NXP Semiconductors MIMXRT595-EVK for i.MX RT500

The i.MX RT500 crossover microcontroller family, is a breakthrough product combining the best of MCU and DSP functionality for ultra-low power applications.

The i.MX RT500 hardware development starts with the i.MX RT595 EVK, which is a six-layer HDI PCB that combines the i.MX RT500 with on-board memory, connectors, and sensors. This board is compatible with Arduino shields and is supported by MCUXpresso software and tools for the Arm® Cortex®-M33 core and Cadence Tensilica Xplorer software and tools for the Fusion F1 DSP. 

Key features

• Energy-efficient, real-time processing
• Low power consumption
• Rich integration
• Advanced security

Additional features

• Supports i.MX RT595, RT555, and RT533 development
• RT595 running at 200 MHz (Arm® Cortex®-M33) and 200 MHz (Fusion F1 DSP) with 2D Vector GPU
• NXP PMIC with battery charger (PCA9420)
• NXP 6-axis accelerometer/magnetometer (FXOS8700CQ)
• Macronix Octal SPI Flash and AP Memory PSRAM memories
• Audio codec with stereo line in and line out/headphone jack
• Dual knowles DMICs
• DMIC expansion connector supporting up to 8 DMICs
• Full SD Card slot
• Micro-A/B USB supporting host or device operation
• Arduino and PMOD expansion connectors
• 10- and 20-pin SWD connectors supporting external debug/trace probes
• On-board debug probe with VCOM and CMSIS-DAP or J-link FW options
• MIPI-DSI connector and FlexIO connector for display support*

i.MX RT500 family highlights

• Energy Efficient, Real-time Processing
  • Arm Cortex-M33 running up to 200 MHz with ultra-fast real-time responsiveness
  • Optional Cadence® Tensilica® Fusion F1 DSP running up to 200 MHz
  • Cryptography and math accelerators
  • Up to 5 MB on-chip SRAM
• Low Power
  • 28 nm FD-SOI process optimized for active and leakage power
  • Low leakage SRAM for extended battery life
• Rich Integration
  • 2D GPU with Display LCD and MIPI DSI
  • Quad/Octal SPI Flash & PSRAM interface with on-the-fly decryption
  • USB 2.0 HS Host & Device with PHY
  • Up to 12 x Flexcomms, configurable to SPI/I2C/UART/I2S
  • Up to 2 x SD/eMMC
  • Digital microphone interface
• Advanced Security
  • Secure boot 
  • SRAM Physically Unclonable Function (PUF)
  • Acceleration for symmetric and asymmetric cryptography (ECC & RSA)

Applications

• Media playback pipeline assistance on RT500
• Audio voice pipeline assistance on RT500