Arduino PRO Portenta X8 User manual
Arduino® Portenta X8
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Product Reference Manual
SKU: ABX00049
Description
The Arduino® Portenta X8 is a high performance system on module designed to power the upcoming generation of Industrial
Internet of Things. This board combines the NXP® i.MX 8M Mini hosting an embedded Linux OS with the STM32H7 to leverage
Arduino libraries/skills. Shield and carrier boards are available to extend the functionality of the Portenta X8 or alternatively can
be used as a reference design to develop your own custom solutions.
Target Areas
Edge computing, industrial internet of things, system on module, artificial intelligence
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Features
Component Details
NXP® i.MX 8M Mini
Processor
4x Arm® Cortex®-A53 core platforms up to 1.8 GHz per core
32KB L1-I Cache
32 kB L1-D Cache
512 kB L2 Cache
Arm® Cortex®-M4 core up to 400 MHz 16 kB L1-I Cache
16 kB L2-D Cache
3D GPU (1x shader, OpenGL® ES 2.0)
2D GPU
1x MIPI DSI (4-lane) with PHY
1080p60 VP9 Profile 0, 2 (10-bit) decoder, HEVC/H.265
decoder, AVC/H.264 Baseline, Main, High decoder, VP8
decoder
1080p60 AVC/H.264 encoder, VP8 encoder
5x SAI (12Tx + 16Rx external I2S lanes), 8ch PDM input
1x MIPI CSI (4-lane) with PHY
2x USB 2.0 OTG controllers with integrated PHY
1x PCIe 2.0 (1-lane) with L1 low power substates
1x Gigabit Ethernet (MAC) with AVB and IEEE 1588, Energy
Efficient Ethernet (EEE) for low power
4x UART (5mbps)
4x I2C
3x SPI
4x PWM
STM32H747XI
Microcontroller
Arm® Cortex®-M7 core at up to 480 MHz with double-
precision FPU 16K data + 16K instruction L1 cache
1x Arm® 32-bit Cortex®-M4 core at up to 240 MHz with FPU,
Adaptive real-time accelerator (ART Accelerator™)
Memory
2 MB of Flash Memory with read-while-
write support
1 MB of RAM
Onboard memory NT6AN512T32AV 2GB Low Power DDR4 DRAM
FEMDRW016G 16GB Foresee® eMMC Flash module
USB-C®
High Speed USB
DisplayPort output
Host and Device operation
Power Delivery support
High Density
connectors
1 lane PCI express
1x 10/100/1000 Ethernet interface with PHY
2x USB HS
4x UART (2 with flow control)
3x I2C
1x SDCard interface
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Component Details
2x SPI (1 shared with UART)
1x I2S
1x PDM input
4 lane MIPI DSI output
4 lane MIPI CSI input
4x PWM outputs
7x GPIO
8x ADC inputs with separate VREF
Murata® 1DX Wi-
Fi®/Bluetooth®
Module
Wi-Fi® 802.11b/g/n 65 Mbps
Bluetooth® 5.1 BR/EDR/LE
NXP® SE050C2
Crypto
Common Criteria EAL 6+ certified up to OS level
RSA & ECC functionalities, high key length and future proof
curves, such as brainpool, Edwards, and Montgomery
AES & 3DES encryption and decryption
HMAC, CMAC, SHA-1, SHA-224/256/384/512 operations
HKDF, MIFARE® KDF, PRF (TLS-PSK)
Support of main TPM functionalities
Secured flash user memory up to 50kB
I2C slave (High-speed mode, 3.4 Mbit/s), I2C master (Fast-
mode, 400 kbit/s)
SCP03 (bus encryption and encrypted credential injection
on applet and platform level)
ROHM
BD71847AMWV
Programmable PMIC
Dynamic voltage scaling
3.3V/2A voltage output to carrier board
Temperature range -45°C to +85°C
It is user’s sole responsibility to test
board's operation in full temperature
range
Safety information Class A
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Contents
1 Application Examples
2 Accessories (Not Included)
3 Related Products
4 Recommended Operating Conditions
5 Power Consumption
6 Block Diagram
7 Board Topology
7.1 Front View
7.2 Back View
8 Processor
8.1 NXP® i.MX 8M Mini Quad Core Microprocessor
8.2 STM32 Dual Core Microprocessor
9 Wi-Fi®/Bluetooth® Connectivity
10 Onboard Memories
11 Crypto Capabilities
12 Gigabit Ethernet
13 USB-C® Connector
14 Real Time Clock
15 Power Tree
16 Board Operation
16.1 Getting Started - IDE
16.2 Getting Started - Arduino Web Editor
16.3 Getting Started - Arduino IoT Cloud
16.4 Sample Sketches
16.5 Online Resources
16.6 Board Recovery
17 Pinout
18 Mounting Holes and Board Outline
19 Declaration of Conformity CE DoC (EU)
20 Declaration of Conformity to EU RoHS & REACH 211 01/19/2021
21 Conflict Minerals Declaration
22 FCC Caution
23 Company Information
24 Reference Documentation
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The Board
1 Application Examples
The Arduino® Portenta X8 has been designed for high performance embedded computing applications in mind, based on the
quad core NXP® i.MX 8M Mini Processor. The Portenta form factor enables the use of a wide range of shields to expand upon its
functionality.
