Watch the unboxing of the DART-MX8M-MINI Evaluation Kit based on NXP’s iMX 8M Mini processor and learn how to get started with the evaluation process in no time.
Packed in a small form factor, only 55 x 30 mm, the DART-MX8M-MINI System on Module / Computer on Module runs on NXP’s i.MX 8M Mini with up to 1.8GHz Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53™ plus 400MHz Cortex-M4™ real-time processor.
The SoM offers integrated 1080p video encode and decode acceleration support, 2D and 3D graphics, HQ audio and a wide range of connectivity options such as certified WiFi/Bluetooth, Ethernet and USB.
The DART-MX8M-MINI is a member of the DART Pin2Pin product family, which offers Variscite’s customers significant long-term advantages: scalability, reduced development time, cost, and risk, and an extended lifetime availability.
The kits provide an excellent showcase for DART-MX8M-MINI performance, connectivity options and can serve as a comprehensive evaluation platform for assessment and application development purposes.
For additional information, visit the DART-MX8M-MINI Evaluation Kit
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As AI-driven demand accelerated through 2025, memory chip shortages developed as semiconductor manufacturers shifted capacity to large-volume buyers, leaving many sectors, including medical, industrial, edge/IoT, and robotics poorly served. Climbing prices and lengthening lead times, exacerbated by knock-on effects across other SoM components, have created two clear pressure points. SoM vendors relying on outsourced manufacturing have limited flexibility when availability drops, leaving customers facing the same delays. Separately, product developers who chose chip-down architectures over SoM-based designs must procure components on their own. Those buying in smaller quantities are routinely pushed down supplier priority lists, and in many cases cannot get supply at all.
