Variscite’s new low-power and compact SoM based on NXP/Freescale i.MX 6UltraLite is launched at only 27 USD.
Variscite once again sets a new market standard, introducing the DART-6UL, measuring only 25mm x 50mm. This highly flexible System-on-Module (SoM) is based on NXP/Freescale’s i.MX 6UltraLite family and carries a 528MHz ARM Cortex-A7™ processor. A versatile platform, the DART-6UL provides a variety of interfaces and connectivity options – all packaged at an optimized power, size and cost.
In addition, the system supports industrial grade targeting embedded application requiring a wide temperature range. The VAR-6ULCustomBoard carrier board complements an attractive full reference kit of the DART-6UL SoM, which can be used for customers’ evaluation, development and end-product mass production.
DART-6UL main features include:
- Small size: 25mm x 50mm x 4mm
- NXP/Freescale i.MX 6UltraLite 528MHz ARM Cortex-A7 with optional security features
- Up to 512 MB DDR3L and 512 MB NAND / 32 GB eMMC
- Certified WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth 4.1/BLE
- Dual 10/100Mbps Ethernet
- 2D Pixel acceleration engine
- Display: 24-bit parallel RGB up to WXGA
- Touch screen controller
- Dual USB 2.0 OTG (Host/Device)
- Audio In/Out
- Dual CAN, UART, I2C, SPI, PWM, ADC
- Parallel camera input
- Industrial temperature grade
- OS: Linux Yocto
Variscite also offers a fully featured, touchscreen-enabled VAR-6ULCustomBoard Carrier. It serves as a complete development kit for evaluation and application development. It interfaces with a 7″ capacitive touchscreen.
VAR-6ULCustomBoard – SBC and development 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.