Embedded Linux: Kickstart the deployment of Industry 4.0 with Linux Board Support Packages running on the feature
packed and energy efficient Arduino® Portenta X8. Make use of the GNU toolchain to develop your solutions free from
technological lock in.
High performance networking: The Arduino® Portenta X8 includes Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® connectivity to interact with a
wide range of external devices and networks providing high flexibility. Additionally, Gigabit Ethernet interface provides high
speed and low latency for the most demanding of applications.
High speed modular embedded development: The Arduino® Portenta X8 is a great unit for developing a wide range of
custom solutions. The high density connector provides access to many functions, including PCIe connectivity, CAN, SAI and
MIPI. Alternatively, use the Arduino ecosystem of professionally designed boards as a reference for your own designs. Low-
code soware containers allow for rapid deployment.
2 Accessories (Not Included)
USB-C® Hub
USB-C® to HDMI Adapter
3 Related Products
Arduino® Portenta Breakout Board (ASX00031)
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Rating
4 Recommended Operating Conditions
Symbol Description Min Typ Max Unit
VIN Input voltage from VIN pad 4.5 5 5.5 V
VUSB Input voltage from USB connector 4.5 5 5.5 V
V3V3 3.3 V output to user application 3.1 V
I3V3 3.3 V output current available for user application - - 1000 mA
VIH Input high-level voltage 2.31 - 3.3 V
VIL Input low-level voltage 0 - 0.99 V
IOH Max Current at VDD-0.4 V, output set high 8 mA
IOL Max Current at VSS+0.4 V, output set low 8 mA
VOH Output high voltage, 8 mA 2.7 - 3.3 V
VOL Output low voltage, 8 mA 0 - 0.4 V
5 Power Consumption
Symbol Description Min Typ Max Unit
PBL Power consumption with busy loop 2350 mW
PLP Power consumption in low power mode 200 mW
PMAX Maximum Power Consumption 4000 mW
The use of a USB 3.0 compatible port will ensure that current requirements for the Portenta X8 are met. Dynamic scaling of the
Portenta X8 compute units can change the current consumption, leading to current surges during bootup. Average power
consumption is provided in the above table for several reference scenarios.
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Functional Overview
6 Block Diagram
Block Diagram of Port nta X
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7 Board Topology
7.1 Front View
Front vi w of Port nta X
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Topology
Ref. Description Ref. Description
U1 BD71847AMWV i.MX 8M Mini PMIC U2 MIMX8MM6CVTKZAA i.MX 8M Mini Quad IC
U4 NCP383LMUAJAATXG Current-Limiting Power
Switch U6 ANX7625 MIPI-DSI/DPI to USB Type-C® Bridge IC
U7 MP28210 Step Down IC U9 LBEE5KL1DX-883 WLAN+Bluetooth® Combo IC
U12 PCMF2USB3B/CZ Bidirectional EMI Protection
IC U16,U21,U22,U23 FXL4TD245UMX 4-Bit Bidirectional Voltage-level
Translator IC
U17 DSC6151HI2B 25MHz MEMS Oscillator U18 DSC6151HI2B 27MHz MEMS Oscillator
U19 NT6AN512T32AV 2GB LP-DDR4 DRAM IC1,IC2,IC3,IC4 SN74LVC1G125DCKR 3-state 1.65-V to 5.5-V buffer IC
PB1 PTS820J25KSMTRLFS Reset Push Button Dl1 KPHHS-1005SURCK Power On SMD LED
DL2 SMLP34RGB2W3 RGB Common Anode SMD
LED Y1 CX3225GB24000P0HPQCC 24MHz crystal
Y3 DSC2311KI2-R0012 Dual-Output MEMS
Oscillator J3 CX90B1-24P USB Type-C® connector
J4 U.FL-R-SMT-1(60) UFL Connector
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7.2 Back View
Back vi w of Port nta X
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Topology
Ref. Description Ref. Description
U3 LM66100DCKR Ideal Diode U5 FEMDRW016G 16GB eMMC Flash IC
U8 KSZ9031RNXIA Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver IC U10 FXMA2102L8X Dual Supply, 2-Bit Voltage
Translator IC
U11 SE050C2HQ1/Z01SDZ IoT Secure Element U12,
U13,U14 PCMF2USB3B/CZ Bidirectional EMI Protection IC
U15 NX18P3001UKZ Bidirectional power switch IC U20 STM32H747AII6 Dual ARM® Cortex® M7/M4 IC
Y2 SIT1532AI-J4-DCC-32.768E 32.768KHz MEMS
Oscillator IC J1, J2 High density connectors
Q1 2N7002T-7-F N-Channel 60V 115mA MOSFET
8 Processor
The Arduino Portenta X8 makes use of two ARM®-based physical processing units.
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