Specifications
Starter Kit
Development Kit
Included SOM
VAR-SMARC-MX8M-PLUS
VAR-SMARC-MX8M-PLUS
Included Carrier Board
Echo-Board
Echo-Board
Display

7" WVGA

Touch Panel

Capacitive

USB-C to USB-A Debug Cable
Ethernet Cable
12V Power Supply
Antenna
Heat Sink
Boot/Rescue SD Cards
Carrier Board Design Package
Optional Camera Module

VCAM-5640S-DUO, VCAM-AR1335B, VCAM-AR0821B

VCAM-5640S-DUO, VCAM-AR1335B, VCAM-AR0821B

Part Number

VAR-STK-SC8M-PLUS

VAR-DVK-SC8M-PLUS

System on Module
CPU Name

NXP i.MX8M Plus

CPU Type

Cortex™-A53

CPU Cores

4

CPU Clock

1.8 GHz

RAM

4 GB LPDDR4

eMMC

32 GB

Audio codec

Yes

EC1

GbE PHY on first ethernet port

EC2

GbE PHY on second ethernet port

AI/ML

AI/ML NPU acceleration 2.3 TOPS

Ethernet

10/100/1000 Mbps

Wi-Fi

Certified Wi-Fi 6 dual-band 802.11ax/ac/a/b/g/n

Bluetooth

5.4 / BLE

HDMI

V2.0a up to 4Kp30

LVDS

18-bit / 24-bit

TPMST

Internal ST TPM secure component

HUB

USB HUB

OS support

Linux / Android

Temperature

0 to 70°C

Part number

VAR-SMARC-MX8MPQ_1800C_4096R_32G_AC_EC1_EC2_WBD_TPMST_RTC_HUB_CT

More Info
Echo-Board
Carrier Board
B2B socket

Supporting the VAR-SMARC-MX8M-PLUS

Headphone

2x 3.5 mm connector

Line - in

2x 3.5 mm connector

Digital microphone

2x on-board

PCI-Express

M.2 M-Key vertical connectors

SD-CARD

SD Card Socket

CAN Bus

CAN/CAN-FD (Flexible Data-Rate)

Ethernet

2x 10/100/1000 Mbps, RJ45

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VAR-[STK / DVK]-SC8M-PLUS_[x]O
STK/DVK

STK: Starter kit
DVK: Development kit

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L: Linux, A: Android

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In-house manufacturing with comprehensive quality control - certified to ISO9001 and ISO13485 medical standards.
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Our Pin2Pin product families maximize scalability and enable seamless migration to future technologies without redesigning the carrier board.
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15-year guaranteed hardware availability, backed by continuous software updates and support.
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