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April 2026 Software Releases

Sunday, 26 Apr 2026

Stay current with software updates – Keep your Variscite SoMs performing at their best with our latest software releases.

 


Debian Bookworm 6.6.y_24.12-v1.2 for i.MX 8M Plus modules: DART-MX8M-PLUSVAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS, VAR-SMARC-MX8M-PLUS
Release date: 04/01/2026
Release notes: DART-MX8M-PLUSVAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS, VAR-SMARC-MX8M-PLUS
Developers info:  DART-MX8M-PLUSVAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS, VAR-SMARC-MX8M-PLUS


Yocto Scarthgap 6.6.y_2.2.2-v1.0 for i.MX 8M Mini modules: DART-MX8M-MINIVAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI
Release date: 04/01/2026
Release notes: DART-MX8M-MINIVAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI
Developers info: DART-MX8M-MINIVAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI


Debian Bookworm 6.6.y_24.12-v1.1 for i.MX 91 modules: VAR-SOM-MX91 , DART-MX91
Release date: 04/03/2026
Release notes: VAR-SOM-MX91 , DART-MX91
Developers info: VAR-SOM-MX91 , DART-MX91


Android 15.0.0_1.2.0 v1.0 for i.MX 8X modules: VAR-SOM-MX8X
Release date: 04/10/2026
Release notes
Developers info: VAR-SOM-MX8X


Android 15.0.0_1.2.0 v1.0 for i.MX 8QuadMax/8QuadPlus modules: VAR-SOM-MX8, SPEAR-MX8
Release date: 04/10/2026
Release notes: VAR-SOM-MX8, SPEAR-MX8
Developers info: VAR-SOM-MX8, SPEAR-MX8


Yocto Scarthgap 6.12.17_11.00.09.04-v1.2 for AM62 modules: VAR-SOM-AM62
Release date: 04/11/2026
Release notes
Developers info: VAR-SOM-AM62


Yocto Scarthgap 6.6.y_2.2.2-v1.1 for i.MX 8M Mini modules: DART-MX8M-MINIVAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI
Release date: 04/14/2026
Release notes: DART-MX8M-MINIVAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI
Developers info: DART-MX8M-MINIVAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI


Debian Bookworm 6.6.y_24.12-v1.1 for i.MX 8X modules: VAR-SOM-MX8X
Release date: 04/24/2026
Release notes
Developers info: VAR-SOM-MX8X

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Stay current with software updates – Keep your Variscite SoMs performing at their best with our latest software releases.
 
26.04.2026
Newsroom
new VAR-SMARC-MX8M-PLUS at Embedded World 2026
Variscite will present a new product lineup built around the Smart Mobility Architecture (SMARC) form factor standard during Embedded World 2026, running March 10-12 in Nuremberg, Germany. The debut will feature the first public reveal of the VAR-SMARC-MX8M-PLUS, running on NXP’s i.MX 8M Plus processor. Visitors can find Variscite at booth 4A-342 in the Exhibition Centre.
26.02.2026
Blog
DART-MX93
At Embedded World 2026, Pierluigi Passaro, Variscite’s R&D expert, spoke with Robert Thompson from NXP to discuss two forces accelerating a shift already well underway in embedded product development: ongoing component supply chain pressures and the Cyber Security Resilience Act. As long-standing development partners, Variscite and NXP continue to advance their collaboration around the i.MX 9 processor family – helping product teams reduce complexity and bring differentiated products to market faster.
14.04.2026