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The i.MX 7 series is a highly integrated multi-market applications processor designed to
enable secure and portable applications within the Internet of Things.
TARGET APPLICATIONS
► Building automation
► Wearables
► Point-of-sale
► Enterprise scanners and printers
► E-Readers
► Smart home controls
► Patient monitoring
► loT solutions
The i.MX 7 series is the first device in the market utilizing
both the ARM® Cortex®-A7 and Cortex-M4 cores for general-
purpose programmable processing. Its heterogeneous
asymmetric architecture provides the ultimate flexibility
for customers by enabling a single-chip solution that can
run sophisticated operating systems and provide real-
time responsiveness. The i.MX 7 series incorporates four
independently controlled resource domains for maximum
effectiveness and security when partitioning system resources
such as memory and peripherals. The i.MX 7 series is
supported by NXP's companion power management ICs
(PMICs).
i.MX 7 SERIES FEATURES
The features of the i.MX 7 series processors include:
► Cortex-A7—The Cortex-A7 core enhances the capabilities
of portable, connected applications by fulfilling the ever-
increasing power-efficient MIPS needs of operating systems
and applications.
► Heterogeneous processing architecture—The dual-core
architecture enables the device to run a rich operating
system like Linux® on the Cortex-A7 core and an RTOS on
the Cortex-M4 core.
► Multi-level memory system—The multi-level memory
system of the Cortex-A7 processor is based on the L1
instruction and data caches, L2 cache, and internal and
external memory. The processors support many types of
external memory devices, including DDR3, low-voltage
DDR3L, LPDDR2 and LPDDR3, NOR Flash, NAND Flash
(MLC and SLC), QSPI and managed NAND including
eMMC rev. 5.0.
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