Battery Powered Portable Device Design Based on i.MX 8ULP

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NXP’s iMX 8ULP-based protable device reference design can optionally be powered by a lithium battery. This enables developers to quickly and easily implement many designs, including smart watches, on this reference design platform. This reference design provides developers with a low-power, small form factor design example that enables fast out-of-the-box operation, minimizing time to market, risk and development effort.

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Block Diagram

Battery Powered Portable Device Validation Kit Based on i.MX 8ULP

Battery Powered Portable Device Validation Kit Based on i.MX 8ULP
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Supported Devices

Sensors

Barometric Pressure 15 to 150 kPa

  • MPL3115A2: Absolute Digital Pressure Sensor (20 to 110 kPa)

Power Management

PMICs

  • PCA9460: 13-Channel Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC) for Ultra Low Power Application

Interfaces

USB PD-PHY and CC-Logic

  • PTN5150: CC Logic for USB Type-C Applications

Processors and Microcontrollers

i.MX 8 Applications Processors

  • i.MX8ULP: i.MX 8ULP Applications Processor Family

Wireless Connectivity

Wi-Fi® + Bluetooth® + 802.15.4

  • IW416: 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band 1x1 Wi-Fi® 4 (802.11n) + Bluetooth® 5.2 Solution

Features

Processor

  • NXP i.MX 8ULP applications processor

Memory

  • eMCP: 2GB LPDDR4x + 32GB eMMC

PMIC

  • NXP PCA9460B: 13-Channel PMIC for Ultra Low Power Application

Display

  • 1.39” Full color round AMOLED with touch

Wireless

  • Murata Type 1XK (NXP IW416) Shielded Ultra Small Dual band Wi-Fi® 11a/b/g/n + Bluetooth® 5.2 Module

Audio

  • 2x Digital MIC
  • 1x Speaker (connects to MQS)

Connectivity

  • NXP PTN5150: USB 2.0 Type C
  • NXP SN110T NFC

Sensors

  • NXP MPL3115A2: I2C precision pressure sensor with altimetry
  • High-Sensitivity Pulse Oximeter and Heart-Rate Sensor
  • Light-to-Digital Sensor

Debug

  • FT4232 (Port A- JTAG, Port B- I2C, Port C- A35 Debug UART, Port D-M33 Debug UART)
  • JTAG
  • Support online real-time power measurement. (by bcu tool)

Tools and OS support

  • Android
  • FreeRTOS

Documentation

Quick reference to our documentation types.

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Design Resources

Related Software

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1 software file

  • Demo Software

    i.MX 8ULP Battery Powered Portable Device Design M33 Firmware

    EXTERNALRev 1Jan 26, 2024 13:37:00IMX8ULP-SMART-WATCH
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Note: For better experience, software downloads are recommended on desktop.

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