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Document Number: IMX6SABRESDBFS REV 0
Key Benefits
• Designedtoincludeallprimaryfeatures
ofthei.MX6Quadprocessor,theSABRE
boardforsmartdevicesprovidesyouwitha
low-costdevelopmentplatformforsoftware
developmentthatisscalabletotheentire
i.MX6series
• Easeofuseisthehallmarkofthedesign.
Themajorityofboardfeaturesaredirectly
accessibletoengineerswithanoptimized
cablelayoutforexternalconnectors
• Exploremultipleconnectivityoptions,including
Wi-Fi
®
,Bluetooth
®
,Ethernet,SD,parallel
interfaces,SATAandPCIe
• Quicklydevelopcoresoftwarecomponents
andevaluatenewhardwarecapabilitieswithout
thecostofafullsystem
• Evaluatearealdesignexampleofhowthe
smartlyintegratedi.MX6Quadprocessoroffers
moreonchip,includinganLVDScontroller,
USBPHYs,HDMIPHYs,SATA,PCIExpress
®
,
on-boardpowermanagementandEthernet,
passingonsignificantBOMcostsavings
• Useprovendesignexamplesandsoftware
driverstoreducehasslesassociatedwith
design-inofkeyconnectivityoptions
Software and Tools
TheSABREboardcomeswithanSDcardpre-
installedwiththeAndroidoperatingsystem.Linux
isavailablefromFreescaleandseveralthird-party
OSchoicesexist.AndroidandLinuxareprovided
andsupportedbyFreescale.Inadditionto
optimizedBSPs,Freescalealsoprovidesalarge
portfolioofoptimizedvideo,speechandaudio
codecs.Moreinformationisavailableat
freescale.com/SABRESDB.
For additional information, please visit freescale.com/iMXSABRE
Join fellow i.MX developers online at imxcommunity.org
—an active community of open source developers.
Features
Processor • Freescalei.MX6Quad1GHzprocessorbasedontheARM
®
Cortex™-A9core
Memory/storage • 1GBDDR3SDRAMupto533MHz(1066MTPS)memory
• 8GBeMMCflash
Display • 2xLVDSconenctors
• HDMIconnector
• LCDexpansionconnector(parallel,24-bit)
Userinterface • Power,reset,volumebuttons
Power
management
• FreescalePFseries101
Audio • Wolfsonaudiocodec
• Microphoneandheadphonejacks
Expansion
connector
• CameraMIPICSIport
• I
2
C,SSI,SPIsignals
Connectivity • Full-sizeSD/MMCcardslots(2x)
• 7-pinSATAdataconnector
• 10/100/1000Ethernetport
• 1xUSB2.0OTGport(microUSB)
Debug • JTAGconnector(20-pin)
• 1xSerial-to-USBconnector(forJTAG)
OSsupport • Linux
®
andAndroid™(Freescale)
• Otherssupportedviathirdparty(QNX,WindowsCE)
Toolssupport • Manufacturingtool(Freescale)
• IOMUXtool(Freescale)
Additionalfeatures • 3-axisFreescaleaccelerator
• USBplugpowersupply
Ordering Information
Part Number Description
MCIMX6Q-SDB SABREboardforsmartdevices
SABRE Board for Smart Devices