Nexcom’s Embux subsidiary has launched a 3.5-inch “EBC3A1-1G Y0” SBC that runs Linux on an i.MX6 and offers wide-range power, -20 to 65°C support, dual CAN, and dual mini-PCIe slots.

The growing adoption of NXP’s i.MX8 SoCs has finally slowed the spread of its mighty i.MX6, which dominated mid-range, Arm-based embedded Linux devices for much of the last decade. But if your main goals are low cost, low power consumption, and gobs of interfaces, there’s still a lot to like about the venerable i.MX6. Nexcom’s Taiwan-based Embux subsidiary has launched an i.MX6-based 3.5-inch board, which is called the EBC3A1-1G Y0 on the Nexcom website and EBC 3A1-1G on the Embux site.

EBC3A1-1G Y0
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Nexcom is aiming the EBC3A1-1G Y0 at automated vending machines, parking kiosks, charging stations, and ATMs. Industrial automation and in-vehicle applications are also mentioned. The 146 X 102mm SBC loads up the 1GHz i.MX6 DualLite and ships as a default with a Linux stack based on Yocto Daisy 1.5.2, with Windows Embedded Compact 7 available as a “customization.”

ICM-3011

The 146 X 102mm EBC3A1-1G Y0 is a larger, but similarly featured, version of the Embux-built, 146 x 72mm ICM-3011, which is resold by OnLogic (formerly Logic Supply). OnLogic also offers an i.MX6-based Embux board called the ICM-2010 that uses the smaller Pico-ITX form factor and is available in an ICS-2010 mini-PC version.

The EBC3A1-1G Y0 ships with 1GB RAM and 4GB eMMC and offers coastline ports, including 2x USB 2.0, micro-USB OTG, GbE, and HDMI. There’s an LVDS interface, and multiple serial, USB, CAN, and GPIO headers.

EBC3A1-1G Y0 (left) and Embux block diagram for EBC 3A1 Series
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Two mini-PCIe slots are accompanied by a SIM slot. The SBC has a -20 to 65°C operating range and a 10.8-26.4V DC input.

Specifications listed for the EBC3A1-1G Y0 include:

• Processor – NXP i.MX6 DualLite (2x Cortex-A9 cores @ 1GHz; Vivante GPU
• Memory:
  • 1GB DDR3-800 RAM
  • 8MB NOR flash
  • 4GB eMMC NAND flash
  • Micro-SD slot
• Networking — 10/100/1000 Ethernet port
• Media I/O:
  • HDMI port at up to 1920 x 1080
  • 18/24-bit LVDS
  • Audio out jack
  • Audio line-in header
  • 2x 1W speaker wafer
• Other I/O:
  • 2x USB 2.0 host ports
  • 2x USB 2.0 headers
  • Micro-USB OTG port
  • RS-485 (3.5mm terminal block)
  • 4x RS-232 headers (8 wire)
  • 2x RS-232 headers (4 wire)
  • 2x CAN headers
  • 8x GPIO
• Expansion — 2x mini-PCIe slots (full or half); SIM card socket
• Other features — Watchdog; reset button
• Power — 10.8-26.4V DC input; about 3.5W consumption; optional 60W adapter
• Operating temperature — -20 to 65°C (-20 to 55°C “with 3D play application”); supports 5%~95% relative humidity, non-condensing
• Dimensions — 146 x 102mm (3.5-inch)
• Operating system — Yocto “Daisy” Linux 1.6.2; WEC7 on special request

 
Further information

The EBC3A1-1G Y0 appears to be available now at an undisclosed price. More information may be found in Nexcom’s announcement, as well as Nexcom’s EBC3A1-1G Y0 product page and Embux’s EBC 3A1-1G product page.