TRIA SM2S-IMX8M
The TRIA SM2S-IMX8M module features NXP’s i.MX 8M processors offering dual- and quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 compute performance at very low power consumption and excellent graphics performance combined with a high degree of functional integration.
Built with best in class audio, voice and video processing technology, the NXP i.MX8M Family of Aplications Processors is ideally suited for Media IOT and industrial applications such as Video, Voice and Audio for Connected Devices, Smart Home as well as HMI, Voice and Vision for harsh enviroments.
TRIA SM2S-IMX8M offers dual-core or quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processors in combination with ARM Cortex-M4 real time processor and Vivante GC7000Lite 3D Graphics GPU. It provides fast LPDDR4 memory, up to 64GB eMMC Flash memory, Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express, USB 3.0, an on-board Wireless Module as well as an extensive set of interfaces for embedded applications.
The module is compliant with the SMARC™ 2.0 standard, allowing easy integration with SMARC baseboards. For evaluation and design-in of the SM2S-IMX8M module, Tria provides a development platform and a starter kit. Support for Linux is available (Android support on request).
Highlights
- Dual or Quad core ARM Cortex-A53 Applications Processor up to 1.5GHz
- ARM Cortex-M4 Real Time Processor at 266MHz
- Vivante GC7000Lite 2D/3D Graphics Processor
- 4Kp60 HEVC/H.265, H.264 and VP9 Video Codec (VPU not available on 8MQuadLite)
- Up to 4GB LPDDR4 SDRAM
- Up to 64GB eMMC Flash
- Dual-channel LVDS / MIPI-DSI x4 (optional)
- HDMI 2.0 with up to 4k
- Dual Independent Display support
- Dual MIPI CSI-2 Camera Interface
- 2x PCI Express x1 Gen. 2
- 2x USB 3.0 Host interface
- 2x USB 2.0 Host interface
- 1x USB 2.0 Host/Device interface
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Wireless Module (optional)
- MMC/SD/SDIO interface
- 2x CAN interface (optional)
- 2x I2S Audio Interface
- UART, SPI, I2C
- SMARC 2.0 Compliant
Specifications
| Technology | ARM |
| Form Factor | SMARC Short Size |
| CPU | NXP i.MX 8M ARM Cortex-A53 Applications Processor - i.MX 8MQuad, quad-core, 1.3 - 1.5GHz - i.MX 8MDual, dual-core, 1.3 - 1.5GHz - i.MX 8MQuadLite, quad-core, 1.3 - 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-M4 Real Time Processor at 266MHz |
| Chipset | SOC |
| RAM | Up to 4GB 3200MT/s LPDDR4 SDRAM, soldered |
| Flash | Up to 64GB eMMC Flash QSPI NOR Flash (optional) |
| Storage Interfaces | 1x MMC/SD/SDIO |
| USB | 1x USB 2.0 Host/Client, 2x USB 2.0 Host, 2x USB 3.0 Host or 1x USB 2.0 Host/Client, 1x USB 2.0 Host, 2x USB 3.0 Host (option with WLAN/BT) or 1x USB 2.0 Host/Client, 1x USB 2.0 Host (option without HUB) |
| Serial Interfaces | 2x UART with 2-wire hand shake + 2x UART w/o hand shake + 1x SPI* or 1x UART with 2-wire hand shake + 2x UART w/o hand shake + 2x SPI* (optional) * CAN and SPI are mutual exclusive |
| Bus Interfaces | 2x PCI Express x1 Gen.2 lanes 6x I2C up to 400 Kbit/s Up to 2x CAN 2.0B (optional)* Up to 2x SPI (with two chip selects)* * CAN and SPI are mutual exclusive |
| Display Controller | Vivante GC7000Lite 3D Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Multicore 3D Graphics Acceleration, 4 shaders, 32GFLOPS OpenGL ES 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, OpenCL 1.2 and Vulkan support Video Processing Unit (not supported by 8MQuadLite) 4Kp60 Main, Main10 HEVC/H.265 and VP9 decoder 4Kp30 AVC/H.264 decoder 1080p60 MPEG-2, MPEG-4p2, VC-1, VP8, RV9, AVS, MJPEG, H.263 decoder 1080p30 H.264 encoder (SW encode using ARM Cortex Cores) |
| Display Interfaces | Dual-channel LVDS interface, 18 or 24 bit (up to 1920x1080) also usable as one single-channel LVDS interface (up to 1366x768) or MIPI-DSI Display Interface, 4 lanes, up to 1920x1080 @ 60fps (optional) HDMI 2.0a interface, up to 4096x2160 @ 60fps |
