Meerkat96™
A 96Boards Consumer Edition Single Board Computer Based on NXP® i.MX 7Dual SoC
"Meerkat | meer - kat | : a small, fast animal that has a variety of communication skills allowing interaction with a large group."
The Meerkat96™ board, based on the NXP® i.MX 7D SoC, is a member of 96Boards community and complies with all Consumer Edition board specifications. The i.MX 7 is a highly integrated multi-market applications processor designed to enable secure and portable applications within the Internet of Things. The Meerkat96™ features Dual-core Arm® Cortex®-A7 processors operating at up to 1.2GHz, Single-core Arm® Cortex®-M4 operating up to 200MHz and a set of peripherals that allow direct interfacing and connecting to MMC/SD card, HDMI out, USB, WLAN and BLE. Two expansion connectors provide additional interfaces to cameras, USB, UARTs, I2C, SPI and GPIOs.
Features
- 96Boards Consumer Edition form-factor
- Meets all Consumer Edition specifications
- NXP® i.MX 7Dual SoC
- Dual-core Arm® Cortex®-A7 at up to 1.2GHz per core
- Single-core Arm® Cortex®-M4 at up to 200Mhz
- 512MB DDR3L
- Video up to 1080p@30fps HD
- MIPI-CSI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface - Camera Serial Interface) 2x lane
- WLAN 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz
- Bluetooth 4.1
- One USB 2.0 OTG micro AB and two USB 2.0
- Power-in range +5V to +42V DC (exceeding 96Boards Specifications) achieved by using Power by Linear Technology™
- The design can be used as a reference design for the NXP uP
- Expandability
- One 40-pin Low Speed (LS) connector
- UART x2, SPI, I2S, I2C x2, GPIO x12 and DC Power (Interfaces can be configured as CAN, PWM and other peripherals based on the i.MX 7D PINMUX function)
- One 60-pin High Speed (HS) connector
- SDHC/SDIO, MIPI DSI x2, MIPI CSI x2, I2C, GPIO x3, USB 2.0 HOST & USB 2.0 HOST HSIC)
- Expandable using 96Boards mezzanine boards
- Can be made compatible with Arduino using an add-on card
- One 40-pin Low Speed (LS) connector
Customization Services
The Meerkat96™ is meant for pre-production purposes and can be used for proof-of-concept testing. NovTech Design Services can help with customized production-ready systems with the following services:
- Design modification, both schematic and PCB, to meet requirements of end-application
- Optimize Linux drivers and software
- Customize enclosure to match environmental requirements
- Help with regulatory requirements
Kit Contents
- Meerkat96™
- SD card with Linux image
- +12V Power Supply
- UART to USB cable
- Quick Start Guide
Design Resources
- Schematic
- BoM
- Assembly Drawings
- GERBER files
- Linux Virtual Machine with all sources and tool-chain
- SVN server for latest code updates
For an access to the board portal please register your board here.
Support Resources
- User Manual
- Software Manual
- Arrow support
- NovTech Support
For an access to these documents please register your board here.
Ordering Information
Meerkat96™ can be ordered from Arrow. Contact NovTech for customization, pricing and availability.