NXP Semiconductors i.MX RT1040 crossover MCU

i.MX RT1040 crossover MCUs are part of the EdgeVerse™ edge computing platform and add additional flexibility with new packages and an extended temperature range up to 125° C. The i.MX RT1040 MCU has a compact 9x9 mm package, as well as the 11x11 mm package that supports implementing a 2-layer PCB design. The i.MX RT1040 MCUs run on the Arm^® Cortex^®-M7 core at 600 MHz. The i.MX RT1040 is supported by an extensive developer ecosystem, featuring the MCUXpresso suite of software and tools, for an optimal microcontroller design experience.

Key features

• High performance, real-time processing based on Cortex-M7 up to 600MHz
• Lower cost, most compact package (169 BGA) which supports 2 Layer PCB design
• High level of integration: high security, graphics acceleration, display controller
• Easy to Use with toolchain support and ecosystem

Additional features

• Arm Cortex-M7 up to 600 MHz
• 32 KB L1 Instruction cache, 32 KB L1 data cache
• Full featured Floating Point Unit (FPU) with support of the VFPv5 architecture
• Integrated PMU, up to 16 individual protection regions
• Tightly coupled GPIOs, operating at the same frequency as Arm Core
• Up to 512 KB I-TCM and D-TCM in total
• Boot ROM (128 KB)
• 512 KB OCRAM shared between ITCM/DTCM and OCRAM
• 8/16-bit SDRAM, up to SDRAM-133/SDRAM-166
• 8/16-bit SLC NAND FLASH, with ECC handled in software
• SD/eMMC
• SPI NOR/NAND FLASH
• Parallel NOR FLASH with XIP support
• Two single/dual channel Quad SPI FLASH with XIP support
• Two General Programmable Timers (GPT)
• Four Periodical Interrupt Timers (PIT)
• Four Quad Timers (QTimer)
• Four FlexPWMs
• Four quadrature encoder/decoders
• Parallel RGB LCD interface
• Generic 2D graphics engine
• One USB 2.0 OTG controllers with integrated PHY interfaces
• Two Ultra Secure Digital Host Controller (uSDHC) interfaces
• One 10/100M Ethernet controller with support for IEEE1588
• Eight universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UARTs) modules
• Four I2C modules
• Three SPI modules
• Two FlexCAN modules
• One FlexCAN (with Flexible Data-Rate supported)
• Three FlexIO modules
• S/PDIF input and output
• Three synchronous audio interface (SAI) modules supporting I2S, AC97, TDM, and codec/DSP interfaces
• Two Analog-Digital-Converters (ADC), 12-channel in total
• Four Analog Comparators (ACMP)
• Flexible package options:  169 BGA (9x9 mm, 11x11 mm)
• Operating temperature range: -40°C to 125°C (extended industrial qualification), 0°C to 95°C (consumer)

Applications

• Audio subsystem
• Consumer & Healthcare
• Home & Building automation
• Industrial computing
• Motor control & Power conversion

Available tools

The i.MX RT1040 EVK is a low cost 2-layer through-hole USB-powered PCB. At its heart lies the i.MX RT1040 crossover MCU, featuring NXP’s advanced implementation of the Arm^® Cortex^®-M7 core. This core operates at speeds up to 600 MHz to provide high CPU performance and excellent real-time response.

• Processor
  • MIMXRT1042XJM5B processor
     
• Memory
  • 256 Mb SDRAM memory
  • 64 Mb QSPI Flash
  • TF socket for SD card
     
• Display and Audio
  • Parallel LCD connector
  • Audio codec
  • 4-pole audio headphone jack
  • External speaker connection
  • Microphone
  • S/PDIF connector
  • Audio expansion connector
     
• Connectivity
  • Included in the kit: MURATA Type 1XK Ultra Small Dual band Wi-Fi^® 11a/b/g/n + Bluetooth^® 5.2 Module powered by NXP IW416
  • Micro USB OTG connector
  • Ethernet (10/100M) connector
  • CAN/CAN-FD transceiver
     
• Expansion connectors
  • Arduino^® UNO R3 expansion header
  • MikroE Click expansion header
  • I2C expansion connector
  • Audio expansion connector
     
• Debug capabilities
  • LPC-Link2 debug high speed USB probe with VCOM port
  • J-Link firmware option
  • SWO trace support
  • JTAG/SWD debug connector to allow debug of target microcontroller using an external probe
     
• User interface
  • Parallel LCD display connector
  • Wake up / User button
  • User LED