| Network Interface | 1x 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet HD Wireless Module SPB228, MU-MIMO 2x2 with 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n and Bluetooth/BLE support, soldered (optional) |
| Audio Interface | 2x I2S Audio |
| Security Device | Advanced Security, Safety, and Reliability integrated in the SOC Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 (optional) |
| Miscellaneous | Watchdog Timer for system reset (programmable, 1s … 600s) Temperature compensated RTC 12x GPIO, configurable as input or output 64kbit ID EEPROM on I2C bus 2x MIPI CSI-2 camera interface (4-lane / 2 lane) |
| Feature Highlights | NO Feature Highlights |
| OS Support | Windows 10 IoT Enterprise Linux Board Support Package Android Board Support Package (on request) |
| Power Requirement | Power Supply +5V +/-5%, 5V Standby Power Consumption 3-6 W typ. (depending on CPU and optional features) |
| Environment | Temperature Range: 0°C … +70°C operating commercial -40°C … +85°C operating extended -40°C … +85°C storage Humidity: 5 … 95% (operating, non condensing) 5 … 95% (storage, non-condensing) |
| Dimensions | 82 x 50 mm |
| Certificates | UL / CE |
| Cooling | Heatspreader |
| Carrier | TRIA SM2-MB-EP1 |
Order Info
| Order No. | Description | Reference | Status |
| 81568 | SMARC module based on NXP i.MX 8MQuad Quad-Core Cortex-A53 processor at 1.3GHz, 2GB LPDDR4, 16GB eMMC Flash, 8MB QSPI NOR, GbE LAN, 2x PCIe, 2x USB3.0 Host, 2x USB2.0 Host, 1x USB2.0 Host/Device, 3x UART, no SPI, 2x CAN, WLAN/BT, TPM, MIPI DSI, HDMI, MIPI CSI-2 Camera input industrial temperature -40...+85°C | MSC SM2S-IMX8M-QC- 14N0C61I PCBFTX | PV |
| 73303 | SMARC module based on NXP i.MX 8MQuad Quad-Core Cortex-A53 processor at 1.3GHz, 2GB LPDDR4, 8GB eMMC Flash, GbE LAN, 2x PCIe, 2x USB3.0 Host, 2x USB2.0 Host, 1x USB2.0 Host/Device, 4x UART, 1x SPI, LVDS, HDMI, MIPI CSI-2 Camera input industrial temperature -40...+85°C | MSC SM2S-IMX8M-QC- 13N0600I PCBFTX | PV |
| 85914 | SMARC module based on NXP i.MX 8MQuad Quad-Core Cortex-A53 processor at 1.3GHz, 2GB LPDDR4, 8GB eMMC Flash, GbE LAN, 2x PCIe, 2x USB3.0 Host, 1x USB2.0 Host, 1x USB2.0 Host/Device, 3x UART, 2x SPI, LVDS, HDMI, MIPI CSI-2 Camera input industrial temperature -40...+85°C | MSC SM2S-IMX8M-QC- 13N0680I PCBFTX | PV |
| 73301 | SMARC module based on NXP i.MX 8MQuadLite Quad-Core Cortex-A53 processor at 1.3GHz, 2GB LPDDR4, 8GB eMMC Flash, GbE LAN, 2x PCIe, 2x USB3.0 Host, 2x USB2.0 Host, 1x USB2.0 Host/Device, 4x UART, 1x SPI, LVDS, HDMI, MIPI CSI-2 Camera input industrial temperature -40...+85°C | MSC SM2S-IMX8M-QCL- 13N0600I PCBFTX | PV |
| 73289 | SMARC module based on NXP i.MX 8MDual Dual-Core Cortex-A53 processor at 1.3GHz, 2GB LPDDR4, 8GB eMMC Flash, GbE LAN, 2x PCIe, 2x USB3.0 Host, 2x USB2.0 Host, 1x USB2.0 Host/Device, 4x UART, 1x SPI, LVDS, HDMI, MIPI CSI-2 Camera input industrial temperature -40...+85°C | MSC SM2S-IMX8M-DC- 13N0600I PCBFTX | PV |
Accessories
Carrier Options
| Order No. | Description | Reference |
| 68488 | SMARC 2.0 Embedded Platform with PCI Express x4 slot, GbE, SATA, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, USB 2.0 OTG, RS232, CAN, SPI, eSPI, SMBus, I2C and GPIO interface, LVDS/eDP, DisplayPort and HDMI display interface, regulated backlight supply, HD/I2S audio interface, MIPI CSI-2 camera interface, mini PCI Express card slot, SD card slot, fan connector, CMOS battery, Mini-ITX form factor (170 x 170 mm), ATX power connector and single 12V/24V power jack, commercial temperature range 0..+70°C | MSC SM2-MB-EP1-001 PCBFTX |
| 83977 | SMARC 2.x compatible embedded platform (146 x 80mm), 10-36V inputvoltage, 3x RS232, 2x CAN, dual RJ45 LAN with LED (1 x LAN i210) , 1xM.2 2280 Key M slot, mPCIe slot, 1x USB 3.0 Type A, 1x USB 2.0 Type A,1x USB 2.0 internal, 1x USB 2.0 Host/Device, 2x SPI, I²C, 8 GPIO onFC, 1x HDMI, LVDS/eDP/DSI on JILI30 connector, SD Card Slot,regulated backlight supply, I2S Audio, 1W Mono, camera connector, RTCbattery. Industrial temperature range -40..+85°C, ARM full version | MSC SM2S-MB-EP5-002 PCBFTX |
