NXP i.MX RT1170 Crossover MCU Family

i.MX RT1170 Crossover MCU: Pioneering the GHZ Era for MCUs

The i.MX RT1170 Crossover MCU family achieves a record-breaking 1GHz frequency. This groundbreaking product series integrates exceptional computing performance and multimedia capabilities while maintaining the ease of use and real-time performance of microcontrollers.

Product Highlights

• High Performance: Based on the Arm® Cortex®-M core, featuring the Cortex-M7 core at up to 1GHz and the Cortex-M4 core at 400MHz, delivering over 6468 CoreMarks® benchmark scores.
• Real-time Performance, Low Latency: Up to 2 MB of SRAM, including 512 KB Cortex-M7 TCM + 128 KB ECC and 256 KB Cortex-M4 TCM with ECC. Offers 1 MB on-chip RAM + 128 KB ECC, with fast real-time response and latency as low as 12 ns.
• Low Power Operation: Integrated DC-DC converters for low dynamic power consumption. Features a low-power mode at 24 MHz.
• High Integration: Powerful multimedia capabilities for GUIs and enhanced HMIs. Includes multiple display interfaces and CMOS camera interfaces. Supports OpenVG™ graphics acceleration up to 500 MHz.

Key Features and Specifications

The i.MX RT1170 family offers a comprehensive set of features:

• External Memory Support: Quad/Octal SPI, HyperFlash™/HyperRAM™, SDRAM, NAND/NOR Flash, SD/eMMC, PSRAM, LPSDRAM.
• Security: Features hardware elliptic curve cryptography, hardware protection mechanisms, secure boot, AES engine for data encryption, and real-time AES decryption from Quad/Octal SPI/HyperFlash. It is part of NXP's EdgeLock™ Secure Assurance program.

Target Applications

• Machine learning-based edge computing applications
• Industrial computing design
• Motor control and power conversion
• Personal health and fitness
• IoT devices with voice capabilities

i.MX RT1170 Crossover MCU Family System Block Diagram

The system architecture includes:

• Main CPU Platform: Arm® Cortex®-M7 (up to 1 GHz) with 32 KB D-cache w/ ECC, 32 KB I-cache w/ ECC, FPU, MPU, NVIC, 2 x eDMA, up to 512 KB TCM w/ ECC.
• Secondary CPU Platform: Arm Cortex-M4 (up to 400 MHz) with 16KB D-cache w/ Parity Check, 16KB I-cache w/ Parity Check, FPU, MPU, NVIC, 256 KB TCM w/ ECC.
• System Control: PLL, OSC, Resource Domain Control, Semaphore, Code Watchdog Timer.
• Connectivity: 3 x CAN-FD, 2 x eMMC/SD, 2 x EMVSIM, 10/100 ENET w/ IEEE® 1588, 1Gbps ENET w/ AVB, 1Gbps ENET w/ TSN, 2 x FlexIO, HS GPIO, 6 x I²C, 4 x I²S/SAI, 8 x 8 Keypad, S/PDIF Tx/Rx, 6 x SPI, 12 x UART, 2 x USB 2.0 OTG w/ PHY, Secure JTAG, SWD.
• Multimedia: 2D GPU with Vector Graphics Acceleration, 2D Graphics Acceleration (PXP) supporting Resize, CSC, Overlay, Rotation. MIPI CSI, Parallel CSI, MIPI DSI, Parallel LCD. 8-ch. DMIC.
• Timers: 1 x EWM, Temp Monitor, 4 x FlexPWM, 6 x GP Timer, 4 x Quadrature ENC, 4 x QuadTimer, 4 x Watchdog.
• Analog: 2 x 12b ADC 4.2 Msps, 4 x Analog Comparator w/ 8b DAC, 1 x 12b DAC.
• Internal Memory: Up to 2MB SRAM Total (Configurable ECC), ROM.
• External Memory: Dual Channel QSPI FLASH x2 w/ Encrypted Execution, HyperRAM™/HyperFLASH™/PSRAM, External Memory Controller w/ Memory Crypto Engine, 8/16/32-bit SDRAM/LPSDRAM, 8/16-bit Parallel NAND/NOR Flash/FPGA/SRAM/8080.
• Security: AES-128/256, DES/3DES, eFuse, Elliptic Curve Cryptography, HAB, Memory Crypto Engine, RSA4096, Secure RAM, Secure RTC, SHA-1/SHA-2, SRAM PUF/UDF, Tamper Detection, TRNG.

i.MX RT1170 MCU Family Overview

*The first frequency is for consumer products, and the second frequency is for industrial and automotive products.

i.MX RT1170 Evaluation Kit

The i.MX RT1170 Evaluation Kit (EVK) simplifies development, enabling users to start designing quickly and accelerate product time-to-market.

Evaluation Kit Components:

• Microcontroller: MIMXRT1176DVMAA
• Memory: 512 Mbit SDRAM memory, 512 Mbit Octal flash, 128 Mbit QSPI flash, 2 Gbit Raw NAND flash, 64 Mbit LPSPI flash, TF card slot for SD card insertion.
• Display: MIPI LCD interface.
• Camera: MIPI camera interface.
• Audio: Audio codec, 4-pole audio microphone jack, External speaker interface, Microphone (analog, digital), SPDIF interface.
• Connectivity: 2 x Micro USB OTG interfaces, Ethernet (10/100/1000M) interface, Ethernet (10/100M) interface, M.2 interface, CAN connectors, Arduino® interface, FRDM motor control interface, SIM card slot.
• Debugging: JTAG interface, DAP-Link onboard debugger.
• Sensors: 6-axis eCompass (3-axis magnetometer, 3-axis accelerometer) sensor FXOS8700CQ.
• Purchase Information: MIMXRT1170-EVK, RK055HDMIPI4M (5.5" 720p display).

Software and Tools

NXP MCUXpresso software and tools provide rich design solutions that optimize, simplify, and accelerate the application development process for NXP embedded systems based on Cortex-M cores. This includes NXP microcontroller series, Crossover MCU series, and Bluetooth MCU series.

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