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SPEAR-MX8
Evaluation Kits
The SPEAR-MX8 Development Kit and Starter Kit can serve as a complete development platform for both evaluation and application development purposes. The kits provide a great showcase of the SPEAR-MX8 connectivity features and performance.
Specifications
Starter Kit
Development Kit
Display
7" WVGA
Touch Panel
Capacitive
Micro-USB Debug Cable
Ethernet Cable
12V Power Supply
Boot/Rescue SD Cards
Carrier Board Design Package
Part number
VAR-STK-SP8
VAR-DVK-SP8
System on Module
CPU Name
CPU Type
2x Cortex™-A72 + 4x Cortex™-A53
CPU Cores
6
CPU Clock
1600MHz Cortex A72 with 1200MHz Cortex A53
RAM
4 GB LPDDR4
eMMC
16 GB
Ethernet
2x GbE PHY
Audio codec
Yes
OS support
Linux / Android (coming soon)
Temperature
-25 to 85°C
Part number
SPEAR-MX8QM_1612C_4096R_16G_AC_EC1_EC2_ET
Symphony-Board
Carrier Board
B2B socket
Supporting the SPEAR-MX8
LVDS
Dual 18-bit / 24-bit
HDMI in
1x HDMI 2.0a
HDMI
2.0a
DP
1.3
eDP
1.4 via display extension board (not included)
DSI
Header
Backlight Driver
PWM Control
Resistive touch panel
4-wire touch panel (4-pin FFC/FPC)
Capacitive touch panel
Capacitive touch panel (6-pin FFC/FPC)
Headphone
3.5 mm connector
Line - in
3.5 mm connector
Digital microphone
On-board
PCI-Express
mini-PCIe connector
SATA
SATA Connector on PCIe/SATA Interface
VAR-[DVK / STK]-MX8_[x]O
STK
Starter kit
DVK
Development kit
[x]O
L: Linux, A: Android
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Support
Supporting you every step of the way - from ideation to launch and beyond.
Free and prompt support directly from Variscite’s R&D experts.
Our Long-Standing Partnerships
Our close partnerships with leading technology vendors provide our customers with early access to the latest advanced solutions, ensuring your projects begin with a solid and future-ready foundation.
Why Variscite?
Quality
In-house manufacturing with comprehensive quality control - certified to ISO9001 and ISO13485 medical standards.
Pin2Pin
Our Pin2Pin product families maximize scalability and enable seamless migration to future technologies without redesigning the carrier board.
Longevity
15-year guaranteed hardware availability, backed by continuous software updates and support.
Customizability
Configure your system with precision and flexibility - select only the features you need and reduce costs.
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Updates
09.10.2024 Software releases
Stay current with software updates – Keep your Variscite SoMs performing at their best with our latest software releases.
21.07.2026
Newsroom
Getting a regulated medical product to market requires more than great hardware. Engineering teams must simultaneously manage embedded software, cybersecurity, QMS documentation, and validation – keeping all of it aligned around a single certified, long-term-reliable product. That is precisely the challenge a new Variscite and NRG partnership is designed to address.
Variscite, a leading System on Module manufacturer with proven expertise in medical applications, has joined forces with NRG, an engineering firm specializing in regulated medtech systems, to deliver an integrated hardware-software solution for companies building embedded medical products. The partnership gives development teams access to both a proven hardware platform and the software and engineering capabilities needed to support regulated development goals and product readiness.
Variscite, a leading System on Module manufacturer with proven expertise in medical applications, has joined forces with NRG, an engineering firm specializing in regulated medtech systems, to deliver an integrated hardware-software solution for companies building embedded medical products. The partnership gives development teams access to both a proven hardware platform and the software and engineering capabilities needed to support regulated development goals and product readiness.
22.07.2026
Blog
Watch the unboxing of the SPEAR-MX8 Evaluation Kit based on NXP i.MX 8QuadMax processor and learn how you can leverage the SoM’s capabilities.
Runs on NXP i.MX 8QuadMax with Dual 1.6GHz ARM Cortex-A72, Quad 1.2GHz Cortex-A53 and 2x 266MHz Real-time Cortex-M4F co-processor, the SoM offers advanced processing power, high-end graphics and UltraHD video capabilities
The SoM supports wide connectivity features: certified dual-band WiFi 802.11ac/a/b/g/n, Bluetooth/BLE, dual GbE, dual USB3, PCIe, CAN FD, SPI and UART.
Runs on NXP i.MX 8QuadMax with Dual 1.6GHz ARM Cortex-A72, Quad 1.2GHz Cortex-A53 and 2x 266MHz Real-time Cortex-M4F co-processor, the SoM offers advanced processing power, high-end graphics and UltraHD video capabilities
The SoM supports wide connectivity features: certified dual-band WiFi 802.11ac/a/b/g/n, Bluetooth/BLE, dual GbE, dual USB3, PCIe, CAN FD, SPI and UART.
28.02.2023