| 83981 | SMARC 2.x compatible embedded platform (146 x 80mm), 10-36V inputvoltage, 2x UART, 1x RS232, 2x CAN, 1x RJ45 LAN with LED, 1x USB 2.0Type A, 1x USB3.0 Type A, 1x USB 2.0 internal, 1x USB 2.0 Host/Device,2x SPI, 12 GPIO on FC, 1x HDMI , SD Card Slot, LVDS/eDP/DSI onJILI30 connector, regulated backlight supply, RTC battery. Industrialtemperature range -40..+85°C, ARM slim version | MSC SM2S-MB-EP5-004 PCBFTX |
Cooling Options
| Order No. | Description | Reference |
| 1151449 | Passive Heatsink for SM2S-IMX8M module, consisting of a single-piece aluminum pin cooler and thermal pad for contact to the processor, with 2.7mm through-hole standoffs | MSC SM2S-IMX8M-01 HSI-001 |
| 1144613 | Heatspreader for SM2S-IMX8M module, consisting of a single-piece aluminum plane and thermal pad for contact to the processor, with 2.7mm through-hole standoffs | MSC SM2S-IMX8M-01 HSP-001 |
Other Accessories
| Order No. | Description | Reference |
| 40402 | Debug Console (UART) Adapter for i.MX6-based Qseven and nanoRISC modules, with 8-pin FFC cable to connect COM module to 9-pin D-Sub connector | MSC Debug Console Adapter |
| 68948 | Debug Adapter for i.MX6-based Qseven, SMARC and nanoRISC modules, with 10-pin FFC cable to connect to COM module, adapter provides headers for JTAG connection to Lauterbach and/or Goepel debuggers | MSC JTAG Adapter FFC 10-pin |
Starter Kits
| Order No. | Description | Reference |
| 74008 | Starter Kit for MSC SMARC i.MX 8 Series modules. Includes MSC SM2-MB-EP1 Baseboard, Heatspreader/Heatsink, SD Card with USB Card Reader, Power Supply and suitable cable kit. The StarterKit does not include the MSC SM2S-IMX8 / 8M / 8MINI / 8NANO / 8PLUS module. Please order your choice of module separately. | MSC SM2-SK-IMX8-EP1-KIT001 SETPAC |
Support
Manual
Cortex-M_patches
Last update: June 10, 2025
Manual_msc-ldk-bsp-0102901_mickeldore
Last update: September 10, 2025
MSC_SM2S_IMX8M_User_Manual
Last update: September 5, 2025
Application Notes
App_Note_055_Qt6_On_Mscldk_With_Qt5
Last update: September 16, 2025
App_Note_051_JTAG-a_basic_introduction
Last update: June 10, 2025
App_Note_050_Manually_Change_Debug_UART_Port_on_iMX8_Series
Last update: June 10, 2025
App_Note_049_meta-debug-uart.zip
Last update: June 10, 2025
App_Note_049_Selecting_U-Boot_Debug_Port_on_iMX8_module_family.pdf
Last update: June 10, 2025
App_Note_045_Patches_v1.6.zip
Last update: June 10, 2025
App_Note_045_Cortex-M_RPMSG_Communication_v1.6.pdf
Last update: June 10, 2025
App_Note_040_DTB_File_Selection_v20
Last update: June 10, 2025
App_Note_036_Using_Cortex-M_on_MSC_SM2S-IMX8M_MINI_NANO_PLUS_modules
Last update: June 10, 2025
App_Note_035_Using_NXP_Mfgtool+uuu
Last update: June 10, 2025
App_Note_036_Using_Cortex-M_on_MSC_SM2S-IMX8x_modules
Last update: June 10, 2025
App_Note_038_SMARC_2-1-1_Carrier-Board_Recommendations
Last update: June 10, 2025
App_Note_043_Converting_eMMC_from_MLC_to_pSLC.pdf
Last update: September 16, 2025
App_Note_032_Secure_Boot
Last update: June 10, 2025
App_Note_030_Addendum_Building_from_MSC_Git_2025-09-26
Last update: September 26, 2025
App_Note_030_Building_from_MSC_Git_V3_0
Last update: June 10, 2025
App_Note_017_OS_Boot_support_for_different_media
Last update: June 10, 2025
Compliance documents
REACH-ROHS_TRIA_SMARC_2024-12-16
Last update: June 10, 2025
CHINA-ROHS_TRIA_SMARC_2024-12-16
Last update: June 10, 2025
Mechanical data
App_Note_052_Mechanical_documentation_guide1v0
Last update: September 16, 2025
MSC_SM2S-IMX8M_3D
Last update: June 10, 2025
MSC_SM2S-IMX8M-01_HSP-001_3D
Last update: June 10, 2025
MSC_SM2S-IMX8M-01_HSI-001_3D
Last update: June 10, 2025
Demo images
msc-image-weston-sm2s-imx8_v1.13.0_26032025
Last update: June 10, 2025
msc-image-qt5-sm2s-imx8m-qc_v1.13.0_26032025
Last update: June 10, 2025
msc-image-base-sm2s-imx8m-qc_master_v1.13.0_26032025
Last update: June 10, 2025
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