.264)		 2.0 1.2 EP – 1x 2.0 (1-lane) 2x 2.0 2x 3x 5x 3x 5x ✓