TRITON - TX51

Production Quality System on Module with i.MX51 ARM Cortex-A8

TRITON-TX51 is a 68mm x 26mm SODIMM format system-on-module with Freescale's powerful i.MX515 multimedia processor featuring 800MHz ARM Cortex-A8 core with Neon VFP unit, graphics system with OpenGL ES 2.0, on-chip Ethernet, and dedicated video codecs, as well as a wide range of connectivity. TRITON-TX51 has Windows CE 6.0 and Linux 2.6 Board Support Packages which ship with the StarterKit-5 development system.

Alongside the i.MX51, the TRITON-TX51 features 128MB of high performance low-power mobile DDR and 128MB NAND Flash, as well as power management, real-time clock and Ethernet and USB PHY provision. The module takes a single 3.0 to 5.5v supply and provides up to 1A output current 1.8V and 3.3V power outputs for use on the baseboard.

The TRITON-TX51 is suited to a wide range of demanding tasks, including video and DSP processing - thanks to the Neon Vector Floating Point unit and dedicated video codecs providing D1 encode and 720p decode for MPEG-4/H264. Graphics applications are accelerated by the dedicated GPU, which offers OpenGL ES 2.0 support which enables specialist UI environments such as Microsoft Silverlight and Adobe Flash Lite to be used with excellent results. Security, medical and industrial projects will find many uses for these capabilities.

Reducing your time to market
For development purposes, the TRITON TX51 module plugs into a StarterKit-5 baseboard, and powers up running Windows CE 6.0 or Linux 2.6. The StarterKit allows you to begin application development immediately on a platform which is actually a superset of your final production hardware and software. A simple custom baseboard derived from the StarterKit design is then created to suit your application. The production quality Board Support Package (BSP), for either Linux or Windows CE which supplied as part of the package is rebuilt accordingly, the module is plugged in, and the production platform is complete. The custom baseboard can be designed by you, or by our services group, but by keeping the high-speed multilayer electronics on the module, this task is made relatively inexpensive and quick.

The widest range of Interfaces
The TRITON TX51 module provides an extensive range of interfaces - most of which are based on the iMX51's built in hardware. As well as UARTs, Ethernet, SPI, SSP, I2C, I2S, AC'97, USB 2.0 OTG and Host, 24-bit LCD, TV out, and SD Card are provided.

The table below shows the resources available from the complete development system, and whether those resources are provided in hardware by the microcontroller, or by additional circuitry on the module or development baseboard:

StarterKit-5 Development System

The StarterKit-5 provides a complete development environment based on TRITON-TX51, running Windows Embedded CE 6.0 or Linux 2.6 out-of-the-box. The whole system can be powered via the USB on-the-go port, or optionally via an external 5v supply (not provided). Power may also be provided via a Li-Ion/Polymer 3.0 - 4.2v battery.

The development system consists of a baseboard which provides connectors for all the module interfaces, and includes additional peripherals such as a UCB1400 audio codec & touchscreen controller and video DAC. An 640 x 480 external touch screen is supplied as standard, and connects via the 40-pin LCD header as shown.

For production purposes, you will require a custom baseboard, and we are happy to offer baseboard design and manufacture as a service